Will Smith talks about the ‘really, really cool concept’ behind the I Am Legend sequel

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9 Mar 2022, 16:15

Hollywood star Will Smith is speaking out after teasing a sequel to his 2007 apocalypse film I Am Legend. 

Will spoke about the movie on his Instagram. The actor will be returning to his role as Robert Neville for an I Am Legend sequel for Warner Bros., and he has recruited the help of Marvel star Michael B Jordan who will also star in the film.

The pair will also be producing the sequel, according to Deadline, and Akiva Goldsman, who adapted the script for the original 2007 movie from Richard Matheson’s novel of the same name, will be returning to write the screenplay.

Speaking to Entertainment Tonight about the exciting follow-up, Will explained how the movie was Michael’s idea. 

He said: “I can't talk about it yet. But it's a really, really cool concept and he was a part of creating the idea.

“It was one of those ones I was gonna leave alone, and then I heard the idea. But that might work. I think we can do that.”

Francis Lawrence, who was also responsible for The Hunger Games, directed the first movie, but it is yet to be announced who will be in charge of the I Am Legend sequel.

News about the new film was confirmed by Smith himself, who shared a picture of a scene from the original movie on Instagram with no caption.

For those of you who haven’t seen the first film, it centres around a New York scientist called Robert Neville, who ends up being the last human survivor after a disease rips through society and transforms humans into zombie-like mutants called Darkseeker.

After discovering he is immune to the disease, Dr Neville makes it his mission to reverse the effects of the human-made virus by using his own blood.

Michael B Jordan is probably best known for his starring role in the hit Marvel film Black Panther as villain Erik Killmonger.

Nothing is yet known about the plot or release date - but keep your eyes peeled for more I Am Legend news on virginradio.co.uk!