I Am Legend 2: Will Smith Confirms Sequel With Michael B Jordan
Will Smith who has been basking in the success of King Richard during the awards season has announced his next project. The actor revealed that he will be returning for the much-awaited sequel of I Am Legend but this tim
Will
Smith
who
has
been
basking
in
the
success
of
King
Richard
during
the
awards
season
has
announced
his
next
project.
The
actor
revealed
that
he
will
be
returning
for
the
much-awaited
sequel
of
I
Am
Legend
but
this
time
he
won't
be
alone
in
the
zombie-infested
world.
Will
Smith
took
to
his
Instagram
account
and
revealed
who
his
new
companion
will
be
in
the
upcoming
film.
Sharing
a
picture
from
the
original
2007
film,
he
captioned
it
as,
"This
gonna
be
fire!!!!." The
same
post
was
also
shared
on
his
co-star
Michael
B
Jordan's
Instagram
account.
This
film
will
mark
the
duo's
first
big
movie
together
as
stars
as
well
as
producers.
The
2007
film
received
a
massive
response
globally
on
its
release
and
had
garnered
a
massive
fan
following
over
the
years.
The
film
had
grossed
$585.4
million
worldwide
lifetime.
According
to
reports,
the
sequel
will
be
written
by
the
original
film's
co-writer
Akiva
Goldsman
with
Warner
Bros
as
producers.
I
Am
Legend
based
on
Richard
Matheson's
1954
novel
by
the
same
name
was
co-written
by
Goldsman
and
Mark
Protosevich
and
was
directed
by
Francis
Lawrence.
For
the
unversed,
the
original
film's
ending
saw
the
death
of
Will
Smith's
character
the
leading
star
of
the
film,
however,
the
makers
have
not
revealed
how
he
will
be
revived
for
the
sequel.
The
makers
are
yet
to
reveal
who
will
be
directing
the
sequel.
The
film
followed
a
scientist
attempting
to
find
a
cure
for
a
plague
that
has
made
humanity
extinct.
The
plague
turned
people
into
monstrous
creatures
attacking
everything
and
anything
in
sight.
Smith
in
the
film
continues
to
look
for
any
survivors
alongside
a
faithful
German
Shepherd
dog.