All we know about Will Smith's I Am Legend 2 release date and cast after fake trailer drops
All we know about Will Smith's I Am Legend 2 release date and cast after fake trailer drops
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The AI-generated preview was shared this week on KH Studio and had more than two million views, as of Thursday, 30 January, showing the demand that any news of the film can generate. “I really thought this was a legit trailer for a second,” said one.
Another added: “They nearly got me, lol.”. But while this turned out to be fake news (if such a term exists in the post-apocalypse), there are some positive signs for fans with some development of the project. Here is all we know so far. *Please know the below is not a legit trailer!*.
In 2007, I Am Legend continued Smith’s seemingly unstoppable run at the box office with his turn as Dr Neville. Much of the film sees him wander the deserted streets of post-apocalypse New York City with only his dog for company. Francis Lawrence directed the adaptation of the book I Am Legend by Richard Matheson and also took inspiration from a previous film adaptation of the novel; The Omega Man. Dr Neville experiments on infected rats to try to find a cure for a virus that has wiped out 99 per cent of the world’s population.
All signs point to the affirmative - but those involved are taking their sweet time with the project having been slated since 2022. As the fake trailer shows, there is demand. The original was a box office smash, grossing $585.4 million against a budget of $150 million.
