Will Smith gives details about the long-awaited sequel to ‘I Am Legend’ with Michael B. Jordan

It premiered more than 15 years ago, but there are many who have not been able to stop thinking about ‘I’m legend‘. The post-apocalyptic film starring Will Smith It was a huge success that grabs you from the first moment and doesn’t let go until the end. The American actor has been in the Red Sea Film Festival held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where he shared new details about the long-awaited sequel, as highlighted by the media Variety.

Will Smith y Michael B. Jordan (Creed, Black Panther…) are part of a new installment about which Smith has highlighted that “tomorrow I am going to talk to Michael B. Jordan about ‘I Am Legend’.” You have to be a real movie fan to know this, but in the first theatrical version, my character dies, but on the DVD there was a alternative version of the ending where my character lived. We are left with the mythology of the DVD version. I can’t say anything else, but Michael B. Jordan is in,” Smith highlighted to the audience at the Red Sea Film Festival.

‘I am legend’ and a sequel that is taking off

Many had lost hope, but Will Smith has taken it upon himself to restore it again. The director of the original film, Francis Lawrencerecently spoke on the ‘Happy Sad Confused’ podcast about the controversial ending of the film: “I prefer the final original to the two we have, but the truth is that now I would have built it to be able to make the end of the novel.”

The appearance of Michael B. Jordan in the sequel was a notable addition, as he is one of the fashionable actors today. The film is still in a very early stage of developmentand there is no scheduled date for filming to begin, so we will have to wait and be attentive to everything that comes out around it.

It may take many by surprise, but Akiva Goldsman, screenwriter of ‘I Am Legend’ and its future sequel, has highlighted his obsession with ‘The Last of Us‘. The HBO series inspired by the Naughty Dog video game could be a source of inspiration for a film that is missing a lot, but aims to be one of the most anticipated in recent times.