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I am Legend Robert Neville (Will
Smith) is a brilliant scientist, but even he could not contain
the terrible virus that was
unstoppable, incurable... and manmade. Somehow immune, Neville
is now the last human survivor in what is left
of New York City... and maybe the world. But he is not alone. He
is surrounded by "the Infected"—victims of the
plague who have mutated into carnivorous beings who can only
exist in the dark and who will devour or infect
anyone or anything in their path. For three years, Neville has
spent his days scavenging for food and supplies
and faithfully sending out radio messages, desperate to find any
other survivors who might be out there. All
the while, the Infected lurk in the shadows, watching Neville's
every move, waiting for him to make a fatal
mistake. Perhaps mankind's last, best hope, Neville is driven by
only one remaining mission: to find a way to
reverse the effects of the virus using his own immune blood. But
his blood is also what The Infected hunt, and
Neville knows he is outnumbered and quickly running out of time.
I Am Legend is an upcoming 2007 post-apocalyptic science fiction
horror film directed by Francis Lawrence
and starring Will Smith. I Am Legend is based on Richard
Matheson's 1954 novel I Am Legend. This is the
third adaptation of the novel, following The Last Man on Earth
(1964) and The Omega Man (1971). Smith
plays Robert Neville, possibly the only survivor of a man-made
virus in the world. He works to create a
cure, but he is being stalked by nocturnal mutant survivors of
the plague.
Warner Bros. Pictures began developing I Am Legend in 1994, and
various actors and directors were attached to
the project, though it did not enter production due to budgetary
concerns. I Am Legend entered production in
2006 in New York City, filming mainly on location in the city
including a $5 million scene at the Brooklyn
Bridge, the most expensive scene filmed in the city to date. For
the film, Warner Bros. launched a tie-in
comic and an online multiplayer game on Second Life as part of
its marketing campaign. I Am Legend is
scheduled to be released December 14, 2007. |