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| Warner Bros. is targeting an early 2007 start date. The movie will be filmed in New York. For the adaptation, an original script by Mark Protosevich, based on ]'s 1954 novel '']'', was rewritten by Akiva Goldsman.<ref name="reborn" /> Warner Bros. has also pursued a deal to film in the Kingsbridge Armory in New York for seven months at the cost of $350,000.<ref>{{cite news | first=Frank | last=Lombardi | url=http://www.nydailynews.com/boroughs/story/385769p-327358c.html | title=Armory's a fright site! | publisher=New York Daily News | date=] | accessdate=2006-08-23 }}</ref> Shooting |
Warner Bros. is targeting an early 2007 start date. The movie will be filmed in New York. For the adaptation, an original script by Mark Protosevich, based on ]'s 1954 novel '']'', was rewritten by Akiva Goldsman.<ref name="reborn" /> Warner Bros. has also pursued a deal to film in the Kingsbridge Armory in New York for seven months at the cost of $350,000.<ref>{{cite news | first=Frank | last=Lombardi | url=http://www.nydailynews.com/boroughs/story/385769p-327358c.html | title=Armory's a fright site! | publisher=New York Daily News | date=] | accessdate=2006-08-23 }}</ref> Shooting begins on September 23, 2006 and wraps up on March 31, 2007.<ref>{{cite news | first=Garth | last=Franklin | url=http://www.darkhorizons.com/news06/060816i.php | title="I Am Legend" Taking Time To Film | publisher=Dark Horizons | date=] | accessdate=2006-08-23 }}</ref> | ||
| ==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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2007 American film| I Am Legend | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Francis Lawrence |
| Written by | Richard Matheson (novel) Akiva Goldsman Mark Protosevich (screenplay) |
| Produced by | David Heyman Akiva Goldsman Neal Moritz Erwin Stoff |
| Starring | Will Smith |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release dates | November 21, 2007 |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
I Am Legend is a 2007 science fiction film directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Will Smith. The film is based on Richard Matheson's novel of the same name. I Am Legend is set to be released on November 21, 2007.
Synopsis
In post-apocalyptic New York, the last survivor (Smith) of a virus that has wiped out the world's population finds himself confronting mutants that haunt the night.
Background
Project history
In 1997, director Ridley Scott was attached to the project with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the lead role. However, Warner Bros. dropped the project due to a budget that escalated to $108 million. In 2002, director Michael Bay was attached to the project with Will Smith in the lead role, but the project failed to advance. In fall of 2005, the project regained momentum with director Francis Lawrence at the helm.
Production
Warner Bros. is targeting an early 2007 start date. The movie will be filmed in New York. For the adaptation, an original script by Mark Protosevich, based on Richard Matheson's 1954 novel I Am Legend, was rewritten by Akiva Goldsman. Warner Bros. has also pursued a deal to film in the Kingsbridge Armory in New York for seven months at the cost of $350,000. Shooting begins on September 23, 2006 and wraps up on March 31, 2007.
Footnotes
- ^ Fleming, Michael (2006-04-25). "'Legend' reborn again at Warners". Variety. Retrieved 2006-08-23.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Lombardi, Frank (2006-01-26). "Armory's a fright site!". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2006-08-23.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Franklin, Garth (2006-08-16). ""I Am Legend" Taking Time To Film". Dark Horizons. Retrieved 2006-08-23.
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External links
- I Am Legend at IMDb
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