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2007 American film
I Am Legend
Directed byFrancis Lawrence
Written byRichard Matheson
(novel)
Akiva Goldsman
Mark Protosevich
(screenplay)
Produced byDavid Heyman
Akiva Goldsman
Neal Moritz
Erwin Stoff
StarringWill Smith
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release datesNovember 21, 2007
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish

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 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 Schwarznegger 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

  1. Fleming, Michael (2006-04-25). "'Legend' reborn again at Warners". Variety. Retrieved 2006-08-23. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. 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)
  3. Franklin, Garth (2006-08-16). ""I Am Legend" Taking Time To Film". Dark Horizons. Retrieved 2006-08-23. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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