Will Smith To Team With Michael B. Jordan For ‘I Am Legend’ Sequel
etcanada.comWill Smith will be revisiting one of his most successful big-screen hits, and he’s bringing Michael B. Jordan along for the ride.
According to a report from Deadline, Smith has signed on for a sequel to “I Am Legend”, the 2007 thriller in which he portrayed the last living man in New York City after a deadly plague turned the rest of the populace into nocturnal mutant cannibals.
Smith will reportedly be joined by Jordan, who will co-star in addition to serving as executive producer. READ MORE: Will Smith Breaks Down In Tears After SAG Awards Win For ‘King Richard’ While plot details are being kept top secret, Deadline reports that screenwriter Akiva Goldsman — who adapted Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel of the same name — will be returning to write the sequel.
According to Deadline, the project is still in the early stages of development, with a director yet to become attached. The original “I Am Legend” proved to be a worldwide hit, raking in more than $585 million at the box office.
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