Will Smith’s I Am Legend franchise is ready to start shooting its second instalment starring Michael B Jordan. But, did Will die in the first movie?
Oscar-winning writer Akiva Goldsman, who adapted Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel of the same name for the 2007 movie, is returning to continue the sci-fi saga on this one too.
The 2007 film starring Will Smith saw him navigating through a nearly deserted post-apocalyptic New York City sprawling with zombies. The film saw massive box office success but its ending left many fans dissatisfied.
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Did Will Smith die in ‘I Am Legend?
Warning: Spoilers ahead
Fans who have read the novel know that its real ending was never adapted in the cinema.
The movie shows that Will Smith’s character, Robert Neville, dies.
In the climax, he draws blood from the Darkseeker test subject and gives it to Anna and her son, and tells them to take refuge in a coal chute. The blood is said to contain the cure
After seeing Anna off, he becomes ready to make the hero’s sacrifice after ensuring that the cure should not be lost forever. Taking one last look at Zoe and Marley’s pics, our protagonist charges right into the hoard of Darkseekers with a grenade in his hand.
Fans are still not happy that he dies a gruesome death at the end of the movie.
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What happens in the alternate ending?
What many fans don’t know is that I Am Legend had an alternate ending that didn’t make the theatrical cut.
By contrast, the alternate ending sees Neville learning that the reason these creatures are attacking his home is that their leader’s significant other is one of his “test subjects.”
The novel reveals that the creatures are intelligent and also have a form of communication. Neville soon realizes that he has become a monster to the Darkseekers, who are trying to protect their kind.
In the alternate ending of I Am Legend, Neville finally decides to abandon his research, take the cure and head to Vermont with Ethan and Anna. In the end, he learns that he isn’t as righteous after all.
Fans react to I Am Legend 2
Fans were utterly confused when they heard that I Am Legend 2 was in making, and that Will Smith would star in it.
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George is Digismak’s reported cum editor with 13 years of experience in Journalism