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I AM LEGEND finally set to shoot'
Hey folks, Harry here... I AM LEGEND... Richard Matheson's brilliant work, twice adapted to screen thus far.... Once by Vincent Price (the best version) then most iconically by Charlton Heston. This third adaptation has been a thing of legend in its own right. From the adaptation by Mark Protosevich, which was nearly perfect save for the pandering ending required by Warner Brothers... It has seen different producers and directors as often as... well as Warner's own SUPERMAN. Well it looks like Francis Lawrence, director of CONSTANTINE, has finally tamed the beast. I'm hearing that Will Smith will star... which makes this his first foray into horror. He's fought Aliens and Robots... so why not Vampires. Personally, I can see this... but only if he gives himself over to the tragedy of the role. The melancholy of being the Last Man on Earth. Now, if they're planning on actually shooting this in New York.. that means a pretty huge scale for this. Both previous adaptations were in the more sprawling Los Angeles. Let's see where this goes, I just hope they've kept the books ending... after all, the title isn't I AM A LIVING LEGEND...
Just thought you should be aware - on the "Reel Jobs" section on the
Mayor's office website of New York City, they've listed the Richard
Matheson adaptation "I Am Legend" in need of a scout staff, aiming for
a May 5th start date of actual *shooting*.
First I've heard of this - but hey, I'm looking forward to it.
- SR Hadden
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Reader Talkback
Let me be the FIRST to say... by Sean38 | Apr 4th, 2005 02:36:20 AM | Second. by Gilkuliehe | Apr 4th, 2005 02:38:33 AM | "Aw hell no!" by Grando | Apr 4th, 2005 02:45:46 AM | oh jesus... by DAS JANKE | Apr 4th, 2005 02:47:37 AM | HARRY FFS! You should know
about spoilers by know by topaz4206 | Apr 4th, 2005 02:59:24 AM | Wow by topaz4206 | Apr 4th, 2005 03:00:37 AM | The 'Arnie-fied' Protosevitch
script was shit, Harry. by Cash Bailey | Apr 4th, 2005 03:20:38 AM | the script I read... by kintar0 | Apr 4th, 2005 03:31:23 AM | And Sin City made 28 million
dollars over the weekend... by kintar0 | Apr 4th, 2005 03:34:15 AM | I Am Legend isn't the dead sea
scrolls by Dented Helmet | Apr 4th, 2005 03:36:06 AM | How many times will Smith
refer to himself as a negro in
this mo by MaxCalifornia. | Apr 4th, 2005 03:37:49 AM | Fuck Will Smith by Spacesheik | Apr 4th, 2005 04:13:24 AM | wow, and the first humans were
african... by DAS JANKE | Apr 4th, 2005 04:16:37 AM | You can buy the Vincent Price
version for one dollar at
Target. by Hercules | Apr 4th, 2005 04:25:27 AM | How predictable by fokke | Apr 4th, 2005 04:45:45 AM | Fucking Will Smith ... by godoffireinhell | Apr 4th, 2005 04:53:00 AM | Gotta agree that the
Protosevitch script that Harry
raves so muc by Commando Cody | Apr 4th, 2005 05:04:40 AM | Slight Spoilers Ahead by pammybabe | Apr 4th, 2005 06:28:13 AM | Why use the title? by Trevor Goodchild | Apr 4th, 2005 06:49:31 AM | What exactly about I, Robot
was shit? by SirBiatchReturns | Apr 4th, 2005 07:05:00 AM | yay...another fine book turned
into a Will Smith vehicle by RealDoubleJ | Apr 4th, 2005 07:14:03 AM | The Vincent Price version by Blueberry | Apr 4th, 2005 07:48:31 AM | Oh crap, another
cringe-fest... by frankenchr1st | Apr 4th, 2005 08:16:56 AM | Harry, there were actually
three versions, and the 3 by Judge Doom | Apr 4th, 2005 08:20:33 AM | SirBiatchReturns are you
actually defending IRobot?
Didn't you a by Regicidal_Maniac | Apr 4th, 2005 08:34:03 AM | Umm..there are other black
actors Hollywood... by Jon E Cin | Apr 4th, 2005 09:10:23 AM | Big Willie is box office gold
fanboys... by Lost Skeleton | Apr 4th, 2005 10:03:20 AM | jeez by AlgertMopper | Apr 4th, 2005 10:11:01 AM | Yeah, leave Will Smith alone
haters! by Funmazer | Apr 4th, 2005 10:16:50 AM | Will Smiff by numberface | Apr 4th, 2005 10:18:00 AM | YOU DID NOT JUST SHOOT THAT
GREEN SHIT AT ME! by vekt0r | Apr 4th, 2005 10:46:04 AM | For Biatch (and others): by Childe Roland | Apr 4th, 2005 10:59:11 AM | Oh well, it will be another
WWW by Judge Doom | Apr 4th, 2005 11:21:31 AM | Won't be Horror with Smith,
will be a straight Action pic by jimmy_009 | Apr 4th, 2005 11:26:19 AM | Oh, no you don't! by radio1_mike | Apr 4th, 2005 11:28:29 AM | FILMING POSTPONED by optimist008 | Apr 4th, 2005 11:31:33 AM | sigh, I will pass on this
one... by lynxpro | Apr 4th, 2005 12:33:22 PM | I can't wait to see how Will
Smith will... by crackerfarmboy | Apr 4th, 2005 12:38:29 PM | Will Smith... by scrivener | Apr 4th, 2005 01:03:53 PM | This could work if all the
vampires were white. . . by Harry Coin | Apr 4th, 2005 01:43:46 PM | But Seriously. . . Ernest
Dickerson should be directing
this. . by Harry Coin | Apr 4th, 2005 01:52:12 PM | Ridley Scott , Will Smith
bummer! by Norm3 | Apr 4th, 2005 02:06:21 PM | I'm glad Scott's not doing
this... by numberface | Apr 4th, 2005 02:16:53 PM | SCRIPT QUESTION PLEASE by optimist008 | Apr 4th, 2005 02:23:35 PM | Will Smith Haters by glodene | Apr 4th, 2005 02:50:15 PM | mmmboy by Magnethead | Apr 4th, 2005 03:05:08 PM | "Vampires? Aw hell no!" by IAmLegolas | Apr 4th, 2005 03:40:27 PM | Should be Daniel Craig or Mark
Ruffalo for Neville..... by bigjeffrey | Apr 4th, 2005 03:41:58 PM | IT IS OFFICIAL! by uberman | Apr 4th, 2005 04:00:13 PM | I am one man of color who
doesn't want Will Smith
anywhere near by Batutta | Apr 4th, 2005 04:14:36 PM | Bruce Willis would have been a
better choice as Neville by Ivan_Mtl | Apr 4th, 2005 04:50:49 PM | Halve the budget and cast Kurt
Russell as Neville. by Cash Bailey | Apr 4th, 2005 04:57:03 PM | fluffy will smith by silverstorm | Apr 4th, 2005 04:57:37 PM | I Love the the Vincent Price
Version by cookylamoo | Apr 4th, 2005 05:13:48 PM | There is no way on earth by Perturbo | Apr 4th, 2005 05:48:52 PM | this movie will be good. by Perturbo | Apr 4th, 2005 05:49:34 PM | Must check out the V. Price
version. But if Smith is
attached to by ComputerGuy68 | Apr 4th, 2005 05:51:50 PM | Well it looks like Francis
Lawrence, director of
CONSTANTINE, ha by Harker-Writes | Apr 4th, 2005 05:52:27 PM | From Paul Verhoven and Arnold
to THIS!? by irc-Hollywood | Apr 4th, 2005 06:15:54 PM | WOW by GiftedInThePants | Apr 4th, 2005 06:27:16 PM | WHY? by GiftedInThePants | Apr 4th, 2005 06:29:16 PM | Another Will Smith POS: by kabong | Apr 4th, 2005 06:38:42 PM | I can't imagine they'd tap
Francis Lawrence if they
didn't want by Ribbons | Apr 4th, 2005 10:07:59 PM | Of course you could "see" Will
Smith in the role! Wouldn't
want by IAmJacksUserID | Apr 4th, 2005 10:26:21 PM | "From Paul Verhoven and Arnold
to THIS!?" by I Dunno | Apr 4th, 2005 10:35:31 PM | Stiller by I Dunno | Apr 4th, 2005 10:35:55 PM | OH HELL NO!!!!!!!! by Cinemajerk | Apr 5th, 2005 12:37:24 AM | WILL SMITH IS MY FAVORITE
ACTOR.. by Malebolgia | Apr 5th, 2005 12:45:13 AM | Michael Wincott is the man for
this role. by ZeroCorpse | Apr 5th, 2005 02:12:25 AM | The Vincent Price Movie... by ZeroCorpse | Apr 5th, 2005 02:13:54 AM | Neville should be played by... by kintar0 | Apr 5th, 2005 03:53:36 AM | I,Vampire is actually a book by GiftedInThePants | Apr 5th, 2005 05:14:48 AM | I VAMPIRE .,..HAHAHAHAHA by Spacesheik | Apr 5th, 2005 07:18:20 AM | I suspect we wouldn't hate I,
Robot so much if... by TV CASUALTY | Apr 5th, 2005 02:31:58 PM | I wouldn't mind if they left
out the dog, though... by TV CASUALTY | Apr 5th, 2005 02:36:51 PM | So the first time Will Smith
views the multitude of
Vampires ... by riskebiz | Apr 5th, 2005 03:16:32 PM | TV CASUALTY by Ribbons | Apr 5th, 2005 10:50:03 PM | Tomb Raider, Legends by Orionsangels | Apr 6th, 2005 01:16:16 AM | You got that wrong, it`s not
gonna be Will Smith with
Francis La by chien_sale | Apr 6th, 2005 03:54:40 AM | I Am Legend Matters by McConnachie | May 11th, 2005 06:21:38 PM |
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