Merrick here...

…with more photos from the set of I AM LEGEND, a movie for which hope seems to deteriorate further on a daily basis.

First up: www.SnapshotArtifact.org (note to spies and sources: let’s not make a habit of selecting screen names that are also shameless plugs), who sent in these pics of Will Smith’s coolmobile – followed by a note. (grimaces; false smile) It has white stripes.

Was walking by Madison Square Park in NYC today and PAs were
stranding around cars for scenes shooting in the park for "I Am
Legend." Two photos attached I took.

Some things to note:

1) The car in the street appeared to be for close-ups and
conversation shots. There was what appeared to be a real German
Shepherd in the passenger seat, hanging out, bored.

2) The car in the park appears to be for stunt work. Note the tennis
balls on the frame to assist tracking for CGI post-production.

3) Manga readers will recognize the Shelby Cobra as the kick-ass car
from "Gunsmith Cats."

4) It appears Will Smith is making another dumb action film of a
classic genre story. Oh well.

This is funny. I’ve heard about the “bored dog” from several people; then this image came in that might explain the puppy’s lack of enthusiasm. I’m guessing there’s a real dog and a “stand in” dog…but it would be funny if the reason the dog seemed bored to many folks was because...you know...it wasn't alive! This image, and all that follow, are from Gordon.

Hmmmmm. Wonder if it’s a vampiric talking dog…because that would be cool.

Here’s an image of flyers posted to nearby streetsigns. NOTE THE BIOHAZARD SYMBOL, corroborating last week’s report that the film is now in rooted in a plague ravaged Manhattan…and that Smith’s immune character has stayed behind to find a cure.

Which makes me wonder: what these FEMA trailers are being used for? They’re out in the open and don’t look well secured. From these angles, they don't appeared weathered and decayed -- like the street scenes we've seen previously...suggesting they're newly arrived. Maybe they’re left over from the…(sigh)…plague. Alas, images of a heroic base of some sort pop to mind – and make me cry. This is all speculation, of course.

I’m smelling I, ROBOT. It’s a distinct odor.