Will Smith Rejected I Am Legend 2 Before Hearing Michael B. Jordan's Pitch
Will Smith says that he rejected the idea of doing I Am Legend 2 initially until he heard Michael B. Jordan's pitch. Smith starred in the 2007 adaptation of Richard Matheson's sci-fi novel of the same name, which was directed by Francis Lawrence (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire). The film found Smith's Robert Neville, a scientist who survives a plague that wipes out most of humanity, turning the rest into vampire-like monsters, living in an abandoned New York City, while trying to find a cure for the survivors. I Am Legend was a massive success, opening at a record $77 million domestically and pulling in $585 million globally.
It was recently announced that Smith would be returning for a sequel, this time teaming up with actor Michael B. Jordan. The duo will both produce and star in the film with original screenwriter Akiva Goldsman penning the script. Jordan has been on the rise for years, starring in such hits as theCreed franchise, Black Panther, Without Remorse, and Just Mercy. This will be the first time both Smith and Jordan have worked together, but it ultimately came down to Jordan's involvement that got Smith into the project.
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In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Smith says that Jordan was part of the pitch forI Am Legend 2, saying, “The idea came up. I can't talk about it yet. But it's a really, really cool concept and [Michael B. Jordan] was a part of creating the idea.” The actor went on to say that he had no intention of ever making a sequel to the film, something that the studio had been keen on trying to make happen ever since the first one performed so well. “It was one of those ones I was gonna leave alone, and then I
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