Also adaptations are set in the near future, a few years after the film's release, while the novel is set 20 years after its publication date. It's not until later that you can judge a movie as a whole and go, 'Huh, maybe we should shoot this little piece in the middle, or tweak this a little bit.' The next night, a group of Darkseekers, who followed Anna and Neville back the night before, attack the house. "[27], Goldsman took on the project, as he admired the second I Am Legend film adaptation, The Omega Man. [65], A. O. Scott wrote that Will Smith gave a "graceful and effortless performance" and also noted the "third-act collapse". Shooting the scene consumed $5 million of the film's reported $150 million budget, which was likely the most expensive shoot in the city to date. 2. Driven insane by the disease, the infected now react as they believe they should when confronted with these items. "[29] The actor found Neville to be his toughest acting challenge since portraying Muhammad Ali in Ali (2001). On Rotten Tomatoes the film had an approval rating of 68% based on 215 reviews, with an average rating of 6.34/10. D. B. Weiss was hired to write the script, while Lawrence was in negotiations to return as director, contingent on a sufficiently interesting story. Adaptations differ from the novel by setting the events three years after the disaster, instead of happening “in the span of” three years. In I Am Legend, the "vampires" share more similarities with zombies, and the novel influenced the zombie genre and popularized the concept of a worldwide zombie apocalypse. The inconsistency of Neville's results in handling vampires also leads him to realize that there are in fact two differently-reacting types of vampires: those conscious and living with a worsening infection and those who have died but been reanimated by the bacteria (i.e. [60] Both HD releases include all the features available in the two-disc DVD edition. Jane. After bouts of depression and alcoholism, Neville finally determines there must be some scientific reasons behind the vampires' origins, behaviors, and aversions, so he sets out to investigate. In this version, the infection is caused by a virus originally intended to cure cancer. [29] A rewrite was done to distance the project from the other zombie films inspired by the novel,[24] as well as from the recently released 28 Days Later, although Goldsman was inspired by the scenes of a deserted London in the British horror film to create the scenes of a deserted New York City. [13] In 1995, Warner Bros. began developing the film project, having owned the rights to Richard Matheson's 1954 novel I Am Legend since 1970[14] and having already made the 1971 adaptation The Omega Man. He then realizes that his attempts to cure the monsters looked less like medical research and more like torture. These living-infected have slowly overcome their disease and are attempting to build a new society. Though intelligent, they eschew modern technology, believing it (and those who use it, such as Neville) to be evil and the cause of humanity's downfall. Neville accepts his fate and asks Ruth not to let this society become too heartless. The next day, Neville notices "Fred", a mannequin usually at the local video store, positioned outside Grand Central Terminal and shoots him in disgust. Some regard it as THE classic horror story. Buy, Rent or Watch I Am Legend and other Movies + TV Shows online. Mark Protosevich was hired to write the script after the studio was impressed with his spec script of The Cell. The three adaptations show him finding a remedy and passing it on. Published in 1954, acclaimed author Richard Matheson's novel I Am Legend is one of the most highly regarded works of apocalyptic fiction to date. Neville, Anna, and Ethan retreat into the basement laboratory, sealing themselves in with the female test subject. Matheson wrote the original screenplay for this adaptation, but due to later rewrites did not wish his name to appear in the credits; as a result, Matheson is credited under the pseudonym "Logan Swanson".[24]. [5] Filming concluded on March 31, 2007. undead). The Virgin Years: 1977 - 1983 Tangerine Dream. I Am Legend was originally slated for a November 21, 2007, release in the United States and Canada, but was delayed to December 14. Will Smith, who is known for his reluctance to appear in sequels, has not commented on whether he would appear. As such, it's no surprise that the book has been adapted for the big screen, in this case three different times. [55], I Am Legend grossed $77,211,321 on its opening weekend in 3,606 theaters, averaging $21,412 per venue, and placing it at the top of the box office. [7] Although the idea has now become commonplace, a scientific origin for vampirism or zombies was fairly original when written. In his vision of an empty New York, Lawrence cited John Ford as his influence: "We didn't want to make an apocalyptic movie where the landscape felt apocalyptic. People were not happy. When delays occurred on Smith's film Hancock, which was scheduled for 2007, it was proposed to switch the actor's films. [4], Dan Schneider from International Writers Magazine: Book Review wrote in 2005:[5]. [32] To prepare for his role, Smith visited the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Georgia. [27] In September 2005, director Francis Lawrence signed on to helm the project, with production slated to begin in 2006. When the leader makes the symbol of a butterfly on the reinforced glass, Robert connects it to the butterfly tattoo on the female hemocyte he's been experimenting on. When Neville wakes, he discovers a note from Ruth confessing that she is indeed a vampire sent to spy on him and that he was responsible for the death of her husband, another vampire. Flashbacks in his life reveal that his wife and daughter died in a helicopter accident during the chaotic evacuation of Manhattan, as the military enforced a quarantine of the island. Smith later discussed the premise, which would have his character and a team going from New York City to Washington, D.C., as they made their last stand against those infected with the virus. A good variety. 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After an "esoteric" draft by writer Neal Jimenez, Warner Bros. reassigned Protosevich to the project, reluctantly working with Scott again.[13]. Although Matheson calls the assailants in his novel "vampires" and though their condition is transmitted through bacteria in the blood and garlic is a repellant to this strain of bacteria, there is little similarity between them and vampires as developed by John William Polidori and his successors, who come straight out of the gothic fiction tradition. Both escape unharmed and the attacking Darkseekers are killed by the sunlight. The Omega Man is a 1971 American post-apocalyptic action film directed by Boris Sagal and starring Charlton Heston as a survivor of a global pandemic. Robert Neville appears to be the sole survivor of a pandemic that has killed most of the human population and turned the remainder into "vampires" that largely conform to their stereotypes in fiction and folklore: they are blood-sucking, pale-skinned, and nocturnal, though otherwise indistinguishable from normal humans. Lawrence stated, "... the tough thing is, how do we do that again and in a different way? Will Smith said, "I don't think anyone's going to be able to do that in New York again anytime soon. Like the Book of Job, I Am Legend studies the questions, "Can he find a reason to continue? The virus kills 90% (5.4 billion out of 6.0 billion) of the world's population and turns 9.8% (588 million) into vampiric, albino, zombie-like, cannibalistic mutants called Darkseekers, who are extremely vulnerable to the ultraviolet rays in sunlight. [31][dead link] He said he took on I Am Legend because he felt it could be like "Gladiator [or] Forrest Gump—these are movies with wonderful, audience-pleasing elements, but also uncompromised artistic value. With I Am Legend, Matheson instituted the germ theory of vampirism, a take on the old archetype which has since been tackled by other writers (notably, Dan Simmons in Children of the Night from 1992). I Am Legend is a 2007 American post-apocalyptic action thriller film[4] loosely based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Richard Matheson. In the original ending for I Am Legend, Robert is cornered in his basement laboratory along with fellow survivors Anna (Alice Braga) and Ethan (Charlie Tahan), with the hemocytes having broken into the house. Directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Will Smith as Robert Neville, this film uses both Matheson's novel and the 1971 Omega Man film as its sources. [13] In August 1998, director Rob Bowman was attached to the project,[22][dead link] with Protosevich hired to write a third all-new draft, far more action-oriented than his previous versions,[13] but the director (who reportedly wished for Nicolas Cage to play the lead) moved on to direct Reign of Fire[23][dead link] and the project did not get off the ground. 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[19][dead link] Scott rewrote the script in an attempt to reduce the film's budget by $20 million,[20][dead link] but in March 1998, the studio canceled the project due to continued budgetary concerns,[21] and quite possibly to the box office failures of Scott's last three films, 1492: Conquest of Paradise, White Squall, and G.I. The infected are portrayed as nocturnal, feral creatures of limited intelligence who hunt the uninfected with berserker-like rage. Three years after the outbreak, U.S. Army virologist Lt. Col. Robert Neville lives an isolated life in the deserted ruins of Manhattan, unsure if any other uninfected humans are left. Before I Am Legend, Charlton Heston was the last man on Earth -- The Omega Man. Although Matheson calls the assailants in his novel "vampires" and though their condition is transmitted through bacteria in the blood and garlic is a repellant to this strain of bacteria, there is little similarity between them and vampires as developed by John William Polidori and his successors, who come straight out of the gothic fiction tradition. That's the most middle fingers I've ever gotten in my career."[24]. Be the first to write a customer review. Dieses Thema wurde bereits in The Last Man on Earth, Der Omega-Mann und später in I Am Omega verfilmt. The film received mostly favorable reviews, with Smith's performance being singled out for praise; criticism focused on its divergences from the novel, particularly the ending. Neville denies this and argues that no such survivors' camp exists. The ending to the Alternate Theatrical Version varies from the original ending. I Am Legend is three film genres for the price of one: Science Fiction, Action, and Horror, and while it's no classic in any one arena it remains edgy fun. In the original story of I Am Legend, the Will Smith character realizes that he's the bad guy and is a legend about the way people used to be but the populace has evolved and he's the problem."
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