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    kushiro: So, essentially Will Smith said, "Write me another movie to put one of my precious kids in. Oh, yeah, and she's been bugging me about going to Englan... more »
    92BuickLeSabre: So Disney meets The Stone Raft? more »
    noamjamski: They could also try a wacky alternate version of I Am Legend which....I don't know...actually adapts the book! Vampires *are* after all cool again. ... more »
    tetracycloide: i repectfully dissagree that a dumbed down niccol story is better than i was legend before i was legend. one could have been something great, the oth... more »
    omgwtflolbbqbye: I'm guessing the family circumstance that's keeping them apart is that he's a freaking street magician. more »
    Dunny0: In the rewrite, as Manhattan breaks away and drifts across the pond, it's filled with zombie unicorns that the little girl must tame in order to set h... more »
    NotChoinski: "A world without humans", starring Jean Tripplehorn. JEAN TRIPPLEHORN IS NOT HUMAN! more »
    Aidan_: I'm thinking something like "Quest For Fire" but with some kinda aboreal squid or other hyper-evolved animal. I'd pay good money to see that. more »
    snowcrash: jesus as this rate with so many people imagining the end of the world, it's going to happen. STOP IT. imagine a happy bright future for christs sake. more »
    Fedaykin: Um... unnecessary I Am Legend hate? And didn't History Channel or NatGeo already do The World Without Humans? Documentary-style, but still fun. Honest... more »
    Andrew Liptak: Interesting. I read the book a while ago, and really enjoyed it, but I honestly can't see what they can do that The Day After Tomorrow and I Am Legend... more »
    Belabras: As long as they keep the arboreal squid I'm interested. more »
    LeopoldNestor: In order for the audience to identify with the story there has to be some sort of character. Be that a survivor, a cute robot, or even some cockroach... more »
    evildead1971: the history channel did this already more »
    Alexis: As long as there are no lovable German Shepards dying, I'm go for this one. more »
    JCMasterpiece: I wasn't even going to read the article at all but then i saw the first line "We're all for futuristic Biblical remakes..." and i had to laugh. I hav... more »
    BullfightsOnAcid: Samson Night Fever "Would you just watch the hair? I work on my hair a long time, and you hit it. She hits my hair." more »
    BullfightsOnAcid: You have the order wrong. First she gives him trim, then he falls asleep. more »
  • #iamnotlegend

    Great News: An Andrew Niccol Script Replaces I Am Legend Prequel

    We've been dreading the mooted I Am Legend prequel reteaming Will Smith and director Francis Lawrence. So we're delighted to hear the duo are instead working on a fantastical movie with a script by Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, Truman Show). More »
  • #theworldwithoutus

    The World Without Us Is Legend?

    The writer-director team behind I Am Legend is making a science fiction movie out of The World Without Us, the hit non-fiction book about the ultimate post-apocalyptic world: one without humans altogether. More »
  • #samson

    In The Futuristic Samson And Delilah, Will Robots Cut His Hair?

    We're all for futuristic Biblical remakes, but Samson and Delilah? That's a tall order. But Warners is all set for this to be a possible tentpole flick. More »
  • #poll

    What Should the "I Am Legend" Prequel Be About?

    After the tremendous success of I Am Legend, starring Will Smith as a scientist in a post-apocalyptic, zombie-plague-ravaged New York, Warners is going to follow up with a prequel. Director Francis Lawrence confirmed to Shock Til You Drop that the movie would star Smith, and would take place before the rise of the plague that empties out Manhattan and turns it into a lovely park full of greenery and deer. But what, exactly, will be the plot of this prequel? Lawrence said, "We're trying to figure out some ideas for it." It's not too late for us to influence his decision! So vote now in our poll for what the I Am Legend prequel should be all about. More »
  • #interview

    io9 Talks To "I Am Legend" Designer David Lazan

    The original concept art for I Am Legend was much bleaker and more post-apocalyptic than the movie's final look. Production designer David Lazan talked to us about why he and director Francis Lawrence opted for a more gorgeous back-to-nature look. Our interview, plus a concept art gallery, after the jump. More »
  • #survivor

    "I Am Legend" Director Investigates Futuristic Plane Crashes

  • #iamlegend