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i am legend
I Am Still Legend: Yet Another Crazy Sequel On The Way
If there's one thing I Am Legend didn't need, it's a prequel. And if there's anything I Am Legend needed even less, it's a sequel. Nevertheless, rumor has it the studio has rejected Will Smith's plan to make a prequel about his character, Robert Neville, dealing with the beginnings of the deadly plague. Instead, the studio wants a sequel — starring Smith, presumably. And because (spoiler alert) the studio demanded a different ending to the movie than the one originally filmed, that could be a tricky task. [Ain't It Cool News]

10:20 AM on Tue Nov 25 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
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Will Smith Has No Idea About Captain America Rumor It's now even more official: Will Smith is not in talks to be Captain America. MTV asked the I Am Legend actor about the rumors, and he said "If I'm in talks for it, they're not talking to me." Asked if he could picture himself as the Star-Spangled Avenger, Smith replied "As Captain America? Um... No. Actually." Which is a good thing, because we'd rather see him as framed criminal turned family man and leader of the Avengers, Luke Cage. [Splash Page]

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Will Smith Is Not Cap, Says Marvel Following on from yesterday's rumors that everyone's favorite Hancock was preparing to play America's Greatest Fictional Soldier, Ain't It Cool is reporting today that "multiple sources" from Marvel deny that Will Smith was ever offered the role of Captain America. "Marvel never offered the part, nor did they approach or entertain a conversation about Will Smith for [the role]," the site says. So, now we know. Unless, of course, these sources turn out to be wrong. [Ain't It Cool]

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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 »

1:20 PM on Thu Jul 31 2008
By Annalee Newitz
5,090 views, 73 comments

Latest by Craig Dawson: I really liked the movie. Will Smith and Samantha (the dog) were great. How they portrayed the isolation more »
steal this pitch
How Will Smith Will Save Hollywood
With the continued, somewhat inexplicable, success of Hancock, it seems that the only constant in Hollywood math is "(Will Smith) + (4th of July Weekend) x (Genre Movie) = $$$." Bearing that in mind, we thought that it's be kind of us to demonstrate to some stalled SF movie projects just to how to use the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (and, let's face it, wherever else he wants to be the Prince of, these days) to get their movies up and running again. More »

12:00 PM on Sat Jul 12 2008
By Graeme McMillan
29,693 views, 27 comments

Latest by chumleyex: I'm die hard comic fan number and loved Hancock. I think those that didn't like it are loony! more »

hancock
Hancock Could Have Been Much, Much Worse
Will Smith's skid-row superhero movie Hancock was fairly bursting with wasted potential, but you should thank your lucky stars the original script, Tonight He Comes, never reached the screen. At least, if the version that's turned up online recently is real, we all dodged a bullet of awfulness. In a nutshell: it's not a comedy at all, it's an overwrought melodrama about a nihilistic superhero who helps a schlubby man and his son stand up for themselves. Click through for spoilers for a movie you'll never see. More »

2:30 PM on Mon Jul 7 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
8,550 views, 47 comments

Latest by gusnyc.com: at least this ending was better... the actual movie had no sex more »
superhero disaster movies
Five Superhero Movies We're Glad Didn't Get Made
With The Dark Knight set to follow Hancock, Wanted, The Incredible Hulk and Iron Man into the theaters and hearts of cinemagoers worldwide, it seems that this really is the summer of movie superheroes. But what about Will Smith's earlier attempt to be a superhero and all the other superhero also-rans that didn't quite make it onto film? Under the jump, we look at five superhero movies that we're relieved didn't make it to a first day of shooting. More »

2:00 PM on Sun Jul 6 2008
By Graeme McMillan
75,523 views, 37 comments

Latest by TheXenos_C2F: I'm still looking forward to Park as Iron Fist. Hopefully with the character now back in Marvel's hands it can more »
Hollywood Slavebots
Hancock Is A Filthy Dirty Cheater
Hancock uses all the tricks in Sony Pictures' bag to get people to believe it's not terrible. But all of it's slick rick Hollywood actions will not let it prosper. I am well aware that almost every big studio "opens" its major movies the night before in hopes of lumping in the midnight and late hour screenings into the overall opening-day numbers. But Hancock's brazen 7:00 pm opening on the Tuesday before its actual July 3rd release is a desperate attempt to grab every little ticket purchase it can. Click for more on the tawdry deceptions of Hancock. More »

3:43 PM on Tue Jul 1 2008
By Meredith Woerner
5,407 views, 16 comments

Latest by OLDDOG2: I saw it the other day. Not too bad. I would say it's an OK matinée movie. Not a Film, more »
Hancock review
9 Ways Hancock Could Have Been A Pretty Good Movie
Will Smith's drunk-and-disorderly superhero movie, Hancock, hits theaters today, a full three days early. You can't help but wonder if Warner Bros. is trying to get the movie out there before all the bad buzz, and horrendous reviews, take effect. The sad thing is, there are a bunch of ways that Hancock could have turned into a pretty decent film. Our review, with spoilers and a list of where Hancock went wrong, below. More »

12:35 PM on Tue Jul 1 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
38,407 views, 56 comments

Latest by ImmacolataSpider: You missed the point entirely. Hancock is just the foundation movie to a bigger story, for now it just more »
failures of cinema
10 Books That Were Better Off on Paper
It's happened to all of us. We read a novel that blows us away, and a few years later its title appears on posters underneath the face of Harrison Ford or Natalie Portman. But at some inevitable point in that darkened theater, the movie takes a turn we didn't expect. Our eyebrows go up, our lips turn down, and the disappointment begins. Maybe the wrong director or writer can curse an otherwise excellent project — or maybe some things were just never meant to be filmed. Here are 10 books that we think should never have been committed to celluloid. More »

12:00 PM on Sun Jun 29 2008
By Nivair H. Gabriel
82,152 views, 120 comments

Latest by cybrian: Nineteen Eighty-Four. 'nuff said. And George Orwell KNEW it shouldn't be a movie (he refused to release the rights to more »