Michael B. Jordan recently told People that the script for “ I Am Legend 2′′ is still being written and he’s currently not privy to any filming start date at this time. A sequel to Will Smith ‘s 2007 blockbuster was first announced in March 2022, with Smith set to return opposite new cast member Jordan.
Akiva Goldsman, who co-wrote “I Am Legend” with Mark Protosevich, was back to pen the sequel’s script. “We’re still working on the script and getting that up to par,” Jordan told People. “It doesn’t have a release date or anything like that.
I’m not sure exactly where we’re going to be filming that one, but I’m really excited to get in front of the camera with him. Being somebody that I’ve looked up to for a really long time, to be able to work with Will is something I’m really looking forward to. I’m really excited.
” Smith himself told Entertainment Tonight last month that the sequel is “looking good,” adding: “[We have some] really solid ideas...
I think [Michael and I are] going to make it on screen together. That dude is the truth, so I would love to do that.” Directed by Francis Lawrence, “I Am Legend” starred Smith as virologist Robert Neville, the sole survivor in New York City of a man-made plague that transforms humans into bloodthirsty mutants.
His mission to find a cure brings him into contact with other survivors. The movie opened at the top of the domestic box office with a then-December record of $77 million and.
