When it was first introduced in 2022 that Will Smith would co-star with A-lister Michael B. Jordan for I Am Legend 2, I couldn’t assist however marvel what the Friday Evening Lights actor’s function can be. There are numerous theories for a way Jordan’s addition might work. May he be taking part in the youthful model of Smith’s character, or perhaps the chief of Hemocytes? However after the American actor/rapper revealed extra particulars of how his new co-star would match into the I Am Legend sequel, I’m getting hype for the upcoming film now!
Michael B. Jordan has turn out to be an actual standout in every of his movie tasks, from Fruitvale Station to the 2025 film launch of Sinners. With certainly one of Jordan’s upcoming tasks being the long-awaited sequel to I Am Legend, Will Smith revealed to Revolt TV how the younger actor would match into all of this, and now I’m intrigued:
What we had been gonna do was the prequel, so we had been gonna do the prequel. … And [Akiva Goldsman] was like, ‘However wait, what if we make a brand new model from the alternate ending, the place your character continues to be alive and you realize, Michael B. Jordan’s character presently is the top of a brand new settlement. … He’s not my son.
So, Michael B. Jordan won’t be the youthful model of Dr. Robert Neville, his son, or the chief of the Hemocytes. As a substitute, it seems he’ll be the chief of a brand new settlement. After seeing Jordan commandeer the display screen main the Creed motion pictures, I’m assured he’ll convey the correct mix of depth and emotional depth like Will Smith did within the unique.
As we found on the theatrical ending of I Am Legend, there’s a colony of survivors amongst these contaminated by the Krippin Virus. In contrast to Dr. Neville, who was the final man in New York, it appears like Jordan’s character will distinction in being surrounded by folks, all whereas residing in an apocalyptic world.
The primary time Will Smith introduced he would star in an I Am Legend sequel, it simply left me feeling… confused. Even his pal DJ Jazzy Jeff appeared a bit of stunned by that casting selection. In spite of everything, the explosive, theatrical ending of the post-apocalyptic film had Dr. Robert Neville kill himself and the attacking Darkseekers to save lots of Anna and her son, who held onto the remedy for the virus. Due to that, director Francis Lawrence felt there was no want for a sequel since Dr. Neville didn’t survive, and a prequel would have been too just like the medical catastrophe flick Contagion. Nonetheless, it appears just like the sequel will retcon the unique and go along with the choice ending of Dr. Neville surviving.
I Am Legend should be within the growth levels, however I am nonetheless hyped to see Will Smith and Michael B. Jordan share the display screen collectively. The Black Panther actor despatched his praises to his co-star, saying he’s “excited” to work with somebody he’s “seemed as much as for a very very long time.” As the 2 can be producing the brand new sequel collectively, Smith seems to really feel the identical means about Jordan, feeling they have a “strong” collaboration. The I, Robotic actor additional clarified The Wire actor’s function of their new film:
At present, Michael B.’s character is the top of a settlement. So there’s a settlement in Connecticut.
With Michael B. Jordan’s character taking up a management function within the new location of Connecticut, I can already think about energy dynamics occurring between him and Dr. Neville. Within the drastically completely different various ending the sequel is outwardly going with, the virologist found that the Darkseekers weren’t as evil as they appeared, because the violence of their chief got here from Dr. Neville kidnapping the feminine Darkseeker take a look at topic. Dr. Neville determined to return the feminine Darkseeker to her mate, and so they all walked away peacefully.
Perhaps a potential plot for the sequel may very well be that Dr. Neville sees humanity within the Darkseekers that Jordan’s character doesn’t. It’ll be fascinating to see if the dynamic between the 2 characters can be hostile or collaborative.
Will Smith’s reveal of Michael B. Jordan’s character heading a settlement in I Am Legend 2 is de facto hyping me up. With the brand new addition to the sequel main a brand new technology of survivors, we’ll get to see humanity rebuilt from the ashes that Dr. Robert Neville first sought out to attain.