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Megan Garside

Will Smith reveals how I Am Legend sequel was based on the original zombie horror's alternate ending, as he teases Michael B Jordan's character: "He's not my son"

I Am Legend.

Almost 20 years after Will Smith’s apocalyptic horror movie I Am Legend hit our screens, a long-awaited sequel is on the way. But, you may be thinking, 'Wait, didn't Smith die at the end of the film?', which is correct. However, it looks like Smith will be alive and well in the new movie as the star says the sequel will follow on from the movie’s alternate ending.

"What we were gonna do is the prequel," said Smith on the Drink Champs podcast. However, the star then explained that writer Akiva Goldsman suggested that they instead make a direct sequel following the 2007 movie’s alternate ending, where Smith’s protagonist Robert Neville survives.

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