I Am Legend Reboot - Blu-ray Forum

Walts Ghost · 10-02-2014, 03:24 AM

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Warner Bros. Developing I AM LEGEND Reboot from Spec Script Described as “Sci-Fi Version of THE SEARCHERS”

Warner Bros. has long been keen to make another I Am Legend movie, but it proved a tough nut to crack and Will Smith is reluctant to return to the franchise. The studio may have found a way around all that. Deadline reports that WB will retrofit the spec script A Garden at the End of the World, written by Gary Graham, into an I Am Legend reboot. Graham worked at the Apple store when he submitted his script, described as a “sci-fi version of The Searchers,” to the Black List website. Warner Bros. took notice and saw enough similarities that they recruited Graham to rewrite A Garden at the End of the World to fit the I Am Legend universe.

It is not specified how Graham’s new script will link to I Am Legend or when in relation to the apocalypse the new film is set, but there are no plans to bring Smith back. Original I Am Legend producers Akiva Goldsman, James Lassiter, and Joby Harold will return to produce the I Am Legend reboot alongside Roy Lee (Oldboy) and Brooklyn Weaver (Out of the Furnace). Revisit the original I Am Legend trailer after the jump.

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doctorD · 10-02-2014, 03:49 AM

I guess I'll have to wait until we get more news and actors, but I'm not liking the reboot news at this moment.

Kirk Out · 10-02-2014, 03:58 AM

octagon · 10-02-2014, 04:06 AM

"...but there are no plans to bring Smith back."

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Packerfan75 · 10-02-2014, 04:26 AM

Considering I Am Legend is basically an updated Omega Man, I don't see another reboot as a problem. I Am Legend didn't really work for me anyways. Maybe a new perspective will do some good.

octagon · 10-02-2014, 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Packerfan75

Considering I Am Legend is basically an updated Omega Man, I don't see another reboot as a problem. I Am Legend didn't really work for me anyways. Maybe a new perspective will do some good.

Yeah, I have no problem with either a straight remake (I love the book, it's a great story) or some sort of spinoff story in the same reality.

Trying to do both though seems a bit...ambitious and this sounds like they're just trying to shoehorn some other similar story into the 'franchise'.

But who knows.

aiman04 · 10-02-2014, 04:39 AM

I like the last I Am Legend, but when I read this my mind didn't right away say no.

SymbioticFunction · 10-02-2014, 04:54 AM

I think that Vincent Price's Last Man on Earth is still the best adaption. And that wasn't especially great, just decent.

bowlingbilly10 · 10-02-2014, 05:09 AM

Oh great, another reboot.

octagon · 10-02-2014, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by SymbioticFunction

I think that Vincent Price's Last Man on Earth is still the best adaption. And that wasn't especially great, just decent.

It was a little rough but I think it was quite a bit better than decent and yeah, it was the best of the adaptations.

But there was definitely room for improvement.

Thomas Guycott · 10-02-2014, 07:04 AM

An adaptation which sticks closer to the book (such as keeping the actual ending for once) would be ideal.

X400 · 10-02-2014, 07:40 AM

I would have liked a prequel with Smith but I imagine Will would want his kids in the movie somehow so whatever

I'm completely fine with a new film version of the book

wormraper · 10-02-2014, 07:44 AM

oh sweet lord

levcore · 10-02-2014, 07:44 AM

I'm fine with a new one and keep Will Smith away.

L.J. · 10-02-2014, 10:27 AM

Sounds like it should be titled something else and not considered part of I Am Legend.

Moviefan1203 · 10-02-2014, 10:32 AM

I Am Legend was a good film. There is no need for a reboot.

Petra_Kalbrain · 10-02-2014, 12:05 PM

If they make a reboot, MAKE THE F#CKING STORY FROM THE SHORT STORY!!! It has the potential, in my opinion, to be almost a Shawshank Redemption within its genre if they would just stick to its source material. Sheesh!

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Originally Posted by Thomas Guycott

An adaptation which sticks closer to the book (such as keeping the actual ending for once) would be ideal.

Hell yes! The book and its ending are so poingant!!! I was thoroughly disgusted by how they ended the film. It really felt superficial and lazy.

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Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

I Am Legend was a good film. There is no need for a reboot.

Have you read the actual short story? It has many important messages and deep meaning. The film adaptation was flat and superficial beyond all belief.

Moviefan1203 · 10-02-2014, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Petra_Kalbrain

Have you read the actual short story? It has many important messages and deep meaning. The film adaptation was flat and superficial beyond all belief.

I have no desire to read the short story. I found I Am Legend to be a very good film, and I see no reason to reboot it.

levcore · 10-02-2014, 12:29 PM

The movie wasn't exactly a worthwhile telling of the short story though.

SymbioticFunction · 10-02-2014, 01:19 PM

I'm fine with the idea of a fourth adaption but I think making a new film to be a spin-off to the rather dubious Will Smith version is a bad idea. Seems like a waste of time and money.

Really unsure how successful it would have been, but it sure would have been interesting to see the Ridley Scott version starring Schwarzenegger:

10-02-2014, 04:06 AM	#4
octagon Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jun 2010 Location:Chicago 4K collection:255 Blu-ray collection:2799	"...but there are no plans to bring Smith back." [Show spoiler] [Show spoiler]

10-02-2014, 03:49 AM	#2
doctorD Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Redmond, WA Home Theater Gallery:47 4K collection:397 Blu-ray collection:1723 Blu-ray reviews: 12 Trading Score:1	I guess I'll have to wait until we get more news and actors, but I'm not liking the reboot news at this moment.

10-02-2014, 03:58 AM	#3
Kirk Out Blu-ray Ninja Member since:May 2008 Location:Bay Area Oakland , Ca Home Theater Gallery:8 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:-

10-02-2014, 04:26 AM	#5
Packerfan75 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Earth 4K collection:71 Blu-ray collection:549 DVD collection:355 Digital collection:97 Blu-ray reviews:9 Trading Score:1	Considering I Am Legend is basically an updated Omega Man, I don't see another reboot as a problem. I Am Legend didn't really work for me anyways. Maybe a new perspective will do some good.

10-02-2014, 04:39 AM	#7
aiman04 Blu-ray Champion Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Malaysia Home Theater Gallery:9	I like the last I Am Legend, but when I read this my mind didn't right away say no.

10-02-2014, 04:54 AM	#8
SymbioticFunction Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Chichester, UK 4K collection:153 Blu-ray collection:994 DVD collection:121 Prime collection:2 Blu-ray reviews:2	I think that Vincent Price's Last Man on Earth is still the best adaption. And that wasn't especially great, just decent.

10-02-2014, 05:09 AM	#9
bowlingbilly10 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Dec 2011 Blu-ray collection:1 Trading Score:181	Oh great, another reboot.

10-02-2014, 07:04 AM	#11
Thomas Guycott Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Feb 2012 Location:USA 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:544 DVD collection:181 Trading Score:2	An adaptation which sticks closer to the book (such as keeping the actual ending for once) would be ideal.

10-02-2014, 07:40 AM	#12
X400 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Kent Blu-ray collection:328 Blu-ray reviews:41 Trading Score:23	I would have liked a prequel with Smith but I imagine Will would want his kids in the movie somehow so whatever I'm completely fine with a new film version of the book

10-02-2014, 07:44 AM	#13
wormraper Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Tucson Arizona 4K collection:969 Blu-ray collection:5300 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:572	oh sweet lord

10-02-2014, 07:44 AM	#14
levcore Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jun 2011 Location:Dryland 4K collection:306 Blu-ray collection:2617 Trading Score:3	I'm fine with a new one and keep Will Smith away.

10-02-2014, 10:27 AM	#15
L.J. Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2013 Location:South Carolina 4K collection:257 Blu-ray collection:757 DVD collection:23 Blu-ray reviews: 145 Trading Score:56	Sounds like it should be titled something else and not considered part of I Am Legend.

10-02-2014, 10:32 AM	#16
Moviefan1203 Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Pennsylvania, USA Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:45	I Am Legend was a good film. There is no need for a reboot.

10-02-2014, 12:29 PM	#19
levcore Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jun 2011 Location:Dryland 4K collection:306 Blu-ray collection:2617 Trading Score:3	The movie wasn't exactly a worthwhile telling of the short story though.

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