I Am Legend 2 is using its predecessor's alternative ending to bring back Will Smith's character, but this is still a problem for his sequel ending.
I Am Legend 2 will bring back Will Smith's character, Robert Neville, by following the first film's alternate ending in which he lives - but this still presents a problem. The long-awaited sequel to the 2007 I Am Legend movie is intended to align more closely with the novel by author Richard Matheson.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY In the original ending of I Am Legend, protagonist Robert Neville sacrificed his life so the Krippin Virus cure he had discovered could make it out into the world where it was needed. In this version, the victims of I Am Legend's zombie-like pandemic were nothing but mindless monsters. In the movie's alternate ending, however, Neville realizes that the beings he had been capturing and experimenting on were capable of love.
Since Robert Neville already received an on-screen death in I Am Legend 2, it would be difficult to duplicate the emotional impact of his sacrifice in a sequel. Doing so might even feel silly to audiences and would make it clear that the film's original ending was retconned just to make some money from Will Smith's presence in a sequel.
Will Smith’s Robert Neville Must Die To Become The ‘Legend’ In the I Am Legend book, the title refers to the fact that, as the last member of the uninfected human species, Robert Neville becomes a legend upon death. In this version, the character is captured by the vampires, who he then realized saw him as a monster and murderer for the way he had been experimenting on their people.
However, the alternate ending of the I Am Legend movie gives little meaning to the title. This indicates that by continuing this version of the story, audiences will discover how Will Smith's character will become a legend. This could mean a unique ending than his character has received in any adaptation, but given the book's overall themes, death might be the only option that makes sense for Neville.
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