Michael B. Jordan and Will Smith to star in 'I Am Legend' sequel

Actor Will Smith poses with his award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role at the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards, in Santa Monica, California, U.S., February 27, 2022. Picture: Reuters/Aude Guerrucci

Actor Will Smith poses with his award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role at the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards, in Santa Monica, California, U.S., February 27, 2022. Picture: Reuters/Aude Guerrucci

Published Mar 7, 2022

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Michael B Jordan and Will Smith will co-star in and produce a sequel to Will's 2007 movie “I Am Legend”.

Michael, 35, and Will, 53, will join forces for the upcoming movie, which will see Will reprise his role from the 2007 post-apocalyptic film, according to Deadline.

Along with co-starring in the movie, Michael and William are also set to produce.

Akiva Goldsman, who adapted the Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel for the original movie, will write the follow up and has also signed on as a producer.

Francis Lawrence directed the original “I Am Legend”, but there is no director attached to the upcoming sequel yet and the storyline has yet to be revealed.

“I Am Legend” featured Will as US Army virologist Robert Neville.

It was set in New York City after a virus, which was originally created to cure cancer, had wiped out most of mankind, leaving Neville - who was immune to the virus - as the last human in New York.

The movie featured him working to develop a cure while defending himself against the hostile mutants roaming the city.

Last month, Smith walked away with The Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role award for "King Richard" at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards along with Jessica Chastain for "The Eyes of Tammy Faye".

"CODA" took home the biggest prize, Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

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