According to the latest reports from Deadline, Will Smith and Michael B. Jordan will play the main roles in the sequel to I Am Legend . Akiva Goldsman will be the author of the script for the film. It was he who, based on the novel by Richard Matheson, wrote a story for a painting from fifteen years ago. At the moment, no director is assigned to the project.
Jordan and Smith also act as producers. The first gentleman, together with Elizabeth Raposo, will represent the Outlier Society. Jon Mone and Ryan Shimazaki are to oversee the development for Westbrook Studios. The aforementioned Akiva Goldsman together with Greg Lessans became producers representing Weed Road Pictures. The executive producer is James Lassiter.
Due to the early stage of work, we do not know the details of the plot yet. The release date is also a secret for now. The first part, directed by Francis Lawrence, brought a total of nearly $ 600 million in profit worldwide. The film was set in post-apocalyptic New York. The deserted city was inhabited by the main character Dr. Robert Neville. At night, the metropolis was ruled by wild beasts who were once ordinary people.