According to Arrow in the Head, Johnny Depp was never, ever going to be in I Am Legend.
Which, on the one hand, is good. Why? Because it suggests that they’ve not messed about with the script too much, and introduced a buddy pairing of Depp and Smith versus mutant vampire hordes.
However, Arrow is also reporting that the script mirrors the Charlton Heston Omega Man remake, rather than Matheson’s original novel. Which – in my book – means this is going to suck quite badly. Apologies for the pun.
The more I hear about Legend, the more I’m convinced we’re heading for a I, Robot remake with hordes of cgi vampires instead of hordes of cgi robots.
Hopefully – and I am hopeful – 30 Days Of Night will live up to my expectations.
