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Abandon Hope

By Dan | Published July 5, 2006

JoBlo have some more news on Johnny Depp’s role in the upcoming I Am Legend adaptation. And it ain’t good.
It seems that Matheson’s beautiful, original story is getting brutalised for its new incarnation, and won’t bear any resemblance to the novel. A prime example: The Cortman character – the part I originally thought Depp would [...]

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Depp is Legend

By Dan | Published June 30, 2006

ComingSoon are reporting that Johnny Depp is joining Will Smith on I Am Legend.
Now: I hate the idea of Smith playing Neville in this film, but if Johnny Depp is playing Cortman – Neville’s Vampiric neighbour – I’m interested.
I really, really, really hope this thing is done right. The presence of Smith seems to suggest [...]

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I Am Smith

By Dan | Published April 26, 2006

ComingSoon reports that Will Smith is going to star in I Am Legend. Oh dear.
This rumour has been kicked around before, but ComingSoon make it sound fairly official. Akiva Goldsman has rewritten the script and is producing, which probably means we'll get I, Robot with vampires. Except for the fact that ComingSoon describes the [...]

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