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Abandon Hope

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 [...]

Depp is Legend

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 [...]

I Am Smith

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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