Variety brings word that an I Am Legend sequel is in the works with Oscar nominee Will Smith (King Richard) and Emmy nominee Michael B. Jordan (Black Panther) set to star in and produce the feature for Warner Bros. Oscar winner Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind), who adapted 2007’s I Am Legend from Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel, will write the screenplay for the follow-up.
Plot details on the I Am Legend sequel are currently being kept under wraps.
Jordan and Elizabeth Raposo will produce through their Outlier Society company, while Smith and Westbrook Studios Co-President and Head of Motion Pictures Jon Mone will also produce.
Goldsman will also produce the project along with Greg Lassans via Weed Road Pictures.