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I Am Legend 2? Really? Anyone have an original idea anymore?

Started by Mike Olbinski · 10 months ago

Since I Am Legend hit theaters back on December 14th, it’s grossed around $228 million, according to Box Office Guru. Will Smith is a huge draw and movie goers went out in droves to catch this film.
Apparently, it did so well that Warner Brothers is seeing $$$ in their ey ... Continue reading »

31 comments

  • daddyjason

    1 year ago

    The Matrix was original...except for where it was like Dark City...which came out first...
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  • Mike

    1 year ago

    LOL :)

    I only saw Dark City once, so maybe I need to go back and see the similarities between the two.
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  • Scott

    1 year ago

    First off I don't consider I am Legend to be sci fi. Second, I think a good sequel could be developed, but the better question is why?

    As you said the movie is done, it had a good ending and IMO should be left alone.

    As for the sci fi genre, it's stale because Hollywood is too lazy to do any real digging. There are hundreds of great sci fi stories out there sitting on bookshelves waiting to be great movies. But Hollywood really doesn't care about that tho, they are interested in one thing and one thing only $$$$. And they want to make it as easy as possible. That's why sequels are so popular. If it made money once, let's lock a couple writers in a room and then crank out the sequel.

    That's one reason why I really like and admire actors like George Clooney, Matt Damon, and Sean Penn. They go out of their way to find quality original material and bring it to the screen. At least they do more than most.
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  • Cap'n Schwartz

    1 year ago

    There are a ton of great sci-fi stories out there. i remember in high school reading one about a guy who travels to the future (ok, been done before) but gets trapped there. He has a disintegrator gun but its silent, he gets attacked by whatever mankind cavemen ther are, but they always keep attacking him because the weapon is silent. He eventually figures out sound is what scares them off and ends up using the gun as a hammer to build his house... Why not tap into the many many sci-fi stories out there?
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  • Mike

    1 year ago

    I kind of see that Scott, but sci-fi/supernatural stuff kind of melds into one thing I think. It's not sci-fi, but it's also "in the future" and therefor an an air of that around it.

    Plus, I mean, it was like a zombie movie after awhile, which I guess might be more horror than anything, but still.

    Good points all around you guys, there are some great stories out there that could be told.
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  • daddyjason

    1 year ago

    Scott - You realize that Matt Damon has been in two trilogies right?

    There are definitely TONS of good sci-fi (not fantasy which I don't really like) stories out there going all the way back to like the 30s and 40s (might need some tweaks for the science part but still good stories). Even when Hollywood finds them they don't know what to do with them. A great example is how they turned "Mimsy Were the Borogoves" into "The Last Mimsy"...which was not even on the same level...

    Great short story sci-fi is what made me want to be a filmmaker when I was younger. At the time I hoped no one would ever stumble onto all the great stories I was finding because I wanted to make them all into movies... Now I'm thinking of sending some books to the studios in the hopes that SOMEONE gets a clue...
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  • Scott

    1 year ago

    Jason -I knew someone would pick up on that. Like most actors he makes a variety of movies. I just think he makes better choices than most.
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  • MichaelB (formerly known as Ch

    1 year ago

    You guys are missing the point. The key thing about an I Am Legend sequel is $228 million. That's it. If Warner Bros. thinks it can do another film and approach that number (especially in this strike-filled climate), you better believe they're going to explore the idea. It's actually a no-brainer and has NOTHING at all to do with whether there are original ideas anymore. Nothing at all.
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  • Mike

    1 year ago

    Matt Damon does make good choices and has been in some awesome, unique films.

    I think most good ideas for movies tend to come from books and stories, so I agree with Jason, people in Hollywood need to read a bit more.
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  • Mike

    1 year ago

    I don't think we're missing the point Michael, I think we're just saying that it sucks.

    Oooh, we can make a totally unoriginal sequel of a movie where the ending kind of doesn't leave it open to a sequel, just because we can make more money.

    It's just sad.
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  • The Trousered Ape

    1 year ago

    Highly unnecessary in my opinion.

    I would agree with Scott on his take that this is not sci-fi. I would put it in the horror category - more along the lines with 28 Days Later. It's not a blood-n-guts or slasher flick, but it doesn't necessarily need to be for it to carry the horror label.

    Unfortunately I think Michael is correct - regardless of whether it is good judgment or in the best interest of the overall classic story all that Warner Brothers cares about is the box office $$$, therefore they will do what it takes to strike gold again, even if it means eating their own young...
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  • Frank C

    1 year ago

    I'd like to see one done based on When Worlds Collide and it's sequel After Worlds Collide. Of course, this one was done as a B-movie back in the 50's ("When worlds collide, said George Pal to his bride, I'm gonna give you some terrible thrills") but it really deserves a better treatment.

    We had close calls with Deep Impact and Armageddon but Earth survived. Earth doesn't make it out of this one. It gets smacked by a planet the size of Neptune. The remains of the human race have to take up housekeeping on a dead world and discover its mysteries while dealing with all too human social problems.

    There is plenty of human drama potential in both stories although I could see Hollywood screwing this up in some way.
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  • The Trousered Ape

    1 year ago

    I'm still waiting for the sequel to Titanic since that was such a "smashing" success...
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  • Mike

    1 year ago

    Wow Frank, that sounds pretty sweet.
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  • Cap'n Schwartz

    1 year ago

    Both Titan AE and Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy both vaporize earth as well.....
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  • The Trousered Ape

    1 year ago

    And don't forget they vaporize Alderaan in Star Wars
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  • daddyjason

    1 year ago

    If someone would just vaporize Hollywood...
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  • MichaelB (formerly known as Ch

    1 year ago

    Yeah right. If Hollywood were "vaporized", society as we know it would collapse. COLLAPSE!!
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  • The Trousered Ape

    1 year ago

    Your society perhaps. I do believe, and please, correct me if I am wrong, but societies have lasted for thousands of years before Hollywood was around. Which leads me to believe that Hollywood needs society much more than society needs Hollywood. :)
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  • Mike

    1 year ago

    I think I'd be alright...although I'd have nothing to write about anymore :)
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  • The Trousered Ape

    1 year ago

    Yeah...they've got these things called books. Made from paper and they have words printed on them - you might have heard of them before...?

    Other than that you could always write on stuff that you like that has either been canceled or gone out of fashion before its time. :)
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  • Cap'n Schwartz

    1 year ago

    If they vaporized Hollywood we would be stuck with only movies from Bollywood, and that my friend is not going to fly on the Cap'ns ship!
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  • Cap'n Schwartz

    1 year ago

    Books, heh. I always like how people say "Don't judge a book by its cover..." Really? How do you buy your books? Walk into a bookstore blindfolded, run into any random shelf, reach your handout and BAMMO, exclaim "I got to have this one!!!"?
    I might try that actually...with my luck, I'll get a book on how to select books for reading material.
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  • daddyjason

    1 year ago

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  • Cap'n Schwartz

    1 year ago

    LOL..ok, typeset might be the better selection choice... I like that Jason!!
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  • The Trousered Ape

    1 year ago

    "Hey - isn't this the book that was edited by so-in-so? I love their editing work, they always do such a great job! I'm buying it."
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  • Andy Marshall

    1 year ago

    Ok so if someone did come up with an original idea for a movie and was not a writer where one you go to get started....
    Had this one in my head and partly on paper for a while and every so often i see a program or film that reminds me i still have not seen it done
    its based around a familier saying
    thats all i'm saying
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  • Mike

    1 year ago

    Write it and try to get it in the hands of someone who can do something about it. A long shot, but you gotta try.
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  • Dee P

    12 months ago

    Can this movie truly be called "I am legend"?

    Anyone who says that Warner Bros. picture : "I am Legend" was anything but an unimaginative make a quick buck approach to movie making don't know what they are talking about. The movie was in no way based on the book by Richard Matheson. In fact it did not deserve to be called "I am legend". It should have been called "Alone in New York", I think I'm the last man, The Plague, or the Omega Man (remake), but definitely not "I am legend". The first 2 movies/adaptation of the Richard Matheson novel had the decency not to name the movie "I am legend". By naming the movie I am legend it makes it very difficult (and very unlikely) that someone will get the opportunity to make a truly great adaptation of the novel. It is a good thing that the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy was made by Peter Jackson and not Mr. I don't have an original thought andf not imagination Goldman.
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  • Todd

    12 months ago

    You can't make a sequel after the main charater dies. Yes, a prequel would be amazing. How does Robert Neville survive all the chaos in New York? How does he become the last man in NY? What's his reaction after his family crashes in the helicopter? How does he found out he's immune to the disease? How did he get on the cover of time magazine? There were so many questions left unanswered in the flash backs that there is plenty of room for a prequel!
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  • Cap'n Schwartz

    12 months ago

    Its the movies, noone ever truly dies... heck just ask Freddy Kruger... the dood wont stay down!!
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