I Am Legend

2007 film directed by Francis Lawrence

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I Am Legend is a 2007 American film directed by Francis Lawrence. The screenplay was written by Mark Protosevich and Akiva Goldsman, based on a work by Richard Matheson. The cast includes Will Smith, Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, and Salli Richardson. Production was handled by Akiva Goldsman, David Heyman, James Lassiter, and Neal H. Moritz, with Andrew Lesnie serving as director of photography and James Newton Howard composing the score.

The film is classified as a vampire, drama, action, and horror film. It was produced by Warner Bros. Entertainment, Original Film, Village Roadshow Pictures, and Overbrook Entertainment. Filming took place in New York City, West Amwell Township, Brooklyn Bridge, and Grand Central Terminal, while the narrative is set in New York City, Washington Square Park, and Times Square. The movie has a runtime of 101 minutes and was released on December 12, 2007.

With a budget of 150,000,000, the film generated 585,410,052 in revenue. It received a rating of 7.2 from 879,398 votes on IMDb. The tagline for the film is "The last man on Earth is not alone."

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Robert Neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and man-made. Immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and perhaps the world. For three years, Neville has faithfully sent out daily radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. But he is not alone.

Released: 2007-12-12101 minDir: Francis LawrenceDrama, Science Fiction, ThrillerBudget: $150MBox office: $585MPart of: I Am Legend Collection

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Cast

Will Smith as Robert Neville
Alice Braga as Anna Montez
Charlie Tahan as Ethan
Dash Mihok as Alpha Male
Salli Richardson-Whitfield as Zoe Neville
Willow Smith as Marley Neville

Themes

new york city
saving the world
based on novel or book
dystopia
post-apocalyptic future
infection
matter of life and death
alone
helplessness
end of the world

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Ratings

IMDb

7.2/10

879,398 votes

Year: 2007
Runtime: 101 min
Genres: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Genre: horror film
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English language
Based on: I Am Legend
Main subject: pandemic
Depicts: Washington Square Park
Director: Francis Lawrence
Composer: James Newton Howard
Producer: Neal H. Moritz
Production company: Heyday Films
Cinematographer: Andrew Lesnie
Narrative location: Times Square
Filming location: Park Avenue
Duration: 100
FilmAffinity ID: 356363
Distribution format: video on demand
Official website: iamlegend.warnerbros.com

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Commons category: I Am Legend
publication date: 2007-12-19
title: I Am Legend
distributed by: Netflix
after a work by: Richard Matheson
box office: 585349010
costume designer: Michael Kaplan
assessment: Bechdel test
review score: 65/100
set in period: 2012

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Encyclopedic overview

I Am Legend is a 2007 American post-apocalyptic action thriller film directed by Francis Lawrence from a screenplay by Akiva Goldsman and Mark Protosevich and starring Will Smith as U.S. Army virologist Robert Neville. Loosely based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Richard Matheson, the film is set in New York City after a virus, which was originally created to cure cancer, has wiped out most of mankind, leaving Neville as the last human in New York City, other than nocturnal mutants. Immune to the virus, Neville works to develop a cure while defending himself against the hostile mutants. It is the third feature-film adaptation of Matheson's novel following 1964's The Last Man on Earth and 1971's The Omega Man.

Warner Bros. Pictures began developing I Am Legend in 1994, and various actors and directors were attached to the project, though production was delayed due to budgetary concerns related to the script. Production began in 2006 in New York City, filming mainly on location in the city, including a $5 million scene at the Brooklyn Bridge.

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