I Am Legend sneak peek for geeks
It looks like there is no end to 2007's outpour of flesh-eating, and monster ridden, zombie movies — thankfully. As a horror/sci-fi/fantasy freak, I am simply ecstatic! So you may be wondering…what is the movie in question? To keep it short, and simple: Will Smith's coming sci-fi actioner, “I Am Legend”
Conceivably, the real mystery on everyone's mind is: Can Will Smith and the gorgeous Gabrielle Union succeed where Heuston and Price failed??? I guess only time will tell. I Am Legend's theatrical release date is scheduled for this winter, December 14, 2007, to be precise.
Robert Neville (Will Smith) is a brilliant scientist, except that even he cannot contain a terrible virus that is unstoppable, deadly and most of all manmade. Somehow immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City, and possibly the world.
However, he is not alone and is surrounded by “the Infected” - victims of the plague who have mutated into carnivorous beings who can only exist in the dark and who will devour or infect anyone or anything in their path.
For three years, Neville has spent his days scavenging for food and supplies and faithfully sending out radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. All the while, the infected lurk in the shadows, watching Neville's every move, waiting for him to make a fatal mistake.
Perhaps mankind's last, best hope, Neville is driven by only one remaining mission: to find a way to reverse the effects of the virus using his own immune blood. But his blood is also what The Infected hunt, and Neville knows he is outnumbered and quickly running out of time.
Director Francis Lawrence (“Constantine”, “I-Robot” and “Blade”) basically delivers breath-taking action packed sequences utilizing striking visual imagery and techniques involving cranes, tracking rails and a mass of cameras. One of the scenes is even reported to have cost at least and maybe even more than $5 million US.
How, you ask, is it even possible or likely to spend $5 million to film only one itsy-bitsy scene? A Hollywood Reporter breaks the enormous Warner Bros. production down to explain just how this could happen. An apocalyptic mass evacuation scene, thousands of extras, lighting rigs everywhere along the bridge, freezing cold temperatures, military-issue vehicles, boats and helicopters involved in the shoot.
Conceivably, the real mystery on everyone's mind is: Can Will Smith and the gorgeous Gabrielle Union succeed where Heuston and Price failed??? I guess only time will tell. I Am Legend's theatrical release date is scheduled for this winter, December 14, 2007, to be precise.
Robert Neville (Will Smith) is a brilliant scientist, except that even he cannot contain a terrible virus that is unstoppable, deadly and most of all manmade. Somehow immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City, and possibly the world.
However, he is not alone and is surrounded by “the Infected” - victims of the plague who have mutated into carnivorous beings who can only exist in the dark and who will devour or infect anyone or anything in their path.
For three years, Neville has spent his days scavenging for food and supplies and faithfully sending out radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. All the while, the infected lurk in the shadows, watching Neville's every move, waiting for him to make a fatal mistake.
Perhaps mankind's last, best hope, Neville is driven by only one remaining mission: to find a way to reverse the effects of the virus using his own immune blood. But his blood is also what The Infected hunt, and Neville knows he is outnumbered and quickly running out of time.
Director Francis Lawrence (“Constantine”, “I-Robot” and “Blade”) basically delivers breath-taking action packed sequences utilizing striking visual imagery and techniques involving cranes, tracking rails and a mass of cameras. One of the scenes is even reported to have cost at least and maybe even more than $5 million US.
How, you ask, is it even possible or likely to spend $5 million to film only one itsy-bitsy scene? A Hollywood Reporter breaks the enormous Warner Bros. production down to explain just how this could happen. An apocalyptic mass evacuation scene, thousands of extras, lighting rigs everywhere along the bridge, freezing cold temperatures, military-issue vehicles, boats and helicopters involved in the shoot.
