- The 37-year-old actor described the film project with Will, 55, as ‘something that is in the works’ in an article on Wednesday by People
- ‘Being somebody that I’ve looked up to for a really long time, to be able to work with Will is something I’m really looking forward to. I’m really excited,’ he said
- I Am Legend was released in December 2007 and earned $585.4 million at the worldwide box office
Michael B. Jordan shared his excitement about working with Will Smith on the upcoming sequel to I Am Legend.
The 37-year-old actor described the film project with Will, 55, as ‘something that is in the works’ in an article on Wednesday by People.
‘We’re still working on the script and getting that up to par,’ Michael said while promoting the Propel Your City Project as part of his partnership with Propel Fitness Water.
‘It doesn’t have a release date or anything like that. I’m not sure exactly where we’re going to be filming that one, but I’m really excited to get in front of the camera with him,’ he said of working with Will, who starred in the 2007 post-apocalyptic movie.
‘Being somebody that I’ve looked up to for a really long time, to be able to work with Will is something I’m really looking forward to. I’m really excited,’ Michael added.
Michael B. Jordan, shown in March 2023 in Beverly Hills, California, shared his excitement about working with Will Smith on the upcoming sequel to I Am Legend
Will previously told Entertainment Tonight in May that he and Michael had spent some time together developing the sequel.
‘I think it’s looking good,’ Will told ET. ‘[We have some] really solid ideas… I think we’re going to make it on screen together. That dude is the truth, so I would love to do that.’
I Am Legend was directed by Francis Lawrence and was loosely based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Richard Matheson.
Will starred as US Army virologist Robert Neville who lives in deserted Manhattan after an attempt to genetically re-engineer the measles virus to cure cancer becomes lethal and infects 99 percent of the world’s population.
In the film, Will’s character seeks to reverse the effects of the virus by using his own immune blood.
I Am Legend was released in December 2007 and earned $585.4 million at the worldwide box office.
The movie was the third feature-film adaptation of the novel following 1964’s The Last Man On Earth and the 1971 film The Omega Man.
The I Am Legend sequel was reportedly in the works in early March 2022 with Will reprising his role and Michael joining in a starring role with both producing.
Will starred in I Am Legend as US Army virologist Robert Neville who lives in deserted Manhattan after an attempt to genetically re-engineer the measles virus to cure cancer becomes lethal and infects 99 percent of the world’s population
The Hollywood star is shown on Wednesday in Florida promoting Bad Boys 4
I Am Legend starring Will was released in December 2007 and earned $585.4 million at the worldwide box office
Akiva Goldsman who co-wrote the screenplay and co-produced the original also was set to write the sequel.
Will can next be seen in the sequel Bad Boys: Ride Or Die that is set for release in US theaters on Friday.
His last film Emancipation came out in December 2022 after its release was delayed following the March 2022 Oscars slapping incident.
Emancipation received mixed reviews from critics and was a box-office flop.
