<p id=”par-1_56″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/will-smith/?swcfpc=1″>Will Smith</a> recently attended the Red Sea International Film Festival. The 56-year-old made the rare appearance as he rebuilds his public image after the infamous 2022 Oscars incident where <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/will-smith-told-needed-knock-someone-impress-lover.html/”>he slapped</a> Chris Rock. In addition to <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/will-smith-opens-up-adversities-last-few-years-says-deeply-humbled.html/”>addressing the “adversities” he’s faced</a> over the past few years, Smith shared “too much information” about the <em>I Am Legend</em> sequel. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-will-smith-revealed-more-than-ever-about-the-i-am-legend-sequel”>Will Smith revealed more than ever about the ‘I Am Legend’ sequel</h2>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-1″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Will-Smith.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Wearing a navy suit, Will Smith poses for photos and smiles at the Opening Ceremony at the Red Sea International Film Festival 2024″ class=”wp-image-3750341″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Will Smith at the Opening Ceremony of The Red Sea International Film Festival 2024 | Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-2_60″>Smith recently sat down for an intimate conversation with Samira Turkestani at the Red Sea International Film Festival. The Q&A host hinted at <em>I Am Legend 2</em>, with Smith excitedly holding back a smile. The <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/will-smith-shared-hard-make-good-movie.html/”><em>Men in Black</em> star</a> explained, via <a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rHQb8UTCuM” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>BRICS Global Television Network</a>, that he has “a call with Michael B. Jordan tomorrow” as the large audience of journalists cheered.</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-2″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Will-Smith-Red-Sea-International-Film-Festival-1.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Wearing a navy suit, Will Smith greets a supporter at the Opening Ceremony at the Red Sea International Film Festival 2024″ class=”wp-image-3750339″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Will Smith on December 5, 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-3_96″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/will-smith-greatest-arguments-jada-pinkett-smith.html/”>Smith elaborated</a>, “The script just came in — I’m probably giving up too much information. Michael B. Jordan and I — you have to be a real <em>I Am Legend</em> buff, but in the first one in the theatrical version, my character died. And everybody’s like, ‘Wait a minute. How is he going to make a part two if his character [died]?’” Fans of the post-apocalyptic action thriller know about the heartbreaking scene where Smith’s character, U.S. Army virologist Robert Neville, kills both himself and attacking Darkseekers with a grenade, saving the cure for the lethal virus.</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-3″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Will-Smith-I-Am-Legend-2006.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Wearing a gray jacket and pants, Will Smith films ‘I Am Legend’ with Alice Braga at Columbus Circle in New York City on October 15, 2006″ class=”wp-image-3750342″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Will Smith and Alice Braga film ‘I Am Legend’ in New York City on October 15, 2006 | James Devaney/WireImage</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-4_79″>If you’ve seen the tragic end to the theatrical version, you’ve got to check out the DVD ending of <em>I Am Legend</em>. Smith explained during his Red Sea Film Festival interview, “On the DVD, there was an alternate version of the ending of the movie where my character lived. So we’re going with the mythology for the DVD version where my character lived. And I can’t tell you anymore. But Michael B. Jordan is in, and we’re doing it.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-what-motivated-will-smith-to-greenlight-i-am-legend-2″>What motivated Will Smith to greenlight ‘I Am Legend 2’?</h2>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-4″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Will-Smith-Vin-Diesel-Red-Sea-International-Film-Festival.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Wearing a navy suit, Will Smith sits next to Vin Diesel at the Opening Ceremony at the Red Sea International Film Festival 2024″ class=”wp-image-3750340″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Vin Diesel and Will Smith at the Red Sea International Film Festival 2024 | Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-5_85″>In an age where it seems like every successful TV show and movie gets a sequel, prequel, or reboot, some wondered about Smith’s motivation for <em>I Am Legend 2</em>. However, the <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/will-smith-wanted-get-action-movies-system-late.html/”><em>Bad Boys</em> star</a> told the Red Sea audience, “My thing with the sequel is I refuse to make one just to make a sequel. I’m always trying to figure out what is the elevation of the character? What is the new idea? What is the change that will match the changes in our lives?”</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-5″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Will-Smith-I-Am-Legend-2007.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=’Wearing a gray suit, Will Smith smiles with Abby, the dog from “I Am Legend” as he is honored with a hand and footprint ceremony’ class=”wp-image-3750337″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Will Smith poses with Abby, the dog from ‘I Am Legend,’ on December 10, 2007 | Kevin Winter/Getty Images</figcaption></figure>
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<p id=”par-6_73″>Smith promised attendees that Neville’s character will “grow and learn and expand as we’re learning and growing and expanding in our lives.” He stated he would <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/will-smith-trouble-the-best-shape-of-my-life.html/”>make the <em>I Am Legend</em></a> sequel not just “because it would be cool to make a sequel,” but “make it because there’s something new to say and there’s something new to share.” What does this mean? Hopefully, a sequel of substance for fans of the 2007 film.</p>