I have decided to use robert neville from i am legend as the starting point. I am legend is named vampire novel of the century horror. Warner bros has given up trying to make a sequel or prequel to the will smithheadlined i am legend. An attempt had been made to develop a prequel to smiths i am legend a few years back, but now the plan is to rework a. I am legend will come back as a reboot, based on a script that originally had nothing to do with i am legend. I am legend is the 2007 film adaptation of richard mathesons 1954 novel of the same name, starring will smith and a bunch of cg zombie things called dark seekers. Theres nothing wrong with smiths i am legend other than criminal underuse of his wacky mannequin sidekicks, but its nowhere close to richard mathesons original work. It is a classic and if you are into the survival part more than the apocalyptic part, there are few better books out there. Another i am legend remake is coming, but will it be yet. Every other man, woman and child on the planet has become a vampire, and they are hungry for nevilles blood.
This is why there was such little time between spider man 3 and amazing spider manif sony didnt do something with the property, it was eventually. Even though its unlikely that nevilles car would stall at the exact moment when cortman tries to grab his chest, or that it would cough into life at the exact moment when neville punches cortman, or that cortman would be able to reach inside the car, all three events create a. Films like contagion, outbreak and even will smiths viral epic i am legend. He checks the planks and boards that hes hammered in front of all the windows, and. I am legend is very short, not novel length, only 159 pages long, out of the 312 pages in the book. Netflix has made a lot of content based on books in recent years, and its latest acquisition from sundance definitely has a plot right out of a scifi novel. It is holding a long sharp blade to behead me and gut.
As a science fiction novel, i am legend doesnt reference very many historical events. Jun 25, 20 i am meant to be writing a blog about how i am legend, by the late, immensely great, richard matheson, is the king of vampire novels. In this latest film from director danny boyle, a massive epidemic has swept the world, leaving in its wake a host of rabid humans seething with hatred and bent on destroying anyone untouched by the ignatius perrish spent the night drunk and doing terrible things. Jun 27, 20 it spoke to me about being an outsider and feeling completely out of place, as was the protagonist, who was played by vincent price in the 1964 movie version, the last man on earth, by charlton heston in 1971 movie version, the omega man, and, finally, by will smith in the 2007 movie version, i am legend. If you like i am legend you might like similar books i am legend and other stories, world war z.
She was robert nevilles beloved german shepherd companion and best friend, and a survivor of the krippin virus. I am legend reboot set as warner bros works with pitch bought in. Finally telling me to read more books is like telling a. I am legend study guide from litcharts the creators of. Theres lessons to be learned about mob behavior and respect for minorities. I am legend took on a new significance in 2011 with the outbreak of h1n1 in 2011, fuelling conspiracy theories and providing teachers like me with great material for the classroom. Samantha, also known as sam, was the deuteragonist of i am legend. I picked it up mostly because i read about the alternate ending of the will smith movie, which some criticized for not following the spirit of the book. Directed by francis lawrence, the film stars will smith as us army virologist robert neville 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. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
A virologists and cancer biologists was on his way to the american association of cancer research in san diego recently when he decided to check out the inflight movie i am legend. Born in new jersey and raised in brooklyn, richard burton matheson first became a published author while still a child. If you ask the director of i am legend, a movie about the last man on earth is a pretty hard act to follow. First, a few days ago we ran our look back on the legacy of i am legend, and in particular the cult classic film version of the tale the omega man check out our retrospective here. Jun 04, 2011 but when it comes down to it, is the book really better than the movie. I am legend was released on december 14, 2007, in the united states and canada, and opened to the largest ever box office not adjusted for inflation for a nonchristmas film released in the u. I am legend is brilliant commentary and society and human relationships and, really, the very definition of humanity. I am legend remake reportedly in the works geek insider. Not only that, but i am legend the book, not the movie is said to have inspired the whole zombie genre that we are so inundated with today. Richard mathesons i am legend has been made into several movies, including the recent will smith movie, and the last man on earth, starring vincent price. I am legends alternate ending wrapped things up way better. But after finding my old copy on the shelf downstairs, i ve.
I am legend reboot in the works without will smith film. If, like this writer, you already own a wellthumbed paperback of i am legend, this deluxe edition is a worthy upgrade. Unfortunately for neville it also brought them back as vampires, who rise every night. I am legend director francis lawrence has been reflecting. Arguably, none of these films faithfully adapted the novel even in i am legend 2007, which was the only film to use the novels name, the vampires looked more like computergenerated zombies so it would be interesting to see a film make such an attempt. Robert neville is an average, casually but not completely racist white american. Legend is a 2011 dystopian young adult novel written by american author marie lu.
In an exclusive interview, i am legend director francis lawrence reflects on his approach to the movie. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of i am legend by richard matheson. Once they begin swarming, i am legend inevitably loses some of its haunting originality, since they look a lot like the monsters in 28. An oral history of the zombie war, house of leaves, horns. I am legend is based on the 1954 novella by richard matheson and follows the plight of robert neville, who may be the last man alive after a superbug wipes out humanity. Sometime in or before 2009, sam was a puppy, who was adopted and became part of the neville family, consisting of lieutenant colonel robert neville and his wife and daughter zoe and marley. I am legend director reveals the movie he wishes hed made.
An oral history of the zombie war, the long walk, do androids dream of electric sheep. The novel was a success and was adapted into the films the last man on earth 1964, the omega man 1971, and i am legend. Lu has said that she was inspired by the movie les miserables and sought to recreate the conflict between valjean and javert in a teenage version. We see manhattan three years after a deadly virus has killed every healthy human on the island, except one.
View entire discussion 10 comments more posts from the suggestmeabook community. Books similar to i am legend and other stories goodreads. In a sitdown with the happy sad confused podcast to promote his latest flick, the jennifer lawrence spy thriller red sparrow, francis lawrence was asked whether a reboot of i am legend could ever happen, considering the 2007 blockbuster grossed nearly. I am legend director bats down talk of rebooting franchise syfy. I am legend director bats down talk of rebooting franchise.
Stories similar to i am legend books, stories, and novels like i am legend by richard matheson. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in i am legend, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. Neville gets out of bed, dresses, and accuses ruth of trying to leave him. Find books like i am legend and other stories from the worlds largest community of readers. The movie took all the intelligence out and just made it about the action. Differences between i am legend book vs movie page 1. As i am legend begins, in january, 1976, earth has been ravaged, first by nuclear war, then by a mysterious plague that transforms its victims into vampires. Taking care of the movies first, the best adaptation of this 1954 novel was 1971s the omega man. I am legend is a 2007 american postapocalyptic thriller film based on the 1954 novel of the. Mgm rebooting shrinking man with richard matheson and. As for tv, well, chances are that every single twilight zone episode you ever loved was written either by richard matheson or rod serling himself with matheson getting the. Robert neville was in his hothouse collecting a basketful of garlic. I am legend is an adaptation of the eponymous richard matheson novel published in 1954, which focuses on the sole survivor of a strange pandemic that turns people into vampire like creatures.
Finally telling me to read more books is like telling a person to breathe more air, which makes your last sentences simply hilarious. I am legend is a post apocalyptic vision by richard matheson, created in 1954 it tells the story of robert neville, the last surviving human in the world, surrounded by bloodthirsty vampires both living and undead. I am preaching tomorrow on the topic, it is not good for man to be alone gen 2. I am legend 1010 movie clip alternate ending 2007 hd. However, as warner bros executives started comparing grahams script to the i am legend property, they realized that they could adjust use his story as a reboot platform for the property.
Grahams script was described as a scifi version of john waynes classic film the searchers. The will smithled scifihorror vehicle was a huge box office success, and warners has long. Since then, warner bros has been dabbled with how to make a sequel. In the beginning it had made him sick to smell garlic in such quantity his stomach had been in a state of constant turmoil. Immediately download the i am legend summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching i am legend. Warner brothers reputedly has an i am legend reboot in the works, making it the 4th movie adaption of the 1954 novel by the same name, all with varying degrees of fidelity to the book. This man, our protagonist in both the book and film, is robert neville. Dr analysis of the classic horror novel, i am legend, by richard matheson. I am legend reboot in the works theomegaman theater. Apr 03, 2012 i am certainly honoured and delighted that you have chosen i am legend as the vampire novel of the century, which is a rather dubious but interesting distinction, said the author. In the end, he confirms that he is the last man of his race, and at his death, he will be a legend, as vampires are now. Books similar to i am legend and other stories i am legend and other stories. With all my strength i turn my head and come face to face with one of them.
Though he has lost his fear of the vampires, these are afraid of him and want him dead. I am legend author richard matheson was himself a real legend. The story stops annoyingly suddenly, as if the rest of it has been missed off. Choose from 500 different sets of am legend book flashcards on quizlet. January, 1976 i am legend opens with robert neville inspecting his house on a cloudy day. Goodreads members who liked i am legend also liked. Every other man, woman, and child on earth has become a vampire, and they are all hungry for nevilles blood. Pushes forward with i am legend reboot from spec script. I am legend is a 1954 postapocalyptic horror novel by american writer richard matheson that was influential in the modern development of zombie and vampire literature and in popularizing the concept of a worldwide apocalypse due to disease. I am legend is a 2007 american postapocalyptic thriller film based on the 1954 novel of the same name by richard matheson.
This is an especially cinematic passage, reflecting mathesons training as a hollywood screenwriter. Gary graham screenplay, richard matheson inspired by the book. Complete protection from the living dead, world war z. Mgm rebooting shrinking man with author richard matheson and son writing exclusive february, 20 8. And in his mind, the answer is a firm no for some very obvious reasonslike the fate of star will smiths character. The opposite is true, actually, because i am legend is mathesons condemnation of a white power structure that facilitated racial subjugation in america in the first place.
Find books like i am legend from the worlds largest community of readers. If you like i am legend and other stories you might like similar books i am legend, the zombie survival guide. Off the back of the huge success of i am legend back in 2007, warner bros was keen to develop either a prequel or. I am legend reboot set as warner bros works with pitch bought in april from theniphone salesman. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. On a morning in january 1976, a man named robert neville walks around his house, carefully checking to see if its wellfortified. Author richard mathesons 1954 horror and science fiction novel, i am legend. The book came to the big screen in 1964 with the feature the last man on earth starring vincent price, and again in 1971 with the omega man with.
By day, he is the hunter, stalking the sleeping undead through the abandoned ruins of civilization. Jun 19, 2014 richard mathesons i am legend was adapted into a film back in 2007, but that film told a very different story than the original text. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This story contains or implies at least a spoiler for i am legend. I am legend is a million seller club 18 korean edition and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Lesser films were the last man on earth 1964 and i am legend 2007. Its been just six years since the will smithheadlined take on i am legend proved to be a monster hit in cinemas.
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