Michael B. Jordan and Will Smith unite in an impressive fan-madeI Am Legend 2poster. Released in 2007, the firstI Am Legend, which is based on the novel of the same name by Richard Matheson, followed Smith’s Robert Neville, the last survivor in New York City after the world falls to a vampire apocalypse. The film was a hit, and it was confirmed in 2022 that a sequel was in the works from original screenwriter Akiva Goldsman. Later, Smith shared anI Am Legend 2castupdate, revealing that Michael B. Jordan is being eyed to costar.
Now, artistdiamonddeadon Instagram shares their take on anI Am Legend 2poster and what Jordan’s character could look like in the film. The poster features Jordan taking center stage above an abandoned cityscape. with Smith’s character behind him and an angry Darkseeker looking over them both. The artist even includes a compelling tagline for the sequel with “The fight for a new dawn has begun,” a reference to the Darkseekers' inability to go outside during the daytime. Check out the poster below:
What This Means For I Am Legend 2
How Michael B. Jordan Fits Into The Sequel
I Am Legend 2is seemingly still in the script stage of development. It should be noted that the movie doesn’t yet have an official green light or an expected production timeline, with both Smith and Jordan maintaining busy schedules. While Smith had a hit withBad Boys: Ride or Dielast year, Jordan stars in thecritically-acclaimedSinners, with both of these films boding well forI Am Legend 2. How accurate the above poster will be to the sequel, though, is hard to judge at this early stage.
Some information has been revealed aboutI Am Legend 2, however. It has been confirmed, for example, that the sequel is taking thealternateI Am Legendending, the one in which Neville survives the assault on his home by the Darkseekers, as canon. Smith also just recently revealed onREVOLT’sDrink Champspodcast thatJordan will not be playing his son, as has been theorized, with theSinnersstar instead set to play the leader of a new settlement in Connecticut.
Francis Lawrence directed the firstI Am Legend, but it remains unclear whether he will return for the sequel.
Our Take On The I Am Legend 2 Poster Art
It Teases The Return Of One Crucial Element
One of the most appealing aspects of the originalI Am Legendwas its setting. There had certainly been plenty of post-apocalyptic movies prior to 2007, butthe film’s rendition of an abandoned New York City, with Neville shown driving a Mustang through the overgrown city streets, was a major highlight. As is teased in the poster art above, this particular take on a post-apocalyptic Earth will hopefully be returning.
What is also interesting is the poster’s tagline. Neville – and humanity in general – is on the back foot in the originalI Am Legend, but it ends with him discovering a cure.This cure and the attempts to inoculate the large population of Darkseekers could make for an interesting premise for the sequel, even if it does go against some themes of the original novel. Many questions remain aboutI Am Legend 2, but the poster art is sure to only increase anticipation fot the project.
