Akiva Goldsman to Direct I Am Legend and Constantine Sequels
Miscellaneous / / April 02, 2023
The director turned out to be a fan of The Last of Us series and wants to shoot something equally atmospheric and exciting.
Director Akiva Goldsman has announced his return to Warner Bros. Under the wing of the studio, he is already working on sequels to I Am Legend with Will Smith and Constantine with Keanu Reeves, writes deadline.
"I am Legend - 2" will not be a logical continuation of the first part. The starting point will be an alternative ending, where the main character survived. In general, the film will rely more on the novel of the same name by Richard Matheson.
Goldsman notes that he is inspired by the series The Last of Uswhich he likes very much. He is fascinated by how the authors convey the atmosphere of the post-apocalyptic world after the catastrophe, where a person loses his dominant role.
It is also already known that Michael B. Jordan ("Fantastic Four", "Black Panther").
There are fewer details about the film "Konstantin-2". Francis Lawrence and JJ Abrams (Armageddon, Star Trek, Star Wars: The Force Awakens) will work on the project. By the way, the sequel was actively promoted by Keanu Reeves himself. In the second part, he will again play the exorcist.
Akiva Goldsman has been with Warner Bros for about 20 years. The director has an Oscar for the film A Beautiful Mind.
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