Official I Am Legend Thread

[Hunter Rider]

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Atmospheric Spy Pics From The NYC Set Of I AM LEGEND!!



Merrick here…


Grandmaster B sent in some images from I AM LEGEND’s ultra-humongo NYC shoot. This marks the third run at bringing Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel to the big screen (including Vincent Price’s THE LAST MAN ON EARTH in 1964 and Charlton Heston’s THE OMEGA MAN in 1971). Kind of funny...they had to adapt the book three times before actually using the title of the book.

This time around, it’s Will Smith as directed by CONTSANTINE’s Francis Lawrence. This is the end of a long and winding developmental road for this project, which at one point had Ridley Scott directing Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Grandmaster B sent in quite a few photos; we appreciate them very much. Some were snapped while on the run and were a bit blurry; I’ve presented the best of them here. I really like the first & final images – gives a good sense of the “weathering” of Neville’s world, and of the desolate feeling the film’s going for. Note the “dirty” appearance of cars, signage, etc. as well as the patches of grass growing around vehicles and whatnot.

Here’s Grandmaster B with a little bit more…


Grandmaster B here.

Got a nice little scoop for Harry and Co. I live right near Herald Square and heard some awfully loud, repetitious yelling over a bullhorn. My natural instincts led me to think "hot damn, there's a movie shooting outside!" Sure enough, I look out of my window and see a couple bad ass tanks and some humvees sitting smack dab in front of Macy's. Surely they're not here to fend off Labor Day sales shoppers.
I watch for a few minutes and see a red and white-striped GT racing south down Avenue of the Americas followed by a car with a camera crane attached. Both skid into a turn right next to the tanks heading east on 34th. I head downstairs and it turns out that they're shooting I Am Legend. I guess even in post-apocalyptic New York Will Smith can still score a sweet ride.
From what I could see, they had at least two or three GT 500s laying around. No doubt because the turn these things had to make came AWFULLY close to the tanks. According to one of the PAs (and there are nearly 100 of them involved with this scene), this movie is one of the biggest shoots ever in NYC.
Today they started around 2 AM and have blocked off something like six streets. They already did some shooting the other day and will be doing some more around 11th later on, I believe, but I couldn't get times and days.
A few of the shots you'll see here are from my window. The others are from me walking around (hence the blurriness) on the ground nearby. Every single one of the cars you see parked off to the side of the road are props - notice the fake patches of grass and dirt and grime on the cars in the closer shots.
I should also mention that the Christmas decorations you see are for the movie and not the result of lazy New Yorkers from last December.
Enjoy!

- Grandmaster B

 

[Mentok]

I have already seen this film twice and read the book on more than one occasion, I am finding it very hard to get even the slightest bit interested in yet another version.

 

[Sarge 2.0]

I'm reading the scene right now

It's changed slightly but it's there. Instead of Neville noticing that his clock stopped , he makes a mistake and falls into his own trap .
Oh hell , if you want to read it , here's the entire sequence :

Well, the spirit of the scene is still there, so that's definitely good. They've modernized some things, but I totally understand the need to do that. Although I'm still not sure about what they're doing with Cortman's role.

 

[Sarge 2.0]

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Atmospheric Spy Pics From The NYC Set Of I AM LEGEND!!



Merrick here…


Grandmaster B sent in some images from I AM LEGEND’s ultra-humongo NYC shoot. This marks the third run at bringing Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel to the big screen (including Vincent Price’s THE LAST MAN ON EARTH in 1964 and Charlton Heston’s THE OMEGA MAN in 1971). Kind of funny...they had to adapt the book three times before actually using the title of the book.

This time around, it’s Will Smith as directed by CONTSANTINE’s Francis Lawrence. This is the end of a long and winding developmental road for this project, which at one point had Ridley Scott directing Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Grandmaster B sent in quite a few photos; we appreciate them very much. Some were snapped while on the run and were a bit blurry; I’ve presented the best of them here. I really like the first & final images – gives a good sense of the “weathering” of Neville’s world, and of the desolate feeling the film’s going for. Note the “dirty” appearance of cars, signage, etc. as well as the patches of grass growing around vehicles and whatnot.

Here’s Grandmaster B with a little bit more…


Grandmaster B here.

Got a nice little scoop for Harry and Co. I live right near Herald Square and heard some awfully loud, repetitious yelling over a bullhorn. My natural instincts led me to think "hot damn, there's a movie shooting outside!" Sure enough, I look out of my window and see a couple bad ass tanks and some humvees sitting smack dab in front of Macy's. Surely they're not here to fend off Labor Day sales shoppers.
I watch for a few minutes and see a red and white-striped GT racing south down Avenue of the Americas followed by a car with a camera crane attached. Both skid into a turn right next to the tanks heading east on 34th. I head downstairs and it turns out that they're shooting I Am Legend. I guess even in post-apocalyptic New York Will Smith can still score a sweet ride.
From what I could see, they had at least two or three GT 500s laying around. No doubt because the turn these things had to make came AWFULLY close to the tanks. According to one of the PAs (and there are nearly 100 of them involved with this scene), this movie is one of the biggest shoots ever in NYC.
Today they started around 2 AM and have blocked off something like six streets. They already did some shooting the other day and will be doing some more around 11th later on, I believe, but I couldn't get times and days.
A few of the shots you'll see here are from my window. The others are from me walking around (hence the blurriness) on the ground nearby. Every single one of the cars you see parked off to the side of the road are props - notice the fake patches of grass and dirt and grime on the cars in the closer shots.
I should also mention that the Christmas decorations you see are for the movie and not the result of lazy New Yorkers from last December.
Enjoy!

- Grandmaster B

If that's Neville's car (which I assume it is) I would have preferred it to be a normal, nothing special car. Mostly because Will Smith is a larger than life action hero already, and Neville is just supposed to be a regular guy thrust into extraordinary situations that leads him to his status at the end of the story. Again, the only way anyone can know if it will work is if they see the movie, so I'm not going to pass judgement.

 

[Hunter Rider]

If that's Neville's car (which I assume it is) I would have preferred it to be a normal, nothing special car. Mostly because Will Smith is a larger than life action hero already, and Neville is just supposed to be a regular guy thrust into extraordinary situations that leads him to his status at the end of the story. Again, the only way anyone can know if it will work is if they see the movie, so I'm not going to pass judgement.

If i remember rightly in the Omega Man Neville had a muscle car,i think the train of thought is that since he is left all alone he surrounds himself with material things he loves like fine wine,great stereo system and a flash car
I personally liked the sound of the battlevan-esque Land Rover from the script but the Mustang looks pretty swish and solid enough for a warzone

 

[Sarge 2.0]

If i remember rightly in the Omega Man Neville had a muscle car,i think the train of thought is that since he is left all alone he surrounds himself with material things he loves like fine wine,great stereo system and a flash car
I personally liked the sound of the battlevan-esque Land Rover from the script but the Mustang looks pretty swish and solid enough for a warzone

In that sense, the car makes sense. If that's one of the themes that they're choosing to accentuate, then I can understand the car. Have you read the script, hunter?

 

[Hunter Rider]

In that sense, the car makes sense. If that's one of the themes that they're choosing to accentuate, then I can understand the car. Have you read the script, hunter?

No just the parts Matrix Ghost has posted here,i think he may have a link to it though although its a script that is being tweaked so it's not the shooting script

 

[matrix_ghost]

If you want to read the Protosevich script hunter , here ya go :
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/scripts/legend.txt

I mean there are rumors that the script has been doctored by Goldsman to fit Will SMith more and make the vampire's less smart.
And while i did definately get a HARD R rating feeling from the protosevich script , i really don't think this movie is going to be a R rated movie.

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

If i remember rightly in the Omega Man Neville had a muscle car,i think the train of thought is that since he is left all alone he surrounds himself with material things he loves like fine wine,great stereo system and a flash car

Yes, that's what I love. He has harvested all of these material goods, so it's fun wish fulfilment to a point, however he has no one to share it with (to the point that he "plays chess with" and talks to a statue), and he has almost no security as every night becomes a nightmare as the cloaked weirdos relentlessly try to get past his defenses.

Same reason I love Dawn of the Dead.

 

[SolidSnakeMGS]

Exactly .

If you look at the core story , there really is no similarity nor a parallel.
Anyways , going back to the topic.

Eh, you'd have to be blind not to see similiarities. They're there. Lots of sci-fi shares similiar themes. Besides, that wasn't at all my entire point as I was noting several similiarities, more to do with the production aspects. Will Smith starring in a sci-fi movie that has the potential to not be accurate to source, playing the lone, troubled rogue.

I hate when people pick and choose what they want to debunk or outright invalidate.

 

[matrix_ghost]

Well easy there bro, i misunderstood m'kay .
If you're talking about those similarities , then i could see something there.

But then again , they're going with the script that ProtoSevich wrote as opposed to an entirely new script. And i dunno if you've read the script but it does differ somewhat ( if not alot) from the book.
HEck the ending is even changed.

 

[SolidSnakeMGS]

Well easy there bro, i misunderstood m'kay .
If you're talking about those similarities , then i could see something there.

But then again , they're going with the script that ProtoSevich wrote as opposed to an entirely new script. And i dunno if you've read the script but it does differ somewhat ( if not alot) from the book.
HEck the ending is even changed.

Ok, didn't mean to sound like a jerk if I did. Sorry.

 

[matrix_ghost]

You're cool in my book

 

[Sentinel X]

If this is like iRobot, I will hate it

 

[ToddIsDead]

If this is like iRobot, I will hate it

We're all hoping it's not.

 

[Sentinel X]

I am too, the set pics actually look decent...iRobot, I could barely sit through...does Will have to try to be funny in every movie...even though hes not.
(Yeah, Im one of those people who hated the Fresh prince of bel air )

 

[gvcool2]

^ you say it like he writes his scripts

 

[primemover]

If this is like iRobot, I will hate it

NONONONO, it's going to be like iRobot CROSSED with Constantine, haven't you been keeping up!?

 

[green]

I hate the casting and those script pages just solidify what I feared this movie was going to become.

On the other hand I love the book and really dig what Lawerence did with Constantine, so Ill keep an open mind.

For now.

 

[Hunter Rider]

I hate the casting and those script pages just solidify what I feared this movie was going to become.

On the other hand I love the book and really dig what Lawerence did with Constantine, so Ill keep an open mind.

For now.

I thought the script pages sounded great,it's like WB have taken an idea that would make for a horror/thriller for the February dropzone and expanded the concept to a larger scale

 

[ToddIsDead]

I thought the script pages sounded great,it's like WB have taken an idea that would make for a horror/thriller for the February dropzone and expanded the concept to a larger scale

I feel exactly the same way.

 

[green]

I thought the script pages sounded great,it's like WB have taken an idea that would make for a horror/thriller for the February dropzone and expanded the concept to a larger scale

I would have preferred a small well acted and intense film about isolation rather than a large blown up action/comedy/horror movie.

Im sure Ill still see it though.

 

[Hunter Rider]

I would have preferred a small well acted and intense film about isolation rather than a large blown up action/comedy/horror movie.

Im sure Ill still see it though.

It may still be an intense film about isolation with large action/horror in it

 

[Darth Elektra]

(Yeah, Im one of those people who hated the Fresh prince of bel air )

That show rocked.

 

[ToddIsDead]

That show rocked.

Yes it did. Yes it did.