{"id":66963,"date":"2023-02-15T20:22:07","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T20:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/15\/i-am-legend-2-will-take-inspiration-from-hbos-the-last-of-us\/"},"modified":"2023-02-15T20:22:08","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T20:22:08","slug":"i-am-legend-2-will-take-inspiration-from-hbos-the-last-of-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/15\/i-am-legend-2-will-take-inspiration-from-hbos-the-last-of-us\/","title":{"rendered":"I Am Legend 2 Will Take Inspiration from HBO&#8217;s The Last of Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"heading_breadcrumb\">\n<nav>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/movieweb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/movieweb.com\/movie-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Movie News<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"last_breadcrumb\"><span>I Am Legend 2 Will Take Inspiration from HBO&#8217;s The Last of Us<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":0,\"ruleCount\":750,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":0} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":2,\"ruleCount\":750,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":0} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":3,\"ruleCount\":750,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":0} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"heading_excerpt\">Writer Akiva Goldsman is watching The Last of Us on HBO and taking notes for the upcoming sequel to I Am Legend.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":4,\"ruleCount\":750,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":112} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"heading_image responsive-img img-size-heading-image-full-width expandable \" style=\"padding-bottom:52.5%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/legend.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;Warner Bros.&quot;\">\n<figure> <picture> <!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"1140px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/legend.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=1140&amp;h=&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/legend.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=943&amp;h=&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/legend.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=767&amp;h=&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/legend.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=480&amp;h=&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" alt=\"Will Smith in I Am Legend\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/legend.jpg\"\/> <\/picture><figcaption class=\"item-img-caption\">Warner Bros.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":5,\"ruleCount\":750,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":112} --><br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: below main pic! --> <\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>Weeks after its premiere on HBO, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/movieweb.com\/tv\/the-last-of-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Last of Us<\/em><\/a><\/strong> has been garnering hundreds of thousands of followers, and amongst them could be screenwriter <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/movieweb.com\/person\/akiva-goldsman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Akiva Goldsman<\/a><\/strong>. As somebody who&#8217;s no stranger to delving into post-apocalyptic worlds, Goldsman had notably co-written the screenplay to 2007&#8217;s <em>I Am Legend<\/em>. He might be again to pen the previously-announced sequel, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/movieweb.com\/movie\/i-am-legend-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>I Am Legend 2<\/em><\/a><\/strong>, with Francis Lawrence additionally set to return to the director&#8217;s chair.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":7,\"ruleCount\":750,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":538} --><br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: below first paragraph! --><!-- No winning ad found for zone: mid intro! --> <\/p>\n<p>In a brand new interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2023\/02\/akiva-goldsman-first-look-warner-bros-deal-constantine-keanu-reeves-i-am-legend-will-smith-michael-b-jordan-sequels-1235260641\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Deadline<\/a>, Goldsman touched on how issues are going with <em>I Am Legend 2<\/em>. The screenwriter is not sharing any particular particulars, comparable to how Michael B. Jordan might be introduced into the story to co-star with returning star Will Smith, however he does verify that the sequel follows the alternate ending to the unique film. Goldsman additionally says he is been watching <em>The Last of Us<\/em> to take inspiration for fleshing out the post-apocalyptic world that might be additional explored in <em>I Am Legend 2<\/em>. This is partly as a result of the sequel goes a lot additional into this world, which might make it look extra like one thing seen in <em>The Last of Us<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><\/p>\n<div class=\"adsninja-ad-zone  \" id=\"adsninja-ad-zone-MW-Reg-Org\" style=\"\">\n<div id=\"dynamically-injected-refresh-ad-zone-MW-Reg-Org\" class=\"dynamically-injected-refresh-ad-zone\">\n<div class=\"ad-current\">\n<div id=\"ad-zone-container-MW-Reg-Org\" class=\"ad-zone-container ad-zone-container-content-character-count-repeatable-1 adsninja-ad-zone-container-with-set-height\" data-no-fill-collapsable=\"false\"><strong class=\"ad-zone-advertising-tag\">MOVIEWEB VIDEO OF THE DAY<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis will begin just a few a long time later than the primary. I\u2019m obsessive about The Last of Us, the place we see the world simply post-apocalypse but in addition after a 20-30-year lapse. You see how the earth reclaims the world, and there\u2019s one thing stunning within the query of, as man steps away from being the first tenant, what occurs? That might be particularly visible in New York. I don\u2019t know in the event that they\u2019ll climb as much as the Empire State Building, however the potentialities are infinite.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Goldsman additionally teases how extra inspiration for the sequel comes straight from the unique <em>I Am Legend<\/em> e-book by Richard Matheson.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":1,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":9,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":127} --><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We hint again to the unique Matheson e-book, and the alternate ending versus the launched ending within the unique movie. What Matheson was speaking about was that man\u2019s time on the planet because the dominant species had come to an finish. That\u2019s a extremely fascinating factor we\u2019re going to get to discover. There might be somewhat extra constancy to the unique textual content.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"related-single\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/movieweb.com\/i-am-legend-2-talks-between-director-writer-have-begun-confirms-francis-lawrence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I Am Legend 2 Talks Between Director &amp; Writer Have Begun, Confirms Francis Lawrence<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":1,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":10,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":223} --><br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: native in content! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"akiva-goldsman-isn-39-t-the-only-one-enjoying-the-last-of-us\"> Akiva Goldsman Isn&#8217;t the Only One Enjoying The Last of Us <\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img image-expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:52.5%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/joel-and-ellie-the-last-of-us.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;Warner Bros. Television&amp;nbsp;&quot;\">\n<figure> <picture> <!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"1500px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/joel-and-ellie-the-last-of-us.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1500&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/joel-and-ellie-the-last-of-us.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/joel-and-ellie-the-last-of-us.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/joel-and-ellie-the-last-of-us.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Joel and Ellie - The Last of Us\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/joel-and-ellie-the-last-of-us.jpg\"\/> <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">Warner Bros. Television\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":1,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":11,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":223} -->\n <\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":1,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":12,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":223} --><\/p>\n<p><em>The Last of Us<\/em> has been an instantaneous hit for HBO. In addition to garnering excessive viewership on HBO, the present has been successful on streaming with HBO Max. Recently launched Nielsen numbers have revealed that the present logged 223 million minutes streamed by U.S. subscribers throughout the first three hours of the collection premiere&#8217;s launch. Additionally, the present has pulled in widespread reward from viewers and critics, and it wasn&#8217;t a shock when it was introduced that <em>The Last of Us<\/em> had been <a href=\"https:\/\/movieweb.com\/bella-ramsey-nervous-abou-the-last-of-us-season-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">renewed for a second season<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":1,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":13,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":745} --><\/p>\n<p>You can stream <em>The Last of Us<\/em> on HBO Max. New episodes are launched each Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":1,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":14,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":826} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":1,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":15,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":826} --><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Home Movie News I Am Legend 2 Will Take Inspiration from HBO&#8217;s The Last of Us Writer Akiva Goldsman is watching The Last of Us on HBO and taking notes for the upcoming sequel to I Am Legend. Warner Bros. 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