Francis Lawrence directed the 2007 post-apocalyptic science fiction film I Am Legend. The movie is the third adaptation of Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel I Am Legend. The film stars
Will Smith, Alice Braga, Salli Richardson, Willow Smith, and Charlie Tahan. I Am Legend was released by Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow on December 14, 2007 to the biggest box office ever for a non-Christmas film. The movie “cemented
Will Smith’s standing as the number one box office draw in Hollywood.”
Principal filming began in New York City in 2006. A scene filmed on the Brooklyn Bridge cost $5 million and was considered the most expensive shot in
the city at the time. The film’s budget was $150 million; it grossed over $584 million at the box office. Director Francis Lawrence has confirmed there are plans for a prequel with
Will Smith reprising his role.
