Michael B. Jordan is eager for the I Am Legend 2 movie he is filming with Will Smith to begin. In an interview with People magazine, the Black Panther actor provided an update on the film's progress and discussed his collaboration with Propel Fitness Water on the Propel Your City Project. I Am Legend 2 is "something that is in the works," he said. Jordan explained, “We’re still working on the script and getting that up to par,” he continued. “It doesn’t have a release date or anything like that. I’m not sure exactly where we’re going to be filming that one, but I’m really excited to get in front of the camera with him [Smith].”
Michale B. Jordan said the Oscar winner is “somebody that I’ve looked up to for a really long time, [so] to be able to work with Will is something I’m really looking forward to. I’m really excited.” In March 2022, news of the sequel to the post-apocalyptic 2007 film starring Smith was first revealed. In the first movie, he played scientist Robert Neville, who contracts an illness that converts most people into zombie-like monsters, leaving him as one of the world's only survivors. It was adapted from the same-titled novel by author Richard Matheson, published in 1954.
Michael B. Jordan Is Ready For "I Am Legend 2"
I Am Legend 2 was previously teased by Will Smith in December 2023. He mentioned that although his character perishes in the theatrical version of the first movie, the DVD had a different ending that was revealed during the end credits, showing that his character lived. “So we are going with the mythology of the DVD version where my character lived,” he explained at the time. Akiva Goldsman, who co-wrote the first movie, came back to write the sequel. It will be something special to see Smith and Michael b. Jordan share the b
Will Smith, Willow Smith, Charlie Tahan, Dash Mihok, Emma Thompson, and Alice Braga appeared in the film I Am Legend. At the global box office, the Francis Lawrence-directed film brought in over $585 million. In I Am Legend 2, Will Smith and Michael B. Jordan not only act, but they also produce. Overall, I Am Legend is a classic and we cannot wait to see what they can do with a sequel.
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