Warner Bros.' "Legend" is expected to become Smith's seventh consecutive film to open No. 1 at the box office, with this weekend's ticket sales in the $50-million neighborhood. Fox hopes its counterprogramming move pays off with a solid No. 2 showing that gives its combination animated-and-live-action picture a market foothold in time for school holidays. READ MORE ON THIS STORY....
I Am Legend, the third cinematic adaptation of Richard Matheson's novel, has been in development for a very long time. Originally slated to star Arnold Schwarzenegger and be directed by Ridley Scott, this movie has kicked around for so long that by the time it has finally reached the screen, Schwarzenegger is out of the business altogether and the director is someone whose career in music videos hadn't even started when Michael Bay was being touted as possible replacement for Scott. Nevertheless, all these years later, we finally have this new version of I Am Legend, starring Will Smith as the Last Man on Earth and directed by Francis Lawrence (Constantine). Read the whole review .....
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