Radewart Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 (edited) This should go in the current "I Am Legend" topic, but if true it needs its own thread!!! link: http://www.blackfilm.com/20060623/features...egendnews.shtml I AM LEGEND News Rumor has it that Johnny Depp has joined the Will Smith vehicle June 30, 2006 When Will Smith was cast as the lead in the long-awaited adapted film version of Richard Matheson's I AM LEGEND, it was probably the worst kept secret. After all, his name had been floating around the web for the longest time. Until certain outlets that folks feel are the bible of information put the word out to confirm our story, sources tell blackfilm.com that along with Smith, JOHNNY DEPP has been added to the cast. No telling which role Depp will play, but given his penchant for playing extraordinary weird-like characters, expect a juicy plum part, like the neighbor, now one of the living dead. Set in Los Angeles after a biological war, the film centers on the sole healthy survivor, a man who finds himself in a battle against nocturnal mutants. Based on the novel by Richard Matheson, the film will be written by Mark Protosevich. Constantine director Francis Lawrence will helm the film with David Heyman, Akiva Goldsman, Neal Moritz and Erwin Stoff serving as producers. Matheson's book was adapted twice before. Vincent Price starred in "The Last Man on Earth" and Charlton Heston toplined "The Omega Man". Shooting will begin in New York at the end of September. Warner Bros. will distribute the film. That would be so awesome!! Edited June 30, 2006 by Radewart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trey Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 I like Johnny Depp, he was great in Pirates of The Carribean! Thanks for the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy Julie Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 wow i really hope this is true, jonny is a great actor. Could u imagine the audiences those 2 could pull in!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viber_91 Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 If this is true, this is really good news! I really like Jonny Depp. And if he's in it, I think really more people will see the movie and discover will's talent in acting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 My dream has come true! My two favortie actors could possibly be in a movie together! I've heard Johnny also had a project that had a director drop out recently. Therefore, he doesn't have a movie lined up to shoot since the movie he was supposed to work on has been pushed back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jin Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 I love Johnny Depp...he is one of the best actors in hollywood...if this is true...i am legend will be the bomb! :2thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Hero1 Posted June 30, 2006 Admin Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 awesome news if true! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon20 Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 (edited) http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=15221 Depp Joining Smith in I Am Legend Source: BlackFilm.com June 30, 2006 BlackFilm.com reports that "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise star Johnny Depp will join Will Smith in Warner Bros.' I Am Legend, for director Francis Lawrence (Constantine): When Will Smith was cast as the lead in the long-awaited adapted film version of Richard Matheson's I AM LEGEND, it was probably the worst kept secret. After all, his name had been floating around the web for the longest time. Until certain outlets that folks feel are the bible of information put the word out to confirm our story, sources tell blackfilm.com that along with Smith, JOHNNY DEPP has been added to the cast. Depp may be playing Ben Cortman, who is Robert Neville's (Smith) neighbor in the film and the first to get infected, becoming the head vampire. In Richard Matheson's book, Neville is the last living man on Earth... but he is not alone. Every other man, woman, and child has become a vampire, and they are all hungry for Neville's blood. By day, he is the hunter, stalking the sleeping undead through the abandoned ruins of civilization. By night, he barricades himself in his home and prays for the dawn. The site says filming starts this September. Edited July 1, 2006 by Typhoon20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radewart Posted July 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 Blackfilm.com better be right on this!!! The news is all over the internet. If turns out to be false, they'll be alot of pissed off people! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Hero1 Posted July 2, 2006 Admin Report Share Posted July 2, 2006 Blackfilm.com better be right on this!!! The news is all over the internet. If turns out to be false, they'll be alot of pissed off people! well blackfilm.com isnt the most reliable.. So until johnny depp says it himself im gonna be cautiously optimistic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JusticeKnight Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 This is big people!! Now all they need is a REAL DIRECTOR.... and we've got ourselves a classic!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Hero1 Posted July 4, 2006 Admin Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 UPDATE: JoBlo has learned that Depp will actually be playing a fellow survivor that Smith's character finds named Philip. The site says that Cortman has been taken out of the story completely. Akiva Goldsman's rewrite apparently has the monsters unable to speak and they are more primal and unintelligent. from comingsoon.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radewart Posted July 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 (edited) UPDATE: JoBlo has learned that Depp will actually be playing a fellow survivor that Smith's character finds named Philip. The site says that Cortman has been taken out of the story completely. Akiva Goldsman's rewrite apparently has the monsters unable to speak and they are more primal and unintelligent. from comingsoon.net If that's true..then I'm pissed(along with thousands of other fans of the book)...Will, I supported you and defended your casting, so if you visit this site at all: Don't change or let them change the book. "Cortman" is a big part of the book! He can't be removed! Another survivor! The books called "I Am Legend" not "We are Legend". It was okay to change "I, Robot", you can't make a understandable narrative movie out of that book, but stay faithful to this one. Or don't make it at all! (I don't like sounding like a whiny fanboy or crazed fan, but I had to get it off my chest). Edited July 4, 2006 by Radewart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy Julie Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 some things in books dont work on screen tho. i guess it doesnt bother me tho coz i know nothing about the book anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 Well at least we can all be happy that Johnny Depp and Will Smith will be in a movie TOGETHER!!! It is going to be the best movie EVER!!! YAY!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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