I Am Legend 2 (2027) — Will Smith and Michael B. Jordan team up for the sequel fans have been demanding since 2007! After 20 years, Robert Neville returns from the dead (literally) as Warner Bros brings back the post-apocalyptic thriller using the alternate ending where Smith’s character survived. The legend returns — and Michael B. Jordan leads a Connecticut settlement in a world still overrun by Darkseekers.
In this breaking Warner Bros news update, we reveal everything confirmed about I Am Legend 2 — the long-awaited sequel officially announced in March 2022 starring Will Smith reprising his role as Dr. Robert Neville alongside Michael B. Jordan in a major co-starring role. The film follows the original’s alternate ending (featured on DVD/Blu-ray) where Neville survived and discovered the Darkseekers retained their humanity, completely ignoring the theatrical version where Smith’s character sacrificed himself. Michael B. Jordan plays the head of a survivor settlement in Connecticut — NOT Neville’s son as early speculation suggested — setting up what could be an epic collaboration or clash between two leaders navigating the post-apocalyptic world decades after the virus outbreak.
We cover all the confirmed developments: Warner Bros. Pictures officially greenlit the project with Will Smith attached to star and produce via Westbrook Studios alongside Jon Mone, Michael B. Jordan producing through Outlier Society with Elizabeth Raposo, original screenwriter Akiva Goldsman returning to write the screenplay and produce with Greg Lessans via Weed Road Pictures after initially proposing a prequel before pivoting to the sequel concept, and the film exploring settlements that have emerged across the ravaged United States. Michael B. Jordan confirmed in June 2024 that “we’re still working on the script and getting that up to par” with no release date set yet, expressing excitement to work with Smith who he’s “looked up to for a really long time.”
Plus, we discuss why the alternate ending became canon (Smith revealed “we are going with the mythology of the DVD version where my character lived”), Will Smith calling I Am Legend one of his proudest achievements for putting “small character dramas into the middle of blockbuster packages,” the original 2007 film grossing $585 million worldwide, speculation about which director will helm the sequel (original director Francis Lawrence not confirmed), rumors about the film potentially becoming “a cinematic phenomenon” with game-changing plot twists, whether the Darkseekers’ retained humanity will factor into the story, and if this sequel will finally deliver the ending fans felt the theatrical cut robbed them of.