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I Am Legend (2007)
Loosely based on Richard Matheson's 1954 novel of the same name, I Am Legend stars Will Smith as Robert Neville, a virologist who believes himself to be the last human on Earth. After a virus turns most of the world's population into vampiric creatures known as Darkseekers, Neville finds himself immune. Believing himself to be the last man of Earth, Neville stalks through the ruins of New York, hoping to create an antidote that will save humanity.
I Am Legend
- Director
- Francis Lawrence
- Release Date
- December 14, 2007
- Studio(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Cast
- willow smith , Salli Richardson-Whitfield , Will Smith , Alice Braga , Charlie Tahan
- Writers
- Akiva Goldsman , Mark Protosevich
- Runtime
- 101 minutes
- Budget
- $150 million
Summary
Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure in this post-apocalyptic action thriller.
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