“Producers are working on it. Im not actually. If its great, Im into it, Smith told the BBC. I dont want to be the sequel guy. I figure Ive got about six or seven more years where I can run and jump a little bit and then Im going butt and gut for the rest of my career. Butt and gut.
Arash Amel is currently writing the script for the producers.
Shock exclusively broke the news in 2008 – shortly after I Am Legend‘s 2007 release – that Richard Matheson, writer of the original tale, had signed off on the sequel rights. It’s unknown how the sequel, or prequel, intends to bring Smith’s character back.