I Am Legend 2 has just taken a big step forward towards being real. The sequel to the 2007 film was first confirmed back in 2024, with there being talks of Will Smith returning in some aspect, as well as Michael B. Jordan featuring as the film's star.
Now, we also have an update on the movie's director. Collider spoke with Steven Caple Jr., who confirmed he will be directing the film for Warner Bros. Caple Jr. is also working on a handful of Paramount projects, and is now working on the Netflix Man on Fire remake. It's unclear where I Am Legend 2 fits into his busy schedule, but it is in the works.
Akiva Goldsman, who wrote the original movie, is coming back for the sequel, too. This won't be half as confusing as Smith's return for some audiences, though. However, it's explained that for the sequel, the filmmakers will be using the alternate ending of the original film, which more closely followed the end of the 1954 Richard Matheson book. Instead of going out in a blaze of glory, Smith's character was left to live with the discovery the monsters he'd grown to hate were not mindless killing machines, but people who had grown as a society since the fall of humanity. It'll be interesting to see how that theme continues in the sequel, made some 20 years on.