Warner Bros. Is Rebooting 'I Am Legend' Without Will Smith

Despite the fact it was a box office success, I Am Legend starring Will Smith never quite found its way into expansion at Warner Bros. studios. There were a number of attempts to bring a sequel AND prequel to the big screen, but none were successful. However, according to Deadline the studio has seen something they like in the shape of a script entitled A Garden At The End Of The World, written by Gary Graham and plans are in motion to create a reboot of the 2007 zombie thriller.

When Graham first posted his script online, he was working as a sales team member at an Apple store in New York City, but after his script caught the attention of Hollywood executives, it became the subject of multiple bids by some of the industry's largest studios. With a vision in mind, Warner Bros ultimately won out and put plans in place to have Graham modify his script to serve the purpose of a new I Am Legend picture. Will Smith is unlikely to sign on for the project, and it's not clear where in the timeline of the original movie (or Richard Matheson's original novel) this new project will pick up.

Fans of Richard Matheson's 1954 horror classic were left extremely unhappy with the changes Francis Lawrence's 2007 movie made to the original text. It seems unlikely that said fans will see any retribution with this latest project considering the original script wasn't even intended to explore Lawrence's or Matheson's work.

I Am Legend producers Akiva Goldsman, James Lassiter, and Joby Harold have all signed to produce the new project.