Coming out of Comic-Con is some big news.  ShockTillYouDrop.com spoke with director Francis Lawrence and he confirmed that a prequel to I Am Legend is in the works and Will Smith may return to his lead role.  "Yes, yes, absolutely, we're actually trying to crack that.  We're trying to figure out some ideas for it, but yes, it would be a prequel," says Shock. 

Since I Am Legend would be a prequel for obvious reasons, for those who've seen the film, Lawrence said that they are still figuring out ways to to tell the story and how it will look.  "In the prequel, it's slightly different because it's earlier.  We were three years later so we did a lot of research into the way nature would have sort of overtaken the city, with the cracks in the streets and the weeds, so if it's just back earlier, it'll be slightly different so the approach will be different," said Lawrence.  "We're not positive of the time of year, because if you go in winter, you can do some entirely different kinds of things."

I'm totally open to a prequel however if they are going to tell the story from the moment the virus breaks out until Robert Neville becomes "the last man on earth", I don't want to see it.  I want to see more of Neville being completely alone in New York City.  I think a lot of people agree that it was the best part of the film, watching him try to survive.  From what Lawrence said in the interview, I'm inclined to think that they also want to see more of Neville along.  So lets see what happens... I Am Legend sure made enough money for a sequel to be greenlit and I'd like to see more.

-Phil