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Will Smith’s Character Is Still A Problem For I Am Legend 2
I Am Legend 2 will bring back Will Smith’s character, Robert Neville, by following the first film’s alternate ending in which he lives – but this still presents a problem. The long-awaited sequel to the 2007 I Am Legend movie is intended to align more closely with the novel by author Richard Matheson. Though the book does follow the plot line in which Neville discovers that the vampires, or Darkseekers as they are called in the movie, are capable of emotional connection, it ends with the character’s death. So now, the direction forward is unclear.
In the original ending of I Am Legend, protagonist Robert Neville sacrificed his life so the Krippin Virus cure he had discovered could make it out into the world where it was needed. In this version, the victims of I Am Legend‘s zombie-like pandemic were nothing but mindless monsters. In the movie’s alternate ending, however, Neville realizes that the beings he had been capturing and experimenting on were capable of love. This was the case in the I Am Legend book as well, but unlike the novel, Neville survives this version of the film ending. This poses the question whether Neville will live or die in I Am Legend 2.
Neither ending of the I Am Legend movie was perfect. The theatrical version eliminated the idea that the “zombies” were capable of complex thought and were beginning to form new societies, but it did kill off Will Smith’s character just as the book did. Now, with I Am Legend 2 following the alternate ending, he has been miraculously brought back to life. However, this places the sequel film in an uncomfortable place. Will it commit to keeping Neville alive and seeing him live past the new movie, or has Will Smith’s character been brought back to life just to kill again later in a different way?
Since Robert Neville already received an on-screen death in I Am Legend 2, it would be difficult to duplicate the emotional impact of his sacrifice in a sequel. Doing so might even feel silly to audiences and would make it clear that the film’s original ending was retconned just to make some money from Will Smith’s presence in a sequel. On the other hand, if Neville survives I Am Legend 2, it would significantly contradict the entire point of the original novel’s story – since without dying, Robert Neville can’t become the titular “legend” that he is supposed to.
Will Smith’s Robert Neville Must Die To Become The ‘Legend’
In the I Am Legend book, the title refers to the fact that, as the last member of the uninfected human species, Robert Neville becomes a legend upon death. In this version, the character is captured by the vampires, who he then realized saw him as a monster and murderer for the way he had been experimenting on their people. Willingly, he relinquished control and accepted that he no longer had a place on Earth and would content himself with being a legend. On the other hand, in the original I Am Legendmovie ending, Neville is a legend because of his great sacrifice and role in discovering a cure.
However, the alternate ending of the I Am Legend movie gives little meaning to the title. This indicates that by continuing this version of the story, audiences will discover how Will Smith’s character will become a legend. This could mean a unique ending than his character has received in any adaptation, but given the book’s overall themes, death might be the only option that makes sense for Neville. Of course, I Am Legend 2 will have to get creative with how it goes about this, so it doesn’t feel entirely disjointed with the many versions of the story that now exist.
JAY-Z has cemented his lead as the world’s richest rapper with a net worth of $2.5 billion.
The new figure is reportedly due to money for Armand de Brignac champagne and D’Usse cognac, a business venture that belonged to the rapper, until recently.
Interestingly, this increase in wealth comes without Hov, as he is often called, releasing a new album or going on tour.
In February, it was announced that JAY-Z had reached a settlement in his legal battle with D’USSE.
According to Bloomberg, HOV and Bacardi managed to settle a multi-billion dollar lawsuit that saw the Brand buy Jay’s stake in the company for $750 million. However, the rapper is said to retain a “significant interest,” indicating the acquisition of JayZ’s majority stake while he retains a minority stake within the company.
JAY said in his statement, “Growing D’USSÉ over the past decade from an idea to one of the fastest-selling spirits in history has been a blessing,”
According to TMZ, JayZ and Bacardi’s partnership began in 2011, and Hov intended to take over all of D’Usse’s books, records and deposits on drinks and accessories. Sources claimed that he also wanted physical inventory and process details.
The lawsuit states that the rapper “intended to monitor [Bacardi’s] business conduct to protect SC’s rights as a partner.”
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Storage Wars’ star Gunter Nezhoda dies aged 67 after losing battle with cancer just months after diagnosis
Gunter Nezhoda died in sleep in Salt Lake City from lung cancer complications.
The ‘Storage Wars’ star Gunter Nezhoda has died aged 67 after losing his battle with cancer, just six months after his diagnosis.
Nezhoda died in his sleep in Salt Lake City on Tuesday night as a result of complications from lung cancer, his son and fellow ‘Storage Wars’ star Rene Nezhoda told TMZ.
Rene said Nezhoda was diagnosed with lung cancer in September after smoking for 30 years – but the chemotherapy treatment left holes on his lungs.
Nezhoda flew to Utah for an emergency surgery to treat his lungs, but medics said there was nothing more they could do for him, Rene said.
In a video, Rene said: ‘I’m telling you guys this because I know that you guys connected with my dad.
The ‘Storage Wars’ star Gunter Nezhoda (pictured right with his son Rene on Storage Wars) has died aged 67 after losing his battle with cancer , just six months after his diagnosis
My dad was one of the guys on Storage Wars that never really got any hate, people just loved him and being around him, including the crew.
‘Everybody loved working with my dad, so I appreciate the support.
‘A lot of people have been asking how my dad is doing and I just haven’t really talked about anything because we kept it private and we thought he was going to fully recover but unfortunately he didn’t.
‘He was 67 years old and all the love that you guys have shown him and support he really appreciated that.
‘And so hopefully he’s up there in heaven with my mom, dancing again with no more pain.’
Rene said Nezhoda’s son, Ricky, was with him when he passed away on Tuesday.
Gunter, who was born in Vienna and then lived in Frankfurt, Germany for ten years before moving to Las Vegas in 1990, starred in seven episodes of ‘Storage Wars’ from 2015-2019.
He was also a movie star and worked on Bass with the musicians Pat Travers, Leslie West, Michael Schenker, George Lynch, and Kevin Dubrow.
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