The emotional rollercoaster ride that is the development process of I Am Legend continues. A few days ago we got good news that the lame, story destroying, secondary character named "Phil" who was rumored to be inserted into the story to make a part for Johnny Depp was in fact, not in the movie at all. But now I'm back to being totally depressed about the movie again.
Why? AICN is carrying a rumor which says that they've re-imagined the original post-apocalyptic script for the film to turn it into the lame story of the last doctor left behind after Manhattan is infected with a plague. That's right, not the world. Just Manhattan. Suddenly, instead of being the soul searching, heart-wrenching story of the last, lonely man on earth it's "Escape From Manhattan" staring a stethoscope wearing version of Snake Pliskin.
If this is true, just end me right now. It does however jive with the other rumors we've heard, about how they're removing all the intelligence from the genetically deformed humans Will Smith's character is supposed to be fighting to turn them into dumbed down, idiot zombies. Actually, maybe this isn't "Escape From Manhattan", it's starting to sound more like Resident Evil.
I don't want to live.
