January 12, 2008
- Cameron Monaghan auditioned for the part of Ethan.
- Guillermo del Toro, Will Smith’s first choice, turned down the offer to direct this film so he could make Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008).
- Warner Bros. Pictures has owned the rights to the book since the 1970s. The studio first attempted adapting it was as The Omega Man (1971) with director Boris Sagal, starring Charlton Heston. Then as ‘I Am Legend’ with director Ridley Scott, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, which fell through when the production went over-budget. And then in 2002, Michael Bay was set to direct Will Smith, but they decided to make Bad Boys II (2003) instead.
- The scenes at the Brooklyn Bridge involved over 1000 extras and various military vehicles and aircraft.
- Plants were transported via trucks from Florida to dress up the city streets as if weeds had overtaken them.
- In the film, Will Smith’s character holds up a CD calling it "…the best album ever made." The album is Bob Marley’s "Legend."
- Will Smith grew so enamored of his canine co-star, Abby, that he tried to adopt her when the shooting was finished, but the dog’s trainer could not be persuaded to give her up.
- Will Smith left the production for a couple of days to attend Tom Cruise’s wedding to Katie Holmes in Rome, Italy.
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