I Am Legend 2 Will Take Inspiration From The Last of Us; Famous American Filmmaker Reveals His ‘Obsession’ With the HBO TV Series

The ongoing HBO series “The Last of Us“ is the most talked about topic on the internet. It is an adaption of a same-named action-adventure game that was released in 2013. This PlayStation title won numerous “Game of the Year” awards after its release. Now, its ongoing series is also becoming extremely successful, like its sources.

The series has received a lot of appreciation from fans who are hooked by the series. The series presents wonderful performances of the actors like Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, along with incredible direction by its creators Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin. As a result, it is the highest-rated video game adaptation even, having a Rotten Tomatoes rating of above 97 percent.

The HBO series has been inspirational to many and one of them is the American filmmaker Akiva Goldsman. He is famous for creating numerous well-known films like “The Da Vinci Code,” “I am Legend,” and “Transformers: The Last Knight”. Goldsman has recently revealed about taking inspiration for the “I Am Legend” sequel from this HBO adaptation.

Akiva Goldsman is inspired by The Last of Us for ‘I am Legend’ sequel

Akiva Goldsman has joined Warner Bros. for a multi-year project, two of which are much-anticipated sequels. He has confirmed working on projects like sequels to “Constantine” and “I am Legend”. Furthermore, the American director has claimed that the original leads, Keanu Reeves and Will Smith, will return for both sequels. Also, Michael B. Jordan will join the “I Am Legend” sequel cast.

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The “I am Legend” sequel will take a lot of visual features from the current “The Last of Us” series, which Goldsman is a big fan of. The ongoing video game adaptation on HBO would be an excellent source of inspiration to create the post-apocalyptic setting of the sequel. Also, this sequel would take place a few years after the 2007-released film.

Goldsman reported to Deadline, “I’m obsessed with The Last of Us, where we see the world just post-apocalypse but also after a 20-30-year lapse. You see how the earth reclaims the world, and there’s something beautiful in the question of, as a man steps away from being the primary tenant, what happens?”

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