10 Announced Movie Sequels That Shouldn't Happen
8. I Am Legend 2
2007's I Am Legend was a rock-solid post-apocalyptic action thriller that nevertheless seemed to cement itself as a one-off movie given the demise of Will Smith's protagonist, Dr. Robert Neville, at the end. But where there's a Will, there's a way (sorry) - as in 2022, Warner Bros. announced that a follow-up was in the works, with Smith set to reprise his role... somehow.
Producers have since confirmed that I Am Legend 2 will do the most uncommon of things, by ditching the theatrical ending and opting for the vastly superior alternate ending instead, where Neville survives.
While that makes sense to an extent, the alternate ending still doesn't provide a particularly compelling "in" for a new movie, especially not almost 20 years after the fact. Plus, given that returning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman hasn't written a single acclaimed film since the original I Am Legend, it's tough to have faith in him turning in something worthwhile.
Though casting Michael B. Jordan opposite Smith is plenty enticing, this just feels like another sequel that a movie studio wants more than audiences, because for as much money as I Am Legend made in 2007, is anyone still talking about it in 2025?