I Am Legend
2007 Will Smith hitI Am Legendfeatures an Easter egg reference toBatman v Superman , despite that motion-picture show still being a decade aside from take place . As an A - leaning movie champion , Smith has made a livelihood off of his likeable personality and ready wit . That enounce , a common criticism of Smith as an actor is a lack of range , with many argue that many of his characters boil down to Smith basically playing a interpretation of himself . To some extent that ’s dead on target , but Smith has also appeared in a identification number of part demonstrating that he possesses a wealth of acting gift .
One such role come in the 2007 sci - fi / horror filmI Am Legend , in which Smith play Dr. Robert Neville , a scientist who for a foresighted time believe himself to be the literal last man on Earth . With his faithful dog Samantha serving as a companion , Robert has spend the year since an revelatory plague take in hold - ferment much of the population intovampire - like creatures dub Darkseekers- trying to find a remedy .
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gross nearly $ 600 million worldwide on a budget of $ 150 million , I Am Legendwas a full-grown winner for Warner Bros. However , the picture also ended up omen another big money - maker for the studio apartment , 2016’sBatman v Lucy in the sky with diamonds : Dawn of Justice .
I Am Legend’s Batman v Superman Easter Egg: Why Is It There?
At one point inI Am Legend , Will Smith’sRobert Neville is walking through a now bleak Times Square in New York City . One of the things he pass is a hoarding run around a logotype that flux the Batman and Superman symbolic representation , seemingly push a crossover voter film . Batman v Supermanwas far from greenlit whenI Am Legendcame out , so despite what some may recollect , this Easter egg was n’t have in mind to preview a film Warner Bros. was already design to secrete .
As confirm byI Am Legenddirector Francis Lawrence a few months after the release ofBatman v Superman , the Batman / Superman picture logo being included is in reality a sort of in - joke . I Am Legendscreenwriter and manufacturer Akiva Goldsman had actually been hired to compose the script for a potential Batman / Superman crossover voter movie in the early 2000s . The project was shelved , and Warner Bros. went on to bring forth Christopher Nolan’sDark Knighttrilogy , and Bryan Singer’sSuperman Returnsa few years afterwards . Lawrence and Goldsman but thought it would be fun to pretend that such a crossover voter flick had actually been made inI Am Legend ’s world .
Neither Lawrence or Goldsman had any ideaBatman v Supermanwould finally happen when filmingI Am Legend , and the fact that it did is just an mirthful happenstance . It ’s also funny in hindsight that Will Smith would actually go on to himself link up the DCEU , play DeadshotinSuicide Squadjust a few months afterBatman v Superman ’s release . Hollywood , it ’s a small globe after all .
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