Lieutenant Colonel Robert Neville (d. 2012) was an American military officer and scientist of the early 21st century. After the spread of the Krippin Virus across the globe in 2009, Neville fought to find a cure while withstanding assaults by the Darkseekers, a mutated offshoot of humanity created by the plague. Neville's experiments on his own blood resulted in success; he ultimately passed along a sample of cured blood to survivors Anna and Ethan while blowing himself up to destroy a horde of attacking Darkseekers.[1]
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- Lieutenant Colonel Neville was played by American actor Will Smith.[2][3] Smith wanted the film's story to proceed forward from a traumatic event suffered by his character.[4] Smith was ultimately disappointed with the box office gross of the film and wondered if something could have been done to improve it,[5] despite the fact that it was a record-breaking result.[6]
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- An artist's conception of Arnold Schwarzenegger in the part was commissioned for "Underexposed!: The 50 Greatest Movies Never Made".[7]
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- ↑ I Am Legend - Mark Protosevich & Akiva Goldsman - Village Roadshow Pictures - Release date 14 December 2007 - Retrieved 28 May 2025
- ↑ I Am Legend - IMDB - Retrieved 28 May 2025
- ↑ Will Smith - IMDB - Retrieved 28 May 2025
- ↑ The City That Never Sleeps, Comatose - David M. Halbfinger - 4 November 2007 - The New York Times - Retrieved 28 May 2025 - Archived 8 July 2023
- ↑ Will Smith reveals why he wasn't satisfied with the legendary success of I Am Legend - Derek Lawrence - 4 November 2021 - Entertainment Weekly - Retrieved 28 May 2025 - Archived 28 May 2025
- ↑ Will Smith recalls being upset that 'I Am Legend' made $77 million during its opening weekend, because he wanted to clear $80 million - Olivia Singh - 5 November 2021 - Business Insider - Retrieved 28 May 2025 - Archived 28 May 2025
- ↑ “I am Legend” directed by Ridley Scott and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, what?!?? My take for UNDEREXPOSED! The 50 Greatest Movies Never Made by @joshuathehull and @PosterSpy - Nico Bascuñán ⤬ COMMS OPEN @nbascunan - 25 May 2021 - Twitter - Retrieved 28 May 2025 - Archived 28 May 2025