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Warner Brothers To Reboot ‘I Am Legend’

A sequel to the 2007 last man on Earth movie I Am Legend starring Will Smith was in the works for a while, but never was able to find its legs. Warner Brothers isn’t ready to let that stop them from making more movies in the franchise, however. So instead of a sequel with Smith, they’ve decided to try rebooting the property entirely.
The story of how the reboot came to be is an interesting one at least. Warner Bros. acquired the rights to a spec script written by Gary Graham, an Apple store employee at the time who submitted his work on the Black List website, catching the attention of Creative Artists Agency, who then signed him. They sent out his script, it attracted plenty of attention, and the bidding war was on with WB coming out on top.
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Richard Matheson: A Legend In His Own Lifetime
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Richard Matheson, celebrated novelist and scriptwriter, passed away earlier this week at the age of 87 in Los Angeles. At this time, no confirmed information is available as to how or why he died. He is survived by his wife and four children (three of whom are authors, as well). He was scheduled to receive the Visionary Award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Films this Wednesday. The 39th annual Saturn Awards ceremony will be dedicated to him and he will receive the award posthumously.
Best known as an author, Matheson wrote stories that inspired artists from all walks of life. His best known novel, I Am Legend, has been adapted for film three credited times and has been an obvious influence for quite a few others. And while that is always the first book that leaps to mind, there are many others that have also been given life on the silver screen. His book What Dreams May Come is a favorite of mine, both in prose form and the film adaptation from 1998. Other adapted works include A Stir Of Echoes, Hell House and The Shrinking Man. Probably the most interesting adaptation was Duel, directed by a young Steven Spielberg, that was produced by Universal Studios as a made for TV movie.
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Tags: A Stir Of Echoes, Duel, Generations, Hell House, I am Legend, Lawman, Richard Matheson, Star Trek, The Shrinking Man, The Twilight Zone, What Dreams May Come
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March eBook Deals: Brave New World, I Am Legend, Samantha Moon, Kurt Vonnegut Series

The eBook deal of the day today for the Amazon Kindle is Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited by Aldous Huxley for only $2.99 each.
Note, this deal is valid through the end of today, Sunday, March 25, 2012, until 11:59pm PST. This title is part of Amazon’s Big Deal Kindle sale, where all ebooks are all $3.99 and under. Other ebook titles included in The Big Deal sale are books from the Kurt Vonnegut Series, as well as Richard Matheson’s I Am Legend, Terry Goodkind’s Wizard First Rule, and all four books of the Samantha Moon series (only $.99).
– Samantha Moon: All Four Novels by J.R. Rain – $.99
– Wizard’s First Rule by Terry Goodkind – $2.99
– I Am Legend by Richard Matheson – $2.99
– The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn by Robin Maxwell – $2.99
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‘I Am Legend 2’ Moves Forward With Will Smith, New Writer

After I Am Legend pulled in $585 million worldwide back in 2007, it was pretty obvious that a sequel was all but guaranteed.
It’s been a little longer than expected, but now it appears that I Am Legend 2 is picking up speed. It’s being reported that Arash Amel has been hired to write a script for the sequel, and that Will Smith and Akiva Goldsman are attached as producers.
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2011 Prelude To Black Friday Lightning Deals – Monday
Every day, Amazon offers up “Lightning Deals,” limited quantities of various products for a discounted price for a 4-hour window of time. You have to be on the lookout for these deals and once the item runs out, the sale is over. Meaning, if you see something on sale that you want, buy it immediately before it’s gone.
Typically you don’t know what will be on sale until the minute it gets posted, but as a prelude to Black Friday, Amazon has released the Lightning Deal schedule and prices for Movies & TV on DVD and Blu-ray for Monday, November 21, starting at 8:30am PST. See list of Monday’s deals here below, along with more information on how these special deals work.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2011
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PST
The Cider House Rules
Blu-ray – $4.99
Muppet Five-Pack with Tin
DVD – $49.99
HD MOODS: Aquarium
Blu-ray – $7.49
HD MOODS: Fire
Blu-ray – $5.99
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Imagenation To Bring Us Ghostly Richard Matheson Tale ‘Earthbound’

According to the trades, Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald have secured their first title in their venture with Imagenation Abu Dhabi. The film will be titled Earthbound, and it is based on the book of the same name from author Richard Matheson.
Matheson is an author whose books have been turned into many popular movies over the years. Among his many works that were turned into films exists titles like The Incredible Shrinking Man, Somewhere in Time, Stir of Echoes, What Dreams May Come, and I Am Legend, which was also The Last Man on Earth and The Omega Man — all based on the books of Matheson. He even adapted some of the screenplays himself.
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