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I Am Legend’s Alternate Ending Explained: What Happens & Why It Was Cut
The alternate ending of I Am Legend explained a lot more about the infected than the theatrical version, was much truer to Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel, and made the rest of the movie much deeper. The alternate ending was first revealed when I Am Legend was released on DVD, and immediately many viewers remarked that it felt superior to the finale that made it into I Am Legend. Clearly, director Francis Lawrence felt the same, as I Am Legend 2 will be following the alternate ending to I Am Legend rather than the original. What’s more, Warner Bros. has made the I Am Legend alternate cut available to stream. This has of course led to many questions about what happens in I Am Legend’s alternate ending that makes it necessary to set up I Am Legend 2, and why it wasn’t used in the first place.