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As someone else said, having Arnold speak no lines of dialogue would have made this film like a two hour version of the last half an hour of Predator when he’s being chased alone. Aka Pure Cinema
Speaking of Arnold Schwarzenegger, the unmade epic he was going to do, Crusade, is the stuff of legend and would make a great What Could Have Been video. The script is online
It got microscopically close to shooting though. From what I’ve read/heard, Verhoeven was out of line during a meeting with the executives, and then they pulled the plug. It was the last straw.
I swear test audiences are the bane of Hollywood's creativity. They hate everything that goes out of the norm. They like safe, bland, repetitive stories. If you even hint at something original they'll cry like babies. Since we're talking about Schwarzenegger's unmade movies, a suggestion for a next video is the canceled sequel to Total Recall. That movie would have answered the question of the first film (was it real or all part of Quaid's manufactured dream?) and replaced it with a new twist. It sounded like a good movie, but it kept getting rejected.
Exactly! they don’t want to be challenged. It was a poor studio decision to change the ending and it was the whole point of the original book. where do they even get these test audiences from anyway?
Test audiences can help a movie too. At the end of the day, they’re needed. Just look at the new captain America movie being reshot a lot because it keeps getting a bad reaction.
@ How does this prove anything? Have you seen the movie? Do you know if it’s better after the reshoots? It could very well be a case similar to this one, where the movie was better before the reshoots because the test audiences were dumbasses.
Amazing Saturday morning gift! Love the idea of the first hour without dialogue, I think Arnold’s screen presence and the style of the movie wouldve really carried it well
It's a shame. I am Legend is top 10 best novels I have read. Especially because of the ending. It's both poiant and heartbreaking at the same time. The ending basically takes a 180.
Here's a good idea for a future "Bullets & Blockbusters" video: *"GODZILLA Reborn", Joe Dante's Sequel to "GODZILLA 2000"* Written by Michael Schlesinger (who also wrote the script for the U.S. Cut of *"GODZILLA 2000"),* the "campy -in-tone" sequel was to have Godzilla arriving in Hawaii where he is then defeated by the U.S. military, but when a lava-bat monster called "Miba" emerged from the active Mauna Loa, Godzilla is revived and the two kaijus would fought in a epic & serious battle. The movie was to have an all-star cast with Bruce Campbell, Jamie Lee Curtis, Christopher Lee, Leonard Nimoy, Scott Bakula, Robert Picardo, Belinda Balaski, Dick Miller, Ken Takakuda, & Shirō Sano (who was to reprise his role as Shiro Miyasaka from *"GODZILLA 2000")* and the FXs were to be done by Toho's very own special effects team. Toho approved the script, with one notable exception: Originally, Godzilla was to be killed by the U.S. military and is then cloned back to life to fight Miba. Another draft was written with Godzilla simply going into a coma after his defeat from the military. The film was to have a mere $20 million budget, but when producer Sid Ganis tried to get to the new Columbia head of production to read the script, he said "I'm not interested in $20 million movies!", and the project was canned as a result.
Also, i wish the final film kept the alternate ending. Especially since if that sequel still happens, they'll probably retcon it to have that be the canon ending, anyways.
I Am Legend is one of my favorite stories and I've found enjoyment in some way, shape, or form in all iterations. But this one...I think it easily could have been the best.
I can't help but think that studios underestimated Schwarzenegger on a few too many occasions. Did you know he was going to make a film about the First Crusade directed by Paul Verhoeven? Would love a video on that film, Bullets and Blockbusters. 🙏
In the early 2000s, screenwriters Andrew Kevin Walker and Akiva Goldsman wrote a screenplay for a Batman Vs Superman flick that would’ve relaunched both the Batman and Superman franchises. Wolfgang Peterson was set to direct, and Johnny Depp and Josh Harnett were reportedly set to play Batman and Superman, but other rumored castings were Colin Farrell and Jude Law, James Franco and Paul Walker, etc. It would’ve been similar to the Batman V. Superman we got, but would’ve been much more derivative of The Dark Knight Returns, featuring a Bruce Wayne who has to come out of retirement after his fiancée is murdered, not exactly like the famous comic, but similar. Lex Luthor would’ve still been the main villain, but would’ve worked with The Joker to manipulate Batman and Superman into fighting. The film leads up to Batman going to kill The Joker as revenge for his fiancée, but Superman stops him as he doesn’t want Batman to go down the path of killing. The two clash it out over their morals before they realize that they’ve been manipulated by The Joker and Lex Luthor. Overall, the film would’ve explored the morals of the two heroes and questioned whether a hero needs to kill. However, it ultimately fell about when J.J. Abrams pitched his Superman script, Superman: Flyby, and WB liked it. Sorry for the long comment, and for any errors since I typed this on my phone.
You should really look into the first lego movie. It had a really interesting development hell, and the first script made before Phil Lord wrote one made a producer cry I think lol
As someone who read I Am Legend, this version sounds much closer to the novella. I wish they made this one instead. I didn't much like the Will Smith version because it strayed too far from the original story.
Great job! I really enjoy videos like this! Arnold Schwarzenegger would’ve been fantastic in this movie. I remember watching this movie when I was in middle school and a bunch of my friends liked it a lot but I would’ve totally preferred this version! Great story!
This sounds like the best movie that could have been that you have covered yet! Hopefully someone can take this version of the film and run with it whenever I Am Legend gets remade again in the next 10-20 years. Especially since it keeps closer to the source material with Neville being a regular guy and not a doctor who was already working on the cure.
Great stuff, mate. I love how you spliced existing movies together to help us visualise it. 1 hour of no speaking could be fantastic. 'The Artist' proved it can work
I like the design of the creatures as I wish they could have kept that along with the Original mask for the Green goblin for the first Spider-Man movie and Snake face Voldemort.
From Ridley's approach, there could have been interesting similarities to Blade Runner. Sullen hero, going into the city and facing off against humanoid creatures, that ultimately we see have feelings and a sense of family. The tone also seems similar to Blade Runner, slow and moody. Sparse dialog. The woman he rescues also seems akin to Rachel, in that how he sees her as more than one of the horde, and she humanizes him. Living in the countryside, having escaped the hell of the city, also seems to be what would have happened after Blade Runner's Theatrical Cut ending. This could have made up for Blade Runner's lack of box office success.
Schwarzenegger revealed in his autobiography that one of the reasons he become governor was because suddenly he had more time, offers weren't coming in and his phone stopped ringing. Because of his heart surgeries, which got very serious, he believes this caused the audiences and Hollywood to see him in a different light. He was no longer the invincible macho man who could never get hurt.
This really sounds like it would've been truly unique. While I did enjoy the Will Smith version (CGI or not), Scott's version sounds like he wanted to do something truly psychological and disturbing. Plus, I like the idea of not having any dialogue for the first hour, as it would've made the audience feel isolated along with Robert. I also would've had it that there would be little to no music in the film, which could further drive in the point that Robert is all alone and would've added more to the atmosphere. Plus, the design of the vampires would've been fantastic, and based on the test photographs and concept art, it was. It's a shame that the fx crew went through all of those tests and concepts, only for the studio to kick the bucket on the project.
Hey, you have to do "What could have been Ridley Scott's Galdiator II" with Maximus waking up in the afterworld, fighting God's and coming to life again. What the hell, man?!
2:17 Actually "Batman & Robin" was Joel Schumacher's second Batman film. Tim Burton made two, Joel Schumacher made two. The unmade "Batman Triumphant" would have been his third if it had gotten greenlit. Just thought I'd let you know that my good sir. 😊
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This, Cameron's Spider Man and Miller's Justice League are the projects I most wish would have happened. I love the book I Am Legend. The 07 one is an OK movie, but this is the version I long for. I love the look and production design of movies of that era.
This movie must definitely existed on the alternate timeline seen on "The Flash". This film could benefit from the William Gibson's Alien 3 comic book adaptation. And I didn't know that the original ending from the 2007 adaptation wasn't liked by test audiences, that ending is so much better and interesting than the final cut. The one thing I like about the Darkseekers from the 2007 adaptation was the hyperventilating breathing, like they have a lot of energy and adreanline flowing in their organism.
Well I've seen the movie a bunch of times and still forgot they were vampires and never got that "I am legend" meant he was a legend to the "dark seekers" so goes to show how memorable and translatable those ideas were in the end lol
I actually really like IAL. It's not surprising, however, that the alternative ending screened bad twice, as that ending was never going to fly in Bush's America.
And in the end, the oficial ending is the one that he lives, since i am legend 2 is in development with will smith, will they show the movie again in theater with the original ending ?
On the topic of Ridley Scott, I heard that the original script for his version of Robin Hood was a reimagining of the character as the bad guy and the Sheriff of Nottingham was the good guy but somebody chickened out and we got a forgettable , unsatisfying film instead. Is there a full Bullets and Blockbusters video to be made out of it? I don't know.
I Am Legend is itself set in an alternate dimension, where Batman V Superman was made. There's a billboard for it visible. At least the planned early 00's one, directed by Wolfgang Petersen. As this film was shot in 2006, it's fair to assume they weren't aware Zack Snyder's 2016 film would be made.
I never got the hate for the theateral ending. I like the message of more with someone becoming a legend by sacrificing themselves to save humanity than the other version where he drives away, giving the impression that people should not strive for anything good and just give up. Plus, the ending in the theatrical cut is closer to the book where both characters off themselves.
In September 13, 2005, Warner Bros. Approached Guillermo Del Toro To Direct The Third Film Adaptation Of Richard Matheson’s Novel I Am Legend Which Would’Ve Started Johnny Depp. However, Guillermo Del Toro Chose To Direct Hellboy II: The Golden Army Instead
Arnold is a reasonable person when he believes in the project. If all parties had a sit down Arnold Ridley and WB could have come to agreement even Arnie working around his fee for the film
Great work as always. I been watching your videos for awhile now, and been watching different ones and you do amazing work with great information i never knew. I'm a movie lover. All things movies. Keep up the great work and always looking forward to your uploads 🍻
Honestly, this film would have been amazing if this was the film we got, I hated the one we got and knowing this was going to be the original version would have been awesome.
I think I Am Legend is an interesting take on a "zombie" apocalypse. While it still fails to provide a compelling story and world building, I think it stands out as one of the more decent Zombie media. Also Im pretty sure Ive already pitched this to you on the original Avengers video. But it would be extremely cool if you could go in depth on the original ideas of Godzilla vs. Kong (2021). Since there are more things Ive uncovered from different books and posts on online that paint a pretty sound structure of what the film could've been before, the plethrra of script changes and editing cuts. Great video, btw Love the channel and keep it up, man!
It was enough early draft done by Max Borenstein [before uncredited rewrites by David Goyer and Frank Derabont] so there isn't really anything note worthy tbh.
Can’t believe they scrapped the original vampire designs. They would have been so gnarly and terrifying instead of the half baked going to the store mannequins that we got
Also Arnold Schwarzenegger was going to be in an Alien film with Sigourney Weaver, Ridley directing and James Cameron producing/writing. 😮😮😮. But the studio wanted an Alien/Predator movie instead so all the above mentioned names dropped out because they thought that was a stupid idea. Which it turned out to be. Fox deserves its terrible reputation for killing franchises.
This actually sounds like it would have been a good version (not sure about the Emma part, though), really showing Neville's isolation from the world around him. (A whole hour without talking, though? Too avant garde for a blockbuster.) The shame is it does what every other adaption does: it shows other uninfected people, kinda missing the point of the book. It's still a shame it didn't happen, though. As for Richard Matheson, the man deserves more respect. It's hard to look at horror and science fiction and not see his fingerprints somewhere. Everything Stephen King did, Matheson did twenty years before.
I understand wanting to see what would have been. But… Was it a faithful adaption? No. Did the CGI age well? Not really. It’s a slower burn psychological “horror” Seeing him slowly lose his humanity. The scenes of him driving through deserted New York streets with that red Mustang. The scene where the vampires set a trap using “Frank” and Nevel quite literally loses his mind. The scene he has to kill his dog, his last living friend - last connection to what the world used to be/ his family. I Am Legend created its own way and became a legend itself. It’s a fantastic film that focused less on action. The alternate ending is also the canon ending with the new Michael B Jordan film following it. I personally always enjoyed it more than the theatrical ending. Wish they would have somehow mixed the two into one, both endings have parts that are great, and parts that are dull. Could’ve made for a more complete film, imo.
The alternative ending was better in the will smith version. It stayed more loyal to the book where he learns he’s now the threat / monster that’s hunting the cgi vampires and humanity is burned toast. The original Arnold movie could still be remade today and would be awesome. Maybe without the third act western shooter / action that the studio wanted though.
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As someone else said, having Arnold speak no lines of dialogue would have made this film like a two hour version of the last half an hour of Predator when he’s being chased alone.
Aka Pure Cinema
Speaking of Arnold Schwarzenegger, the unmade epic he was going to do, Crusade, is the stuff of legend and would make a great What Could Have Been video. The script is online
Thanks for the suggestion
The stuff of legend and sank because of Cutthroat Island and Showgirls.
It got microscopically close to shooting though. From what I’ve read/heard, Verhoeven was out of line during a meeting with the executives, and then they pulled the plug. It was the last straw.
was that Verhoeven?
@@simpsoniac12 Probably for the best. Who knows how that ongoing conflict would ruin shooting.
Shwarzanegger almost made every blockbuster in the world 💀
Just imagine he did all those blockbuster films like The Planet of Apes & This one
Remember in The Lost World there was a fake advertisement for a King Lear film with him.
Also in spiderman, plays doctor Octopus
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That would've been amazing.
Always wanted the apes movie with Arnold @@JahinAlam
God, hearing about everything Ridley Scotts version was going to be makes me even more sad that it was going to be scrapped.
This version sounds way better
I swear test audiences are the bane of Hollywood's creativity. They hate everything that goes out of the norm. They like safe, bland, repetitive stories. If you even hint at something original they'll cry like babies.
Since we're talking about Schwarzenegger's unmade movies, a suggestion for a next video is the canceled sequel to Total Recall. That movie would have answered the question of the first film (was it real or all part of Quaid's manufactured dream?) and replaced it with a new twist. It sounded like a good movie, but it kept getting rejected.
Exactly! they don’t want to be challenged. It was a poor studio decision to change the ending and it was the whole point of the original book. where do they even get these test audiences from anyway?
Test audiences can help a movie too. At the end of the day, they’re needed. Just look at the new captain America movie being reshot a lot because it keeps getting a bad reaction.
@ How does this prove anything? Have you seen the movie? Do you know if it’s better after the reshoots? It could very well be a case similar to this one, where the movie was better before the reshoots because the test audiences were dumbasses.
@@Dreadjaws Just saying, it goes both ways.
@ Maybe find a real example next time, then.
Amazing Saturday morning gift!
Love the idea of the first hour without dialogue, I think Arnold’s screen presence and the style of the movie wouldve really carried it well
Glad you enjoyed it!
It feels like absolutely no one in Hollywood gets what the Matheson book was really about. We will never have a proper adaptation.
what is it really about?
Everybody chokes out over that ending.
@@ikezios-. Yes - teach us, Senpai …
It's a shame. I am Legend is top 10 best novels I have read. Especially because of the ending. It's both poiant and heartbreaking at the same time. The ending basically takes a 180.
You’re right. Don’t want to spoil anything if no one has a read it. All i can say is.. check it out for yourself or listen to the audiobook
Here's a good idea for a future
"Bullets & Blockbusters" video:
*"GODZILLA Reborn", Joe Dante's Sequel to "GODZILLA 2000"*
Written by Michael Schlesinger (who
also wrote the script for the U.S. Cut
of *"GODZILLA 2000"),* the "campy
-in-tone" sequel was to have Godzilla
arriving in Hawaii where he is
then defeated by the U.S. military, but
when a lava-bat monster called "Miba"
emerged from the active Mauna Loa,
Godzilla is revived and the two kaijus
would fought in a epic & serious battle.
The movie was to have an all-star
cast with Bruce Campbell,
Jamie Lee Curtis, Christopher Lee,
Leonard Nimoy, Scott Bakula,
Robert Picardo, Belinda Balaski,
Dick Miller, Ken Takakuda, &
Shirō Sano (who was to reprise his
role as Shiro Miyasaka from
*"GODZILLA 2000")* and the FXs
were to be done by Toho's very own special effects team.
Toho approved the script, with one
notable exception: Originally, Godzilla
was to be killed by the U.S. military
and is then cloned back to life to fight
Miba. Another draft was written with
Godzilla simply going into a coma after his defeat from the military.
The film was to have a mere $20 million
budget, but when producer Sid Ganis
tried to get to the new Columbia head
of production to read the script, he
said "I'm not interested in $20 million
movies!", and the project was canned as a result.
Well that’s fucked…that would of been dope as hell
@@JOSH-lw2jv that's some awesome story and should've been made
Groovy boy in a Godzilla film sounds epic
That's an awesome idea. I'd have preferred that over the TriStar one.
Arnold's I am legend would have worked cause he was great in Predator. He was the lone survivor going up against a monster.
That Western stand off battle between Schwarzenegger & the Hemocytes already tells how awesome of a film it would've been
Also, i wish the final film kept the alternate ending. Especially since if that sequel still happens, they'll probably retcon it to have that be the canon ending, anyways.
Maybe we could get an alternative cut with the ending stitched back in, special blu ray feature etc.
Currently many people consider it the actual ending, since it makes more sense to the book
It would have been better with practical zombies as opposed to CGI imo
I Am Legend is one of my favorite stories and I've found enjoyment in some way, shape, or form in all iterations. But this one...I think it easily could have been the best.
But would it have had a Batman/Superman movie poster in the background?
Haha probably not
I can't help but think that studios underestimated Schwarzenegger on a few too many occasions. Did you know he was going to make a film about the First Crusade directed by Paul Verhoeven? Would love a video on that film, Bullets and Blockbusters. 🙏
Will add it to the list!
I’d love to see a version of I Am Legend that closer to the book.
In the early 2000s, screenwriters Andrew Kevin Walker and Akiva Goldsman wrote a screenplay for a Batman Vs Superman flick that would’ve relaunched both the Batman and Superman franchises. Wolfgang Peterson was set to direct, and Johnny Depp and Josh Harnett were reportedly set to play Batman and Superman, but other rumored castings were Colin Farrell and Jude Law, James Franco and Paul Walker, etc. It would’ve been similar to the Batman V. Superman we got, but would’ve been much more derivative of The Dark Knight Returns, featuring a Bruce Wayne who has to come out of retirement after his fiancée is murdered, not exactly like the famous comic, but similar. Lex Luthor would’ve still been the main villain, but would’ve worked with The Joker to manipulate Batman and Superman into fighting. The film leads up to Batman going to kill The Joker as revenge for his fiancée, but Superman stops him as he doesn’t want Batman to go down the path of killing. The two clash it out over their morals before they realize that they’ve been manipulated by The Joker and Lex Luthor. Overall, the film would’ve explored the morals of the two heroes and questioned whether a hero needs to kill. However, it ultimately fell about when J.J. Abrams pitched his Superman script, Superman: Flyby, and WB liked it.
Sorry for the long comment, and for any errors since I typed this on my phone.
A billboard for it appears in Will Smith's I Am Legend
@ yeah! That’s what actually made me think of this
Has there been a Bullets & Blockbusters episode on this … ?!
@@kierenmoore3236 No
Man, an I Am Legend directed either by Ridley Scott, Michael Bay, or Guillermo Del Toro would’ve been wild
You should really look into the first lego movie. It had a really interesting development hell, and the first script made before Phil Lord wrote one made a producer cry I think lol
The Vincent Price adaptation is extremely underrated, I suggest everyone go watch it.
Agreed!
What a missed opportunity
I wished he never became Governor of California
As someone who read I Am Legend, this version sounds much closer to the novella. I wish they made this one instead. I didn't much like the Will Smith version because it strayed too far from the original story.
Originally, when Arnold Schwarzenegger was cast, it was gonna be titled
"I AM ARMEND," but then they changed it to "I Am Legend."
Hilariously on the long run *AHNOLD* did star on a zombie flick that went against his typecasting when he starred on Maggie....
He was good in Aftermath.
Great job! I really enjoy videos like this! Arnold Schwarzenegger would’ve been fantastic in this movie. I remember watching this movie when I was in middle school and a bunch of my friends liked it a lot but I would’ve totally preferred this version! Great story!
This sounds like the best movie that could have been that you have covered yet! Hopefully someone can take this version of the film and run with it whenever I Am Legend gets remade again in the next 10-20 years. Especially since it keeps closer to the source material with Neville being a regular guy and not a doctor who was already working on the cure.
Would love to see a video on the many attempts to make The Man Who Killed Don Quixote before it was finally released in 2018
Man, would love to have seen Ridleys version of this. Great vid.!!!
Great stuff, mate.
I love how you spliced existing movies together to help us visualise it.
1 hour of no speaking could be fantastic. 'The Artist' proved it can work
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks!
Great video! Just wanted to suggest again the scrapped project for Multiple Man that was intended to star James Franco and directed by Simon Kinberg
I like the design of the creatures as I wish they could have kept that along with the Original mask for the Green goblin for the first Spider-Man movie and Snake face Voldemort.
From Ridley's approach, there could have been interesting similarities to Blade Runner. Sullen hero, going into the city and facing off against humanoid creatures, that ultimately we see have feelings and a sense of family. The tone also seems similar to Blade Runner, slow and moody. Sparse dialog. The woman he rescues also seems akin to Rachel, in that how he sees her as more than one of the horde, and she humanizes him. Living in the countryside, having escaped the hell of the city, also seems to be what would have happened after Blade Runner's Theatrical Cut ending. This could have made up for Blade Runner's lack of box office success.
Wow well put! Never thought of the thematic similarities between the two films
7:56
Speaking of Hellboy, I’d like to see a What Could Have Been for Hellboy III.
This sounds pretty good! I would not mind seeing it now!
That Arnold zombie movie shown here was actually brilliant.
Schwarzenegger revealed in his autobiography that one of the reasons he become governor was because suddenly he had more time, offers weren't coming in and his phone stopped ringing. Because of his heart surgeries, which got very serious, he believes this caused the audiences and Hollywood to see him in a different light. He was no longer the invincible macho man who could never get hurt.
It's the same reason I became Governor. Me and Arnold even look similar!
This really sounds like it would've been truly unique. While I did enjoy the Will Smith version (CGI or not), Scott's version sounds like he wanted to do something truly psychological and disturbing. Plus, I like the idea of not having any dialogue for the first hour, as it would've made the audience feel isolated along with Robert. I also would've had it that there would be little to no music in the film, which could further drive in the point that Robert is all alone and would've added more to the atmosphere. Plus, the design of the vampires would've been fantastic, and based on the test photographs and concept art, it was. It's a shame that the fx crew went through all of those tests and concepts, only for the studio to kick the bucket on the project.
Do you know if Full Metal Jacket would’ve been any different had Schwarzenegger been Animal Mother like was originally planned?
First I’m hearing of that
He would've done that film if he hadn't declined it due to the favour of Running Man
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I love The Running Man.
@@JahinAlam Schwarzenegger turned down Kubrick!
@@anubusx same here, that film is awesome
That actually sounds like an interesting movie...
Hey, you have to do "What could have been Ridley Scott's Galdiator II" with Maximus waking up in the afterworld, fighting God's and coming to life again.
What the hell, man?!
I did. Got taken down by paramount lol
@@Bulletsandblockbusters Noooooo, I missed that. Any chance of a reupload?
Yup. Check now. Threw it up just for you
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2:17 Actually "Batman & Robin" was Joel Schumacher's second Batman film. Tim Burton made two, Joel Schumacher made two. The unmade "Batman Triumphant" would have been his third if it had gotten greenlit. Just thought I'd let you know that my good sir. 😊
That’s what I say lol
These are definitely some of the coolest and most interesting designs of zombies I’ve seen in a while, I would of loved to have seen that
That a Lance Henrickson vampire at 6:02 ?
I really wish this movie happened. I've always wanted to see a collaboration between Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ridley Scott. Still do.
I kind of want to see Bay's version out of curiosity of how many explosions would be in it
Uh... no thanks. Just watch one of many dumb Transformers flicks instead.
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There's no other viable direction for a Transformers movie than to learn into its stupidity with a sense of humor. Bay's approach was the best option.
I love this channel.
Great Episode man 👏🏼
Can you make what could have been predator 2
This, Cameron's Spider Man and Miller's Justice League are the projects I most wish would have happened. I love the book I Am Legend. The 07 one is an OK movie, but this is the version I long for. I love the look and production design of movies of that era.
What about an episode on the original version of Secrets of Dumvledore, set in Brazil? As long as the canceled 4th and 5th movies
This movie must definitely existed on the alternate timeline seen on "The Flash". This film could benefit from the William Gibson's Alien 3 comic book adaptation. And I didn't know that the original ending from the 2007 adaptation wasn't liked by test audiences, that ending is so much better and interesting than the final cut. The one thing I like about the Darkseekers from the 2007 adaptation was the hyperventilating breathing, like they have a lot of energy and adreanline flowing in their organism.
I wanna know what were the Bruce Willis-isms Terry Gilliam told him to avoid - that sounds fascinating...
That would be cool.
Any plans on discussing what could have been John Carpenters original plans for the Halloween Anthology Series before Michael Myers got so popular?
Yup!
How you guys keep changing the thumbnail I think this newest one is the best yet! Arnold looks like an RE character
Where did you get the clips?
Basicakky if you want to learn about the "seeds" of the Zombie genre read The Day of the Triffids & I Am Legend, both of them are highly influential.
Hey Bullets and Blockbusters, after that, what could have been: Hellboy: Silverlance and Hellboy 3
I’ll keep adding it to the poll
Can you do the canceled Max land is original Power Rangers 2017 version what could’ve been
Well I've seen the movie a bunch of times and still forgot they were vampires and never got that "I am legend" meant he was a legend to the "dark seekers" so goes to show how memorable and translatable those ideas were in the end lol
I actually really like IAL. It's not surprising, however, that the alternative ending screened bad twice, as that ending was never going to fly in Bush's America.
@@chuckenigma A "modern audience" probably wouldn't like it either.
Thanks for the amazing video ❤️
This sounds much better than the movie we actually got.
And in the end, the oficial ending is the one that he lives, since i am legend 2 is in development with will smith, will they show the movie again in theater with the original ending ?
2:07 movie name pleasee 🙏
On the topic of Ridley Scott, I heard that the original script for his version of Robin Hood was a reimagining of the character as the bad guy and the Sheriff of Nottingham was the good guy but somebody chickened out and we got a forgettable , unsatisfying film instead.
Is there a full Bullets and Blockbusters video to be made out of it?
I don't know.
Yup! It’s on the to do list
That's actually a much more interesting take. What a shame we didn't get it.
I love this channel
It's kind of hilarious to me that the film ending test audiences hated is the one that's accurate to the book and explains the title of the film.
I always find myself wishing I could travel to alternate dimensions and get to see these movies that could have been!
I Am Legend is itself set in an alternate dimension, where Batman V Superman was made. There's a billboard for it visible. At least the planned early 00's one, directed by Wolfgang Petersen. As this film was shot in 2006, it's fair to assume they weren't aware Zack Snyder's 2016 film would be made.
Awesome 😎 insight. But I think Arnold was pretty booked at the time.
this sounds infinitely more interesting than what we got
Believe it or not I like This version of I am Legend Better with Schwarzenegger.
I never got the hate for the theateral ending. I like the message of more with someone becoming a legend by sacrificing themselves to save humanity than the other version where he drives away, giving the impression that people should not strive for anything good and just give up. Plus, the ending in the theatrical cut is closer to the book where both characters off themselves.
In September 13, 2005, Warner Bros. Approached Guillermo Del Toro To Direct The Third Film Adaptation Of Richard Matheson’s Novel I Am Legend Which Would’Ve Started Johnny Depp. However, Guillermo Del Toro Chose To Direct Hellboy II: The Golden Army Instead
Thanks but he already mentioned that in this video. What's with all the words being capitalized?
I heard and know about Ridley Scott and Arnold Schwarzenegger in this version of I Am Legend from Supervoid Cinema (RUclipsr)
This sounds quite good tbh
Arnold is a reasonable person when he believes in the project. If all parties had a sit down Arnold Ridley and WB could have come to agreement even Arnie working around his fee for the film
2:05 what movie is this
I believe it is Species (1995).
@ thanks
Yes, it is
Warner Bros. Immediately Put The Film On The Fast Track Attaching Neal H. Moritz As Producer
Great work as always. I been watching your videos for awhile now, and been watching different ones and you do amazing work with great information i never knew. I'm a movie lover. All things movies.
Keep up the great work and always looking forward to your uploads 🍻
Thanks for the kind words. I really appreciate it and am happy you’re digging the videos!
I love this channel! ❤
Honestly, this film would have been amazing if this was the film we got, I hated the one we got and knowing this was going to be the original version would have been awesome.
I think I Am Legend is an interesting take on a "zombie" apocalypse. While it still fails to provide a compelling story and world building, I think it stands out as one of the more decent Zombie media.
Also Im pretty sure Ive already pitched this to you on the original Avengers video. But it would be extremely cool if you could go in depth on the original ideas of Godzilla vs. Kong (2021). Since there are more things Ive uncovered from different books and posts on online that paint a pretty sound structure of what the film could've been before, the plethrra of script changes and editing cuts.
Great video, btw Love the channel and keep it up, man!
Read the book.
@@petermj1098 😕
Thanks! Will add it to the list
Around 6:00 was that lance henriksen
Test audiences are dumb. Everyone liked the alternate ending more. At least thats how its been for like 15 years.
Have you guys done Godzilla 2014 (2012 Screenplay)?
Not yet but we did Godzilla 94
It was enough early draft done by Max Borenstein [before uncredited rewrites by David Goyer and Frank Derabont] so there isn't really anything note worthy tbh.
What is the movie at 2:06?
Somebody knows what happened to I am legend 2 with Michael b Jordan?
I just saw Gladiator II (Which was pretty good btw) it's not surprising to see Ridley Scott themed video. Nice!
What's ironic is there is no reason Arnie and Ridley couldn't still make their version. But apparently IAL2 with Smith is happening.
Can’t believe they scrapped the original vampire designs. They would have been so gnarly and terrifying instead of the half baked going to the store mannequins that we got
Also Arnold Schwarzenegger was going to be in an Alien film with Sigourney Weaver, Ridley directing and James Cameron producing/writing. 😮😮😮. But the studio wanted an Alien/Predator movie instead so all the above mentioned names dropped out because they thought that was a stupid idea. Which it turned out to be. Fox deserves its terrible reputation for killing franchises.
This would have been so BADASS!
it's a good thing this film didn't happen at the time the late 90's had alot of bad films the 2007 was good enough except that awful ending.
The Alternate ending was atleast better
@@JahinAlam i totally agree.
This actually sounds like it would have been a good version (not sure about the Emma part, though), really showing Neville's isolation from the world around him. (A whole hour without talking, though? Too avant garde for a blockbuster.) The shame is it does what every other adaption does: it shows other uninfected people, kinda missing the point of the book. It's still a shame it didn't happen, though.
As for Richard Matheson, the man deserves more respect. It's hard to look at horror and science fiction and not see his fingerprints somewhere. Everything Stephen King did, Matheson did twenty years before.
This could still be made I think
I understand wanting to see what would have been. But…
Was it a faithful adaption? No.
Did the CGI age well? Not really.
It’s a slower burn psychological “horror”
Seeing him slowly lose his humanity. The scenes of him driving through deserted New York streets with that red Mustang. The scene where the vampires set a trap using “Frank” and Nevel quite literally loses his mind. The scene he has to kill his dog, his last living friend - last connection to what the world used to be/ his family.
I Am Legend created its own way and became a legend itself. It’s a fantastic film that focused less on action.
The alternate ending is also the canon ending with the new Michael B Jordan film following it. I personally always enjoyed it more than the theatrical ending. Wish they would have somehow mixed the two into one, both endings have parts that are great, and parts that are dull. Could’ve made for a more complete film, imo.
The alternative ending was better in the will smith version. It stayed more loyal to the book where he learns he’s now the threat / monster that’s hunting the cgi vampires and humanity is burned toast.
The original Arnold movie could still be remade today and would be awesome. Maybe without the third act western shooter / action that the studio wanted though.