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{{future film|I Am Legend}}

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| status = {{statusEndangered}}

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| director = [[Francis Lawrence]]

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| producer = [[David Heyman]]<br />[[Akiva Goldsman]]<br />Neal Moritz<br />Erwin Stoff

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| writer = [[Richard Matheson]]<br /><small>(novel)</small><br />Akiva Goldsman<br /><small>(screenplay)</small>

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| starring = [[Will Smith]]<br />[[Salli Richardson]]<br />[[Alice Braga]]

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| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]

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| ordo = [[Malpighiales]]

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| familia = [[Euphorbiaceae]]

| subfamiliadistributor = [[CrotonoideaeWarner Bros.]]

| tribusreleased = [[CrotoneaeDecember 14]], [[2007]]

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| genus = ''[[Croton (genus)|Croton]]''

| country = [[USA]]

| species = '''''C. hancei'''''

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| binomial = ''Croton hancei''

| language = [[English language|English]]

| binomial_authority = (Benth, 1861)

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| imdb_id = 0480249

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'''''I Am Legend''''' is a [[2007 in film|2007]] [[science fiction film]] directed by [[Francis Lawrence]] and starring [[Will Smith]]. ''I Am Legend'' is based on [[Richard Matheson]]'s novel of the [[I Am Legend|same name]], but the film will be closer to ''[[The Omega Man]]'', the second film adaptation of the novel.<ref>{{cite news | first=Robert | last=Sanchez | url=http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_d4j_ezine&task=read&page=1&category=featured&article=397&Itemid=27 | title=Johnny Depp Will Not Appear In I Am Legend | publisher=IESB.net | date=[[2006-09-18]] | accessdate=2006-09-19 }}</ref> ''I Am Legend'' is set to be released on [[December 14]], [[2007]].

'''Hong Kong croton''' ('''''Croton hancei''''') is an [[endemic species]] of [[Croton (genus)|croton]] to [[Tsing Yi Island]], [[Hong Kong]].

== Synopsis ==

It was discovered by [[H. F. Hance]] on [[Hong Kong Island]] in [[1850s]] and published by [[botanist]] [[George Bentham]] as a new species in ''Flora Hongkongensis'' in [[1861]]. The species has not been seen again then.

In post-apocalyptic New York, the last known survivor ([[Will Smith|Smith]]) of a virus that has wiped out the world's population finds himself confronting mutants that haunt the night.

== Cast ==

On [[21st February]] [[1997]], staff of the Hong Kong Herbarium of [[ Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department]] found an unknown species on a steep slope woodland under the highest peak, [[Tsing Yi Peak]], on the Tsing Yi Island. After confirmed by the experts from South China Institute of Botany, the species Hong Kong Croton was re-discovered for over a century.

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! Actor

! Role

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| [[Will Smith]]

| Robert Neville

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| [[Salli Richardson]]<ref name="blackfilm">{{cite news | first=Wilson | last=Morales | url=http://www.blackfilm.com/20060915/features/iamlegendnews.shtml | title=''I Am Legend'' casting news | publisher=Blackfilm.com | date=[[2006-09-19]] | accessdate=2006-09-19 }}</ref>

| Ginny Neville

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| Willow Smith<ref>{{cite news | first=Paul | last=Davidson | url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/737/737180p1.html | title=Another Smith Joins Legend | publisher=[[IGN]] | date=[[2006-10-04]] | accessdate=2006-10-15 }}</ref>

| Marley Neville

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| [[Alice Braga]]<ref name="blackfilm" />

| Anna

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| Charlie Tahan

| Ethan

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== Production ==

The woodland is considered to be a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest (Hong Kong)|Site of Special Scientific Interest]] (SSSI) of 1.05 hactres for the protection of the endemic Hong Kong croton.

=== Development ===

In 1997, director [[Ridley Scott]] was attached to the project with [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] in the lead role. However, Warner Bros. dropped the project due to a projected budget that escalated to [[United States dollar|USD]]$108 million. In 2002, director [[Michael Bay]] was attached to the project with Will Smith in the lead role, but the project failed to advance. In fall of 2005, the project regained momentum with director Francis Lawrence at the helm.<ref name="reborn">{{cite news | first=Michael | last=Fleming | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117942073?cs=1&s=h&p=0 | title='Legend' reborn again at Warners | publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=[[2006-04-25]] | accessdate=2006-08-23 }}</ref> For the adaptation, an original script by Mark Protosevich, based on [[Richard Matheson]]'s 1954 novel ''[[I Am Legend]]'', was rewritten by Akiva Goldsman.<ref name="reborn" />

==Features= Filming ===

In January 2006, Warner Bros. pursued a deal to film in the Kingsbridge Armory in New York for seven months at the cost of $350,000.<ref>{{cite news | first=Frank | last=Lombardi | url=http://www.nydailynews.com/boroughs/story/385769p-327358c.html | title=Armory's a fright site! | publisher=[[New York Daily News]] | date=[[2006-01-26]] | accessdate=2006-08-23 }}</ref> Shooting began on September 23, 2006 and is targeted to wrap up on March 31, 2007.<ref>{{cite news | first=Garth | last=Franklin | url=http://www.darkhorizons.com/news06/060816i.php | title="I Am Legend" Taking Time To Film | publisher=Dark Horizons | date=[[2006-08-16]] | accessdate=2006-08-23 }}</ref>

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Filming took place throughout [[New York City]], including [[Washington Square Park]], the [[Flatiron Building]], [[Grand Central Station]], [[Columbus Circle]], [[St. Patrick's Old Cathedral, New York|St. Patrick's Cathedral]], and the [[Brooklyn Bridge]] Kingsbridge Armory in 355 Marcy ave 4/2/2007. The scenes at the Brooklyn Bridge involved over 1000 extras and various military vehicles and aircraft.<ref>WABC-TV Channel 7 5:00 News, report by Lori Stokes on 1/22/07.</ref>

==See also==

*[[Croton (genus)|Croton]]

*[[List of Hong Kong-related topics]]

*[[List of Croton species]]

==External linksFootnotes ==

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* [http://www.hkherbarium.net/Herbarium/topics/Croton/croton_E.htm Hong Kong Croton reappears in Hong Kong (Hong Kong Herbarium)]

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* [http://www.hknature.net/chi/ecodiary/diary_64.html Ecological Diary (in Chinese only)]

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== External links ==

*{{imdb title|id=0480249|title=I Am Legend}}

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[[fr:Je suis une légende (film, 2007)]]

[[ru:Я — легенда (фильм, 2007)]]