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'''Kayleigh Emma Pearson''' (born [[25 June]] [[1985]] in [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], [[England]]) is an [[England|English]] [[model (person)|model]] famed for her blonde hair, blue eyes and cosmetically enhanced breasts. She hails from Worcestershire. She is represented by International Model Management and was named after the [[Marillion]] song [[song|Kayleigh]] when it was top of the charts in 1985. Allegedly her mother picked up the song from the radio while in hospital after giving birth to Pearson<ref>[[FHM]] High Street Honeys interview, January 2004</ref>.
'''''I Am Legend''''' is a [[2007 in film|2007]] [[Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction|post-apocalyptic]] [[science fiction film]] directed by [[Francis Lawrence]] and starring [[Will Smith]]. It is the third feature film adaptation of [[Richard Matheson]]'s 1954 [[I Am Legend|novel of the same name]], following 1964's ''[[The Last Man on Earth (1964 film)|The Last Man on Earth]]'' and 1971's ''[[The Omega Man]]''.<ref>Before ''I Am Legend''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s release in cinemas in 2007, the direct-to-DVD ''I Am Omega'' was released by [[The Asylum]] to cash-in on the adaptation's potential success. {{cite news | url= http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117935602.html | title=I Am Legend review | author=Todd McCarthy | publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=2007-12-07 | accessdate=2007-12-18}}</ref> Smith plays [[virology|virologist]] Robert Neville, who is immune to a vicious man-made [[virus]] originally created to cure [[cancer]]. He works to create a cure while living in Manhattan in 2012, a city inhabited by animalistic victims of the virus.


Pearson is a qualified and keen gymnast; she taught gymnastics at the age of 11. She is also qualified to run her own gym. {{Fact|date=June 2008}} One of her most memorable photo shoots took place in a gym in a tribute to her passion for gymnastics and working out.
[[Warner Bros.]] began developing ''I Am Legend'' in 1994, and various actors and directors were attached to the project, though production was delayed due to budgetary concerns related to the script. Production began in 2006 in [[New York City]], filming mainly on location in the city, including a $5 million scene<ref>{{cite news | url= http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/features/e3i75150efee777f4aeaf5bf8e90b207030 | title=A 'Legend' in the Making | publisher=Hollywood Reporter | accessdate=2008-03-23}}</ref> at the [[Brooklyn Bridge]], the most expensive scene ever filmed in the city at the time. Warner Bros. launched a tie-in comic and an online multiplayer game on ''[[Second Life]]'' as part of its marketing campaign. ''I Am Legend'' was released on December 14, 2007 in the United States. It opened to the largest ever [[box office]] for a non-Christmas film released in the U.S. in December. The film's commercial success "cemented [Smith's] standing as the number one box office draw in Hollywood."<ref>{{cite news | url= http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/1697664 | title=Box Office Guru Wrapup: Will Smith Rescues Industry With Explosive Opening For I Am Legend | author=Gitesh Pandya | publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | date=[[2007-12-16]] | accessdate=2007-12-17}}</ref>


She attended Bewdley High School and Sixth Form Centre from 1996 until 2001. Kayleigh then went on to study sports science at University College Worcester.
==Plot==
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In dismal 2012, [[United States Army|US Army]] virologist [[Lieutenant Colonel (United States)|Lieutenant Colonel]] Robert Neville ([[Will Smith]]) is left as the last healthy human in [[New York City]] and possibly the entire world. A series of [[flashback]]s and recorded news programs reveal that a genetically re-engineered [[measles]] [[virus]], created in 2009 as a cure for [[cancer]], mutated into a lethal airborne strain that spread worldwide and killed 90% of those infected. Of the other 10%, only 1% possessed a natural immunity. The remainder degenerated into primal, aggressive beings called Darkseekers with a painful intolerance to [[UV radiation]], forcing them to hide in buildings and other dark places during the day. The immune regular humans were hunted, killed by other humans, killed by the Infected or committed suicide.


Pearson was the winner of [[FHM]]'s (For Him Magazine) High Street Honeys competition in 2003, after Kayleigh sent a snap of herself to FHM. The now famous photo had been originally taken to send to her soldier boyfriend, to boost his morale while he was stationed in Iraq.{{Fact|date=June 2008}} After posting the photo to competition judges the results catapulted her to fame.
Neville's daily routine includes experimentation to find a cure for the virus and trips through a [[Manhattan]] devoid of humanity to hunt for food and supplies. He also waits each day for a response to his continuous recorded radio broadcasts, which instruct any uninfected survivors to meet him at midday at the [[South Street Seaport]]. Flashbacks reveal that his wife ([[Salli Richardson]]) and daughter apparently died in a helicopter accident during the chaotic evacuation of Manhattan, prior to the military-enforced [[quarantine]] of the island in 2009. Neville's isolation is broken only by the companionship of his dog Samantha ("Sam"), interaction with [[mannequins]] he has set up as patrons of a video store, and recordings of old news and entertainment broadcasts.


She was voted in FHM's list of the 100 Sexiest Women in [[FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2004|2004]] (28), [[FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005|2005]] (56), [[FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006|2006]] (67) and [[FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2007|2007]] (62).
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Neville sets a [[Animal trapping#Snares|snare trap]] and captures an infected woman. An infected male (identified as the Alpha Male) watches from the shadows. Back in his laboratory, located in the basement of his heavily-fortified [[Washington Square Park, New York|Washington Square Park]] home, Neville treats the infected woman without success. Shortly thereafter, he is ensnared in a trap created by the Infected, who have placed one of his mannequins from the video shop as a lure; caught in the trap he passes out. By the time Neville wakes up it is dusk and when Neville finally gets free, the Alpha Male releases a pack of infected dogs to attack him, one of which bites Sam (although dogs are unaffected by the airborne strain of the virus, they are still affected by the contact strain). Neville's attempt to cure Sam fails, so he is forced to strangle her. Later that night, he recklessly attacks a group of infected in an attempt to end his life. They overwhelm Neville and nearly kill him, but he is rescued by a pair of immune survivors, Anna ([[Alice Braga]]) and a young boy named Ethan (Charlie Tahan), who have traveled from [[Maryland]] after hearing one of his broadcasts. They take the injured Neville back to his home where Anna explains that they survived the outbreak aboard a [[Red Cross]] evacuation ship from [[São Paulo]] and are making their way to a putative survivors' camp in [[Bethel, Vermont]]. Neville throws a rage and argues that there are no survivors that - " everybody is dead".


Pearson released a single in 2004 with the [[Girls of FHM]] called "Do U Think I'm Sexy?" which reached #7 in the charts. Pearson then released another single in 2006 with the other FHM High Street Honeys called "I Touch Myself" which reached #1 in the box charts.
Neville attempts to lower the infected woman's body temperature so the cure can take effect. That night, the Alpha Male leads a group of infected in an attack on the house, having followed Anna and Neville back the night before. They overrun its defenses and force Neville, Anna, and Ethan to retreat into the basement laboratory. They seal themselves in with the infected woman, where they discover that Neville's treatment is working. Neville draws a vial of the woman's blood and gives it to Anna. He pushes Anna and Ethan into an old coal chute, and then sacrifices himself to save their lives, using a [[hand grenade]] to kill himself and the attacking infected.


In 2006 she had her breast size increased from 34B to 34DD. She appeared topless exclusively for the first time since getting her breasts enlarged, in Nuts magazine ''(Nuts magazine 14-20 May 2007)''. Pearson has since posed topless in recent shoots for other magazines, including a further shoot for Nuts with fellow High Street Honey [[Tanya Robinson]], who had also had her breasts enlarged in 2007. ''(Nuts magazine 24-30 August 2007)''
Anna and Ethan escape to Vermont, and locate the survivor's colony, where Anna hands over the cure. In the closing [[voice-over]], she states that Neville's cure enabled humanity to survive and rebuild, establishing his legend.


Also in 2006 Pearson became one of the original trio of [[Candy Crib]] presenters. Photo shoots for the online section and a weekly video diary have further increased her reputation as a world class glamour model.
===Alternate ending===
The tone of the film's ending was altered before the film's release, especially the stand-off between Neville and the infected in his laboratory. Visual effects supervisor Janek Sirrs recounts the original ending starting with the stand-off: "At that point, Neville's—and the audience's—assumptions about the nature of these creatures are shown to be incorrect. We see that they have actually retained some of their humanity. There is a very important moment between the Alpha Male and Neville. The Alpha Male slapped his hand on the glass and smeared it revealing a butterfly shaped imprint." Neville realizes that the Alpha Male is identifying the infected woman he was experimenting on by a butterfly tattoo, and that the Alpha Male wants her back. Demonstrating that he will cease fighting and return her, Neville is allowed to approach them, with the Alpha Male ordering the infected not to touch him. Neville brings the Alpha Female back to consciousness, still infected due to him having removed the cure, and the Alpha Male embraces her; David Schaub stated, "Then, when Neville finally turns the Alpha Female over to the Alpha Male, there is this little love moment between the two of them." Neville and the Alpha Male then exchange stares; Neville apologizes to them, which the Alpha male acknowledges before the infected leave. He then looks at the photos of the infected he has experimented on and killed and realizes that he is the monster of their legends; the infected think of him as someone who hunts down and kills their people. The original final shot follows Neville, Anna, and Ethan as they cross the remnants of the George Washington Bridge in hopes of finding other survivors, accompanied by a recording from Anna telling possible survivors that there is hope.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/03/05/must-watch-i-am-legends-original-ending-this-is-amazing/ |title=Must Watch: I Am Legend's Original Ending - This is Amazing |first=Alex |last=Billington |date=[[2008-03-05]] |publisher=Firstshowing.net |accessdate=2008-06-23}}</ref>


She is currently dating Jon Carter, a Calvin Klein underwear model.
==Production==
===Development===
The early 1990s brought a reemergence of the [[science fiction]] [[Horror fiction|horror]] genre.<ref name=hughes>{{cite book | author=David Hughes | title=The Greatest Sci-Fi Movies Never Made | publisher=Chicago Review Press | date=[[2002-04-22]] | isbn=1556524498 | chapter=Legend of the Fall: Will Ridley Scott's ''I Am Legend'' Rise From The Dead}}</ref> In 1995, [[Warner Bros.]] began developing the film project, having owned the rights to [[Richard Matheson]]'s 1954 novel ''[[I Am Legend]]'' since 1970<ref name="variation">{{cite news | author=Lewis Beale | url= | title=A variation on vampire lore that won't die | publisher=[[The New York Times]] | date=[[2007-01-14]] | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/14/movies/14beal.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin | accessdate=2007-11-06}}</ref> and ''[[The Omega Man]]'' (1970). [[Mark Protosevich]] was hired to write the script after the studio was impressed with his [[spec script]] of ''[[The Cell]]'' (2000). Protosevich's first draft took place in the year 2000 in [[San Francisco, California]], and contained many similarities with the finished film, though Ann was a [[morphine]] [[Addiction|addict]]. Warner Bros. immediately put the film on [[fast track]], attaching [[Neal H. Moritz]] as [[film producer|producer]].<ref name=hughes/>

Actors [[Tom Cruise]], [[Michael Douglas]],<ref name="duo"/> [[Mel Gibson]]<ref name=hughes/> had been considered to star in the film,<ref name="duo">{{cite news | author=Anita M. Busch | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1116679906.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | title=Scott, Arnold: 'Legend'-ary duo? | publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=[[1997-06-05]] | accessdate=2007-05-02 }}</ref> using a script by Protosevich and with [[Ridley Scott]] as director; however, by June 1997 the studio's preference was for actor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]], and in July, Scott and Schwarzenegger finalized negotiations,<ref>{{cite news | author=Anita M. Busch | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1116677570.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | title=Scott is stuff of 'Legend' | publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=[[1997-07-02]] | accessdate=2007-05-02 }}</ref> with production slated to begin the coming September,<ref name="duo" /> using [[Houston]] as a stand-in for the film's setting of [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite news | author=Louis B. Parks | url= | title=Arnold's 'Legend' coming here | publisher=[[Houston Chronicle]] | date=[[1997-08-22]] | accessdate=2007-05-02 }}</ref> In December 1997, the project was called into question when the projected budget escalated to $108 million due to media and shareholder scrutiny of the studio in financing a big-budget film.<ref>{{cite news | author=Michael Fleming | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR111729674.html?categoryid=3&cs=1 | title='Legend' may not live on; Leighton lightens up | publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=[[1997-12-04]] | accessdate=2007-05-02 }}</ref> Scott rewrote the script in an attempt to reduce the film's budget by $20 million,<ref name="reins">{{cite news | author=Chris Petrikin | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117469681.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | title=Fox reins in 'Riders' | publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=[[1998-04-13]] | accessdate=2007-05-02 }}</ref> but in March 1998, the studio canceled the project due to continued budgetary concerns.<ref>{{cite news | author= | url= | title=Schwarzenegger's 'Legend' is in peril | publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]] | date=[[1998-03-16]] | accessdate=2007-05-02 }}</ref> In August 1998, director [[Rob Bowman (filmmaker)|Rob Bowman]] was attached to the project,<ref>{{cite news | author=Benedict Carver | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117479598.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | title=Col taps duo for 'Space' | publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=[[1998-08-18]] | accessdate=2007-05-02 }}</ref> but he moved on to direct ''[[Reign of Fire (film)|Reign of Fire]]''.<ref>{{cite news | author=Charles Lyons | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117783821.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | title=Bowman will reign over Spyglass' 'Fire' | publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=[[2000-07-17]] | accessdate=2007-05-02 }}</ref>

In March 2002, Schwarzenegger became the producer of ''I Am Legend'', commencing negotiations with [[Michael Bay]] to direct and [[Will Smith]] to star in the film.<ref name=latimes/> Bay and Smith were attracted to the project based on a redraft that would reduce its budget.<ref>{{cite news | author=Michael Fleming | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117864047.html?categoryid=1201&cs=1 | title='Legend' rekindled by Arnold | publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=[[2002-03-17]] | accessdate=2007-05-02 }}</ref> However, the project was shelved due to Warner Bros. president, [[Alan F. Horn]]'s dislike of the script.<ref name="delayed">{{cite news | author=Vanessa Juarez | url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1195658,00.html | title=Most Delayed Movie Ever? | publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]] | date=[[2006-05-19]] | accessdate=2007-05-02 }}</ref> In 2004, [[Akiva Goldsman]] was asked by head of production Jeff Robinov to produce the film.<ref name=nytimes>{{cite news | author = David M. Halbfinger | title = The City That Never Sleeps, Comatose | publisher = [[New York Times]] | date = [[2007-11-04]] | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/movies/moviesspecial/04halb.html?ref=moviesspecial | accessdate=2007-11-05}}</ref> In September 2005, director [[Francis Lawrence]] signed on to helm the project, with production slated to begin in 2006. [[Guillermo del Toro]] was originally approached to direct by Smith but turned it down in order to direct ''[[Hellboy II: The Golden Army]]''.<ref>{{cite news | author=Michael Fleming | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117929062.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | title=Helmer takes on 'Legend' for WB | publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=[[2005-09-13]] | accessdate=2007-05-02 }}</ref> Lawrence, whose film ''[[Constantine (film)|Constantine]]'' was produced by Goldsman, was fascinated by empty urban environments. He said, "Something's always really excited me about that... to have experienced that much loss, to be without people or any kind of social interaction for that long."<ref name=nytimes/>

Goldsman took on the project as he admired the second ''I Am Legend'' film adaptation, ''[[The Omega Man]]''.<ref name=ew>{{cite news | author = Jeff Jensen | title = Will Smith: Making a 'Legend' | publisher = [[Entertainment Weekly]] | date = [[2007-08-16]] | url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20052055,00.html | accessdate=2007-11-08}}</ref> A rewrite was done to distance the project from the other [[zombie]] films inspired by the novel,<ref name=latimes/> particularly ''[[28 Days Later]]''.<ref name=ew/> A forty-page scene-by-scene outline of the film was developed by May 2006. When delays occurred on Will Smith's film ''[[Hancock (film)|Hancock]]'' (2008), which was scheduled for 2007, it was proposed to switch the actor's films. This meant filming would have to begin in sixteen weeks: production was green lit, using Goldsman's script and the outline.<ref name=nytimes/> Elements from Protosevich's script were introduced, while the crew consulted with experts on infectious diseases and [[solitary confinement]].<ref name=ew/> Rewrites continued throughout filming, because of Smith's improvisational skills and Lawrence's preference to keep various scenes silent.<ref name=nytimes/> The director had watched ''[[The Pianist (2002 film)|The Pianist]]'' with a low volume so as to not disturb his newborn son, and realized that silence could be very effective cinema.<ref name=empire2/>

===Casting===
Will Smith signed on to play Robert Neville in April 2006.<ref name="reborn">{{cite news | author=Michael Fleming | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117942073?cs=1 | title='Legend' reborn again at Warners | publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=[[2006-04-25]] | accessdate=2006-08-23 }}</ref> He said he took on ''I Am Legend'' because he felt it could be like "''[[Gladiator (2000 film)|Gladiator]]'' [or] ''[[Forrest Gump]]''—these are movies with wonderful, audience-pleasing elements but also uncompromised artistic value. [This] always felt like it had those possibilities to me."<ref name=ew/> The actor found Neville to be his toughest acting challenge since portraying [[Muhammad Ali]] in ''[[Ali (film)|Ali]]'' (2001). He said that "when you're on your own, it is kind of hard to find conflict." The film's dark tone and exploration of whether Neville has gone insane during his isolation meant Smith had to restrain himself from falling into a humorous routine during takes.<ref name=empire>{{cite news | author = Ian Nathan | title = I Am Legend | publisher = [[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] | date = October 2007 | pages = 78-81}}</ref> To prepare for his role, Smith visited the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. He also met with a person who had been in solitary confinement and a former [[prisoner of war]].<ref name=china/> Smith compared Neville to [[Job (Bible)|Job]], who lost his children, livelihood and health. Like the [[Book of Job]], ''I Am Legend'' studies the questions, "Can he find a reason to continue? Can he find the hope or desire to excel and advance in life? Or does the death of everything around him create imminent death for himself?"<ref name=latimes/> He also cited an influence in [[Tom Hanks]]' performance in ''[[Cast Away]]'' (2000).<ref name=ew/>

Abbey, a three-year-old [[German Shepherd Dog]], played Neville's dog Sam. Another dog, Kona, was used for scenes where Neville plays [[fetch (game)|fetch]] with his companion, as Abbey refused to perform these scenes.<ref>{{cite news | author = Adam Markowitz | title = The Dog | publisher = [[Entertainment Weekly]] | date = [[2007-11-02]] | url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20156358,00.html | accessdate=2007-11-05}}</ref> The rest of the supporting cast consists of [[Salli Richardson]] as Zoe, Robert's wife,<ref name="blackfilm">{{cite news | author=Wilson 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> and [[Alice Braga]] as a survivor named Anna.<ref name="blackfilm" /> Willow Smith, Will Smith's daughter, makes her film debut as Marley, Neville's daughter.<ref>{{cite news | author=Paul 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> [[Emma Thompson]] has an uncredited role as Dr. Alice Krippin, who appears on television explaining her vaccine for cancer that mutates into the virus.<ref name=slate>{{cite news | author=Dana Stevens | title=I Am Legend, reviewed | publisher=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] | date=[[2007-12-14]] | url = http://www.slate.com/id/2179940/fr/flyout | accessdate=2007-12-14}}</ref> Singer [[Mike Patton]] provided the guttural screams of the infected "hemocytes," and
[[Dash Mihok]] provided the character animation for the "Alpha Male" infected. There were several filler characters with uncredited roles in old news broadcasts and flashbacks, such as the unnamed President's voice, and the fictional cast of the [[Today show]].

===Filming===
[[Image:Brooklyn Bridge - New York City.jpg|thumb|The [[Brooklyn Bridge]] served as a location in ''I Am Legend'', at which there was a $5 million scene filmed, the most expensive scene to date in [[New York City]].]]
Akiva Goldsman decided to move the story from [[Los Angeles]] to [[New York City]] to take advantage of locations that would more easily show emptiness.<ref name="variation" /> Goldsman explained, "L.A. looks empty at three o'clock in the afternoon, [but] New York is never empty . . . it was a much more interesting way of showing the windswept emptiness of the world."<ref name=empire/> Warner Bros. initially rejected this idea because of the logistics,<ref name=nytimes/> but Francis Lawrence was determined to shoot on location, to give the film a natural feel that would not benefit from shooting on soundstages. Lawrence went to the city with a [[camcorder]], and filmed areas filled with crowds. Then, a special effects test was conducted to remove all those people. The test had a powerful effect on studio executives.<ref name=empire2>{{cite news | author = Ian Nathan | title = Last Man Standing | publisher = [[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] | date = January 2008 | pages = 109-114}}</ref> Michael Tadross convinced authorities to close busy areas such as the [[Grand Central Terminal]] viaduct, several blocks of [[Fifth Avenue]] and [[Washington Square Park]].<ref name=nytimes/> The film was shot primarily in the [[anamorphic format]], with flashback scenes shot in [[Super 35]].<ref>{{cite journal | author=Simon Gray | title=Island of Lost Souls | journal=[[American Cinematographer]] | publisher=[[American Society of Cinematographers]] | volume=89 | issue=2 | pages=p. 32 | location=[[Los Angeles, California]], United States | date=[[2008-02-01]] | issn=0002-7928 | accessdate=2008-09-18 }}</ref>

Filming began on September 23, 2006.<ref name="taking">{{cite news | author=Garth 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> The Marcy Avenue Armory in Williamsburg was used for the interior of Neville's home,<ref name=empire/> while [[Greenwich Village]] was used for the exterior.<ref name=latimes>{{cite news | author = Chris Lee | title = Will Smith: a one-man show | publisher = [[Los Angeles Times]] | date = [[2007-11-04]] | url = http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-ca-smith4nov04,1,783335.story?ctrack=5&cset=true | accessdate=2007-11-06}}</ref> Other locations include the Tribeca section of Lower Manhattan, the aircraft carrier ''[[USS Intrepid (CV-11)|Intrepid]]'', the Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx and St. Patrick's Cathedral.<ref name="variation" /> Weeds were imported from [[Florida]] and were strewn across locations to make the city look like it had overgrown with them.<ref name=nytimes/> The closure of major streets was controversial with New Yorkers. Will Smith said, "I don't think anyone's going to be able to do that in New York again any time soon. People were not happy. That's the most middle fingers I've ever gotten in my career."<ref name=latimes/>

A bridge scene was filmed for six consecutive nights in January on the [[Brooklyn Bridge]] to serve as a flashback scene in which New York's citizens evacuate the city. Shooting the scene consumed $5 million of the film's reported $150 million budget, which was the most expensive shot in the city to date. The scene, which had to meet requirements from fourteen government agencies, involved 250 crew members and 1,000 extras, including 160 National Guard members.<ref>{{cite news | author=Joseph Steuer | url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/features/e3i75150efee777f4aeaf5bf8e90b207030 | title=A 'Legend' in the making | publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=[[2007-04-24]] | accessdate=2007-04-26 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Addiego | first = Walter | url= http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/12/14/DDCFTTNAT.DTL | title = Review: I, human - Will Smith plays last man standing in 'I Am Legend' | publisher = [[San Francisco Chronicle]] | date=[[2007-12-14]] | accessdate=2007-12-22 }}</ref> Also present were several [[High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle|Humvees]], three [[Stryker (vehicle)|Stryker]] armored vehicles, a 110-foot [[United States Coast Guard Cutter|cutter]], a 41-foot [[USCG Utility Boat|utility boat]], and two 25-foot Response Boat Small craft, as well as other vehicles including taxis, police cars, fire trucks, and ambulances.<ref name="Reuters">{{cite news | author=Joseph Steuer | url=http://www.reuters.com/article/filmNews/idUSN2335654320070424 | title=Government agencies cover filmmakers in red tape | publisher=[[Reuters]] | date=[[2007-04-24]] | accessdate=2007-09-17 }}</ref> Filming concluded on March 31, 2007.<ref name="taking" />

Reshoots were conducted around November 2007. Lawrence noted, "We weren't seeing fully-rendered shots until about a month ago. The movie starts to take on a whole other life. It's not until later that you can judge a movie as a whole and go, 'Huh, maybe we should shoot this little piece in the middle, or tweak this a little bit.' It just so happened that our re-shoots revolved around the end of the movie."<ref>{{cite news | title = Francis Lawrence on I Am Legend Re-shoots | publisher = ShockTillYouDrop.com | date = [[2007-12-03]] | url = http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=3861 | accessdate=2007-12-03}}</ref>

===Effects===
A week into filming, Francis Lawrence felt the infected (referred to as "Dark Seekers" or "hemocytes" in the script), who were being portrayed by actors wearing prosthetics, were not convincing. His decision to use [[computer-generated imagery]] (CGI) resulted in an increased budget and extended post-production, and the end results were poorly received.<ref name="timesreview" /><ref name="rtreview" /><ref name="timereview"/> The concept behind the infected was that their [[adrenal gland]]s were open all of the time and Lawrence explained, "They needed to have an abandon in their performance that you just can’t get out of people in the middle of the night when they’re barefoot. And their metabolisms are really spiked, so they’re constantly [[hyperventilating]], which you can’t really get actors to do for a long time or they pass out."<ref name=nytimes/> The actors remained on set to provide [[motion capture]].<ref name=empire/> "The film's producers and sound people wanted the creatures in the movie to sound somewhat human, but not the standard," so [[Mike Patton]], former lead singer of [[Faith No More]], was engaged to provide the screams and howls of the infected.<ref>{{cite news | last = Harris | first = Chris | title = Mike Patton Hits The Big Screen, Voicing 'I Am Legend' Baddies And Scoring 'Perfect' Indie Flick | publisher = MTV Networks | date = [[2007-12-13]] | url = http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1576342/story.jhtml | accessdate=2008-01-03}}</ref>

In addition, CGI was used for the [[lion]]s and [[deer]] in the film, and to erase pedestrians in shots of New York. Workers visible in windows, spectators and moving cars in the distance were all removed. In his vision of an empty New York, Lawrence cited [[John Ford]] as his influence: "We didn't want to make an apocalyptic movie where the landscape felt apocalyptic. A lot of the movie takes place on a beautiful day. There's something magical about the empty city as opposed to dark and scary that was the ideal that the cast and crew wanted."<ref name=ew/>

==Release==
''I Am Legend'' was originally slated for a November 21, 2007 release in the United States and Canada,<ref>{{cite news | author= | url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=16042 | title=Shooting Dates for ''I Am Legend'' | publisher=ComingSoon.net | date=[[2006-08-16]] | accessdate=2007-04-26 }}</ref> but was delayed to December 14, 2007.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=11189 | title=I Am Legend | publisher=ComingSoon.net | accessdate=2007-04-26 }}</ref> The film opened on December 26, 2007 in the United Kingdom,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.launchingfilms.com/releaseschedule/schedule.php?sort=date&startmonth=12&startyear=2007 | title=UK Film release schedule | publisher=Film Distributors' Association | accessdate=2007-12-11 }}</ref> and the [[Republic of Ireland]] having been originally scheduled for January 4, 2008.<ref name=empire/>

In December 2007, China banned the release of American films in the country,<ref>{{cite news | author=Patrick Frater | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117977089.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | title=China sets 3 month ban on U.S. films | publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=[[2007-12-05]] | accessdate=2007-12-07 }}</ref> which is believed to have delayed the release of ''I Am Legend''. Will Smith spoke to the chairman of [[China Film Group]] about securing a release date, later explaining, "We struggled very, very hard to try to get it to work out, but there are only a certain amount of foreign films that are allowed in."<ref name=china>{{cite news | author=Min Lee | url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/12/07/arts/AS-A-E-MOV-China-Will-Smith.php | title=Will Smith says new film 'I Am Legend' hasn't secured China release | publisher=[[Associated Press]] | date=[[2007-12-07]] | accessdate=2007-12-07 }}</ref>

===Marketing===
A tie-in comic from [[DC Comics]] and [[Vertigo Comics]] has been created, ''I Am Legend: Awakening''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iamlegend.warnerbros.com/awakeningweek1/comicBook.html|title=I Am Legend: Awakening|publisher=[[Warner Bros.]]|accessdate=2008-01-23}}</ref> The project draws upon collaboration from [[Bill Sienkiewicz]], screenwriter Mark Protosevich, and author [[Orson Scott Card]]. The son of the original book's author, Richard Christian Matheson, also collaborated on the project. The project will advance from the comic to an online format in which animated featurettes (created by the team from [[Broken Saints]]) will be shown on the official website.<ref>{{cite news | author=Erik Amaya | url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=11384 | title=CCI: This Book is Legend | publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]] | date=[[2007-07-28]] | accessdate=2007-07-30 }}</ref>

In October 2007, Warner Bros. Pictures in conjunction with the Electric Sheep Company launched the online multiplayer game ''I Am Legend: Survival'' in the virtual world ''[[Second Life]]''. The game is the largest launched in the virtual world in support of a film release, permitting people to play against each other as the infected or the uninfected across a replicated 60 acres of New York City.<ref>{{cite news | author=Warner Bros. Pictures | url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=38311 | title=''I Am Legend: Survival'' Launched in Second Life | publisher=ComingSoon.net | date=[[2007-10-12]] | accessdate=2007-10-12 }}</ref> The studio also hired the ad agency Crew Creative to develop a website that would be specifically viewable on the [[iPhone]].<ref>{{cite news | author=Carly Mayberry | url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3ia61ae1e154c4c9b508e95a3bb8aa055f | title=Site a 'Legend' for iPhone | publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=[[2007-10-11]] | accessdate=2007-11-09 }}</ref>

===Box office===
''I Am Legend'' grossed $77,211,321 on its opening weekend in 3,606 theaters, averaging $21,412 per venue, and placing it at the top of the box office. This set a record for highest grossing opening for a film for the month of December.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22285096/ |title=‘I Am Legend’ sets big box-office record |accessdate=2007-12-16 |publisher=MSNBC}}</ref> As of May 11, 2008, the film has grossed $256,393,010 in North America and $584,015,483 worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=iamlegend.htm | title=I Am Legend at Box Office Mojo | publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] | accessdate=2008-01-23}}</ref>
The film was the 6th highest grossing movie of 2007, and as of July 2008 stands as the 42nd highest grossing film at the domestic Box-Office for all time.

===Home release===
The film was released on DVD on March 18, 2008 in two editions: a one-disc release, including the movie with four animated comics ("Death As a Gift", "Isolation", "Sacrificing the Few for the Many", and "Shelter"), and other DVD-ROM features; a two-disc special edition that includes all these extras and an alternative theatrical version of the movie with an alternate ending. On the high-definition end, the movie has been released on the [[Blu-ray Disc]] format and [[HD DVD]] format along with the DVD release; with the HD-DVD version being released later on April 8, 2008.<ref>{{cite news | author=Charles Lyons | url=http://www.dvdtown.com/news/i-am-legend-on-dvd-hd-dvd-and-blu-ray/5129 | title=I Am Legend on DVD, HD DVD and Blu-ray | accessdate=2008-02-03 }}</ref> Both HD releases include all the features available in the two-disc DVD edition.<ref>{{cite news | author=Charles Lyons | url=http://www.dvdtown.com/news/i-am-legend-on-dvd-hd-dvd-and-blu-ray/5129 | title=I Am Legend on DVD, HD DVD and Blu-ray | accessdate=2008-02-03 }}</ref> The two-disc version is also available in a steel case, which contains evacuation protocol information on the back side. The DVD version of the film included a digital copy.

According to the-numbers.com, the film has sold 5.8 million DVDs and earned $107.9 million in revenue after twelve weeks, making it the top-selling DVD of 2008 so far.[http://www.the-numbers.com/dvd/charts/annual/2008.php] However, Warner Bros was reportedly "a little disappointed" with the film's performance on the DVD market.<ref>[http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6552516.html 2008 Q1 about even with last year: Blu-ray helped offset drops in consumer spending]. [[2008-04-16]], Videobusiness.com</ref>

===Critical reception and awards===
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Most critics were favorable towards the film.<ref name="meta"/> Review aggregate website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reported that 69% of 189 critics gave the film positive write-ups. Similarly, [[Metacritic]] determined that the film had received an average score of 65 out of 100 based on 37 reviews.<ref name="meta">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/iamlegend |title=I Am Legend (2007): Reviews |accessdate=2008-01-02 |publisher=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref> While much of the negative criticism has concerned an unsatisfactory [[Act_%28theater%29#Act_Three|third act]],<ref name="timesreview">{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/film_reviews/article3097177.ece|title=I Am Legend review|last=Maher|first=Kevin|date=|publisher=[[The Times]]|date=2007-12-27|accessdate=2008-01-24}}</ref><ref name="rtreview">{{Cite web|url=http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/i_am_legend/articles/1697152/1.php|title=I Am Legend review|last=Bloom|first=Bob|work=[[Usenet newsgroup|rec.arts.movies.reviews]]|date=2007-12-13|accessdate=2008-01-23}}</ref><ref name="timereview">{{Cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1694609,00.html|title=Will Smith Gets Lost in His Legend|last=Corliss|first=Richard|authorlink=Richard Corliss|publisher=[[Time (magazine)|TIME]]|date=2007-12-14|accessdate=2008-01-23}}</ref> some critics favored the alternative ending in the DVD release.<ref name="IGN review">{{cite web|url=http://uk.dvd.ign.com/articles/858/858614p1.html|title=IGN: I Am Legend (Two-Disc Special Edition) Review</ref>

[[A. O. Scott]] felt that Will Smith gave a "graceful and effortless performance" and also noted the "[[Act_%28theater%29#Act_Three|third-act]] collapse". He felt that the movie "does ponder some pretty deep questions about the collapse and persistence of human civilization".<ref>{{cite news | author=[[A. O. Scott]] | url= | title=Man About Town, and Very Alone | publisher=[[New York Times]] | date=[[2007-12-14]] | url = http://movies.nytimes.com/2007/12/14/movies/14lege.html | accessdate=2007-12-14}}</ref> The consensus among favorable reviews was that Will Smith's performance overcame questionable special effects.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/i_am_legend/ |title=I Am Legend - Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=2008-03-25 |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> Dana Stevens of [[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] felt that the movie lost its way around the hour mark, noting that "the Infected just aren't that scary."<ref name=slate/> [[NPR]] critic Bob Mondello noted the film's subtext concerning global terrorism and that this aspect made the film fit in perfectly with other, more direct cinematic explorations of the subject.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17260869|title='I Am Legend' a One-Man American Metaphor|date=2007-12-14|accessdate=2008-01-24}}</ref> [[Richard Roeper]] gave the film a positive review on the television program ''[[At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper]]'', commending Will Smith as being in "prime form", also saying there are "some amazing sequences" and that there was "a pretty heavy screenplay for an action film."<ref>{{cite web|url = http://bventertainment.go.com/tv/buenavista/ebertandroeper/index2.html?sec=1&subsec=5561|title = I Am Legend review |accessdate=2007-12-25}}</ref> On the negative side, the film has been criticized for diverging too far from [[Richard Matheson|Matheson]]'s novel, especially in its portrayal of a specifically Christian theme.<ref>[http://www.unomaha.edu/jrf/vol12no1/reviews/ILegen.htm Journal of Religion & Film: Film Review: I Am Legend reviewed by Christopher M. Moreman<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

''[[Popular Mechanics]]'' published an article on December 14, 2007<ref>{{Citation | last= McCarthy | first= Erin | author-link=
| publication-date= [[2007-12-14]] | title= I Am Legend's Junk Science: Hollywood Sci-Fi vs. Reality | periodical= [[Popular Mechanics]] | url= http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/worst_case_scenarios/4236920.html?page=1 | accessdate= 2007-12-29}}</ref> addressing some of the scientific issues raised by the film:
# the rate of deterioration of urban structures, infrastructure, and survival of fauna and flora
# the plausibility of a [[retrovirus]] spreading out of control as depicted in the film. (The [[measles]] virus depicted in the film, however, is not a retrovirus, but is in fact a part of the [[Paramyxovirus]] family.)
# the mechanics of the Brooklyn Bridge's destruction
The magazine solicited reactions from author [[Alan Weisman]], virologist W. Ian Lipkin, [[Doctor of Medicine|M.D.]], and Michel Bruneau, [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]], comparing their predictions with the film's depictions. The article raised the most questions regarding the virus' mutation and the medical results, and pointed out that a [[suspension bridge]] like the Brooklyn Bridge would likely completely collapse rather than losing only its middle span. Neville's method of producing power using gasoline-powered generators seemed the most credible: "This part of the tale is possible, if not entirely likely," ''Popular Mechanics'' editor Roy Berendsohn says.

''I Am Legend'' earned four nominations for the [[Visual Effects Society]] Awards,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visualeffectssociety.com/downloads/NomineesPressRelease2008.pdf|title=Visual Effects Society (VES) Announces Nominees for 6th Annual VES Awards |publisher=[[Visual Effects Society]]|accessdate=2008-01-23}}</ref> and was also nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble at the [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sagawards.org/PR_071220|title=Nominations Announced for the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards|publisher=[[Screen Actors Guild]]|date=2007-12-20|accessdate=2008-01-23}}</ref> Outstanding Film and Actor at the [[Image Awards]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.naacpimageawards.net/PDFs/NOMINEES_FOR_39TH_NAACP_IMAGE_AWARDS_ANNOUNCED.pdf|title=Nominees for the 39th NAACP Image Awards Announced|publisher=[[National Association for the Advancement of Colored People|NAACP]]|accessdate=2008-01-23}}</ref> and Best Sound at the [[Satellite Awards]]. In June 2008, Will Smith won a Saturn Award for Best Actor (I Am Legend).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2007.shtml|title=2007 12th Annual Satellite Awards|publisher=[[International Press Academy]]|accessdate=2008-01-23}}</ref>
Will Smith also won the MTV Award for Best Male Performance for his role in I Am Legend.

===Prequel===
Francis Lawrence has confirmed that there will be a prequel and that Will Smith will be reprising his role. Lawrence stated that this movie would reveal what happens to Neville before the infected take over New York. [[D. B. Weiss]] has been recruited to write the script, while Lawrence would direct. It is expected for a [[2011]] release.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.yourmovies.com.au/news/?i=140375&action=news| title=I Am Legend prequel confirmed| publisher=MovieFix| date=2008-09-26| accessdate=2008-10-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2008/09/26/I_Am_Legend_prequel_in_the_works/UPI-45231222443469/| title='I Am Legend' prequel in the works| publisher=UPI| date=2008-09-26| accessdate=2008-10-07}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
* ''I Am Legend'', [[Richard Matheson]], Tor Books; Reissue edition (October 30, 2007), ISBN 0765318741


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*[http://kayleighpearson.celebscentral.net/ a collection of Kayleigh Pearson photoshoots]
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Kayleigh Pearson
Kayleigh Pearson, at ExCeL London, September 2005.
Born
Kayleigh Emma Pearson

(1985-06-25) June 25, 1985 (age 38)
Bath, Somerset, England
OccupationModel
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
WebsiteKayleighPearson.net

Kayleigh Emma Pearson (born 25 June 1985 in Bath, England) is an English model famed for her blonde hair, blue eyes and cosmetically enhanced breasts. She hails from Worcestershire. She is represented by International Model Management and was named after the Marillion song Kayleigh when it was top of the charts in 1985. Allegedly her mother picked up the song from the radio while in hospital after giving birth to Pearson[1].

Pearson is a qualified and keen gymnast; she taught gymnastics at the age of 11. She is also qualified to run her own gym. [citation needed] One of her most memorable photo shoots took place in a gym in a tribute to her passion for gymnastics and working out.

She attended Bewdley High School and Sixth Form Centre from 1996 until 2001. Kayleigh then went on to study sports science at University College Worcester.

Pearson was the winner of FHM's (For Him Magazine) High Street Honeys competition in 2003, after Kayleigh sent a snap of herself to FHM. The now famous photo had been originally taken to send to her soldier boyfriend, to boost his morale while he was stationed in Iraq.[citation needed] After posting the photo to competition judges the results catapulted her to fame.

She was voted in FHM's list of the 100 Sexiest Women in 2004 (28), 2005 (56), 2006 (67) and 2007 (62).

Pearson released a single in 2004 with the Girls of FHM called "Do U Think I'm Sexy?" which reached #7 in the charts. Pearson then released another single in 2006 with the other FHM High Street Honeys called "I Touch Myself" which reached #1 in the box charts.

In 2006 she had her breast size increased from 34B to 34DD. She appeared topless exclusively for the first time since getting her breasts enlarged, in Nuts magazine (Nuts magazine 14-20 May 2007). Pearson has since posed topless in recent shoots for other magazines, including a further shoot for Nuts with fellow High Street Honey Tanya Robinson, who had also had her breasts enlarged in 2007. (Nuts magazine 24-30 August 2007)

Also in 2006 Pearson became one of the original trio of Candy Crib presenters. Photo shoots for the online section and a weekly video diary have further increased her reputation as a world class glamour model.

She is currently dating Jon Carter, a Calvin Klein underwear model.

References

  1. ^ FHM High Street Honeys interview, January 2004

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