The last man on Earth is not alone.

Singer-Actor-Producer and all-around superstar Will Smith rolls through Asia and makes his first trip to Hong Kong to promote his latest blockbuster, I AM LEGEND.  You can catch it all in the next episode of VIP ACCESS which premieres this Sunday, December 16th at 8:30pm only on STAR Movies.

Will Smith stars as Robert Neville, a military scientist and as far as he knows the only survivor of a man-made epidemic that killed nearly everyone.  The unfortunate survivors were transformed into the Infected -- mutated humans who can only exist in the darkness.  Ironic, mirror opposites of each other, Neville is immune to the virus and hunts the Infected by day, seeking captives to test cures based on his own blood.  The Infected, driven to ravage the night hunting for blood and flesh and infecting any living thing in the way.  But it's been three years and Neville has made no progress until a catastrophic event opens the way for a brighter future...or (you guessed it) eternal darkness.

I AM LEGEND is the revolutionary follow-up feature by director Francis Lawrence (CONSTANTINE -- one of my favorite movies!) and starring Will Smith in a tour-de-force performance reminiscent of Tom Hanks's performance in CAST AWAY.  Smith takes his acting to another level, filling the screen with not only his heroism, but his sadness, vulnerability and pathos.  He's not just one man stuck on an island, but quite possibly the only man left on Earth.  The production itself is gorgeous with sets that feature an impossibly empty, desolate New York City.  Yes, that really is NYC.

We were fortunate enough to catch up with Will Smith and Francis Lawrence on not one but two continents --  they stopped by Hong Kong to talk to Dom and Stevie sat down with them in Los Angeles.  VIP ACCESS also captured the madness that occurs when Will Smith makes an appearance at Times Square, Hong Kong -- in one of the most crowded shopping districts in all the world.  Thousands gathered to see the superstar greet the crowds and bang a drum right before the HK premiere of his film.

In this episode, we also feature Stevie's exclusive interviews with the cast of ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS, FRED CLAUS and the exceptionally twee ENCHANTED.  For the full-length versions of those interviews, check the blog in the near future as we'll be hosting them here.

I AM LEGEND will be coming to a theater near you on the dates below, but as always, check your local listings for updated details.

Hong Kong    13 Dec
India        21 Dec
Indonesia    12 Dec
Malaysia    13 Dec
Philippines    8 Jan  2008
Singapore    25 Dec
Taiwan        15 Dec
Thailand    13 Dec

One final, fairly unrelated note...if you have the chance to see BEOWULF in IMAX 3-D run, don't walk, to that theater.  I guarantee you will bear witness to nothing short of a revolution in moviegoing.  There are no words for how incredible the experience was after strapping on those 3-D glasses.  You have to see it to believe it.  GO GO GO!

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Posted by Brian on December 10, 2007 10:44:00 PM HKT #