I Am Legend

I am Legend Screenplay by Mark Protosevich based on the novel by Richard Matheson In 1995, researchers at the University of Kansas used viruses linked to healthy respiratory cells to destroy and replace diseased cells in patients afflicted with lung cancer. In 1997, scientists at the Krippen Center for Genetic Research in Berkeley, California made a significant stride forward. By manipulating the genetic information in a common blood cell and infusing it with the characteristics of a potent virus, they were able to create a biological warrior cell--the viragene. Once introduced into a host, the viragene could hunt and obliterate the body's natural enemies--tumors, thickening arteries, decaying bone. Anything. The 'enemy' would be consumed, digested, and transformed into energy to fuel the viragene. It was a perfect tool. And the possibilities were limitless. AIDS, cancer, muscular dystrophy, even the flu--the viragene could beat them all. The first human trials began in March of 1998. The initial trial group, dubbed the 'Krippen Ten', were afflicted with leukemia. These individuals, along with Dr. Krippen, were about to make more than medical history. They were to forever change the course of humanity. "Being unconquerable lies with yourself; being conquerable lies with the enemy." Sun Tzu, The Art of War. "We used to wonder where war lived, what it was that made it so vile. And now we realize that we know where it lives. That it is inside ourselves.