<P> I Am Legend was originally slated for a November 21, 2007, release in the United States and Canada, but was delayed to December 14 . The film opened on December 26, 2007, in the United Kingdom, and Ireland, having been originally scheduled for January 4, 2008 . </P> <P> In December 2007, China temporarily suspended the release of all American films in the country, 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 ." </P> <P> Premieres were held in Tokyo, New York, and London . At the London premiere in Leicester Square, British comedian and actor Neg Dupree was arrested after pushing his way onto the red carpet and running around shouting "I am Negend!". The stunt was part of his "Neg's Urban Sports" section of comedy game show Balls of Steel . </P> <P> The film's teaser was attached to the screenings of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix . And a tie - in comic from DC Comics and Vertigo Comics has been created, I Am Legend: Awakening . 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 . </P>

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