For weeks in the fall and winter of 2006, daily life in a variety of New York neighborhoods was disrupted by the cast and crew of the end-of-the-world thriller "I Am Legend," which opens Dec. 14. Here, spotlights illuminate the Brooklyn Bridge during the filming on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007. Local residents were warned prior to the filming not to panic if they see Army helicopters and vehicles in the area.
Actor Will Smith is seen on the set of his new movie "I am Legend" underneath the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007. Smith plays a scientist caught up in a viral plague that leaves him as the last man in the world.
Actors are seen on the set of Will Smith's new movie "I Am Legend" underneath the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007. Francis Lawrence directed the movie based on a novel by Richard Matheson.
Will Smith on the set of "I am Legend" during filming on 41st Street between Madison and Park Avenues, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2006, in New York.
Extras are seen walking past a military Humvee during the filming of Will Smith's new movie "I am Legend" in New York on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007.
Will Smith drives a car on the set of "I Am Legend" during filming on 41st Street between Madison and Park Avenues, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2006, in New York.
Actor Will Smith is seen on the set of his new movie "I Am Legend" being filmed underneath the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007.
Will Smith on the set of the "I Am Legend" underneath the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007. The movie also stars Brazilian actress Alice Braga.