Monday, August 5, 2024

I Am Legend (31/54) - Prop Diploma and Medal Certificate from the Will Smith film (2007)


Following the release of the 2007 Francis Lawrence film starring Will Smith, a number of props went up for sale. And while the GT500 Mustang was way out of my budget, I momentarily considered buying an extra hood for the car that was on display in an auto shop in New York for a number of years before they offered it for a ridiculously low price (the shipping would have exceeded the purchase price). 

I previously shared a number of the posters I acquired which were used as set dressing, and today I'm showcasing a few more props that I acquired, examples of which can be seen hanging on the walls in Neville's home. While there were surely dozens of each of these created, you'll find others online claiming that their identical examples can be screen-matched to the ones seen in the film! (Mine came with broken candy-glass in the frames, too, so while it's possible they were used in what may have been dozens of takes of the darkseekers tearing up Neville's apartment, I don't assume mine are ever the exact ones you see onscreen.)


There was another available at the time I got these, which I passed on. If memory serves, it was another certificate awarded to "2st Lt Robert Neville" — which while fine for use in the film, since no one would ever be able to read it and spot the typo, but it was less appealing to have for display.


Be sure to check back next week for another item from the I Am Legend Archive!