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November 25 was Thanksgiving, and a month later came Christmas, festive holidays that posed a challenge to the "I Am Legend" crew, as the streets were soon to be adorned with Christmas decorations, lights, Christmas trees, wreaths, and more. But the Darkseekers don't celebrate Christmas.
Logically, the crew should have hurried to finish all the exterior shots, but everyone needed a break for the holidays; no one wanted to see "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" become a reality. Moreover, Wang Yang was rushing to complete "The Deceased," and since the shooting locations were not in a studio, the crew had no choice but to continue at a normal pace. Fortuitously, most of "I Am Legend"'s exterior scenes had been shot. It was expected that they could wrap up the street shots before Christmas decorations became ubiquitous. Otherwise, they would have to wait until after Christmas and New Year's to remove the decorations before they could continue filming.
