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I, Robot     View All 2004 Movies
Starring: Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, James Cromwell, Bruce Greenwood, Alan Tudyk
Directed by: Alex Proyas
Screenplay by: Jeff Vintar, Akiva Goldsman
Release Date: July 16, 2004
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense stylized action, and some brief partial nudity.
Box Office: $144,801,023 (US total)
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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 I, Robot
Will Smith and Bridget Moynahan in I, Robot.
Tagline: One man saw it coming.

Will Smith stars as Detective Del Spooner in the high-tech thriller I, ROBOT, suggested by the book of short stories by visionary author Isaac Asimov. In the year 2035, technology and robots are a trusted part of everyday life. In this film, that trust is broken and only one man, alone against the system, sees it coming.

I, ROBOT employs spectacular visual effects innovations beyond any ever before put on screen to bring a world of robots to life. The character of Sonny, a special robot who holds the key to a murder and perhaps the survival of the human race represents the cutting edge in photorealism. Indeed, Sonny is the most realistic, emotionally complete, three-dimensional CGI character ever created on film.

I, ROBOT is directed by Alex Proyas ("Dark City," "The Crow"), who creates an extraordinary future Chicago circa 2035 where robots are completely integrated into society. Bridget Moynahan stars opposite Will Smith, as the robot psychologist Dr. Susan Calvin.

Bruce Greenwood plays Lawrence Robertson, the corporate head of U.S. Robotics, and Chi McBride portrays Spooner's boss and friend Lt. John Bergin. Actor Alan Tudyk's physical performance inspired the digital creation of the robot Sonny. James Cromwell plays the pivotal role of the brilliant and reclusive scientist Dr. Alfred Lanning.

The behind-the-scenes team includes Director of Photography Simon Duggan ("Garage Days," "The Interview"), Production Designer Patrick Tatopoulos ("Dark City," "Independence Day"), Editors Richard Learoyd ("Garage Days," "Dark City"), Armen Minasian ("Daredevil") and William Hoy, A.C.E. ("We Were Soldiers"), Composer Marco Beltrami ("Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines") and Costume Designer Elizabeth Keogh Palmer ("Dark City").

Academy Award winning Visual Effects Supervisor John Nelson ("Gladiator") oversees the film's 1,000-plus visual effects shots, depicting Sonny and the other robots, which were based on the designs of Patrick Tatopoulos. In addition, the visual effects team defined and created the physical world of Chicago in the year 2035.

Several key characters from Isaac Asimov's I, Robot stories (including Dr. Alfred Lanning and a younger version of Dr. Susan Calvin), as well as several of the famed author's ideas and concepts, also make their way into the film.

Imagine a world where motorcycles drive themselves, robots conduct symphony orchestras and an animal's thought patterns can move a robot. No, these aren't projections into the distant future they're headlines from today's newspapers. Set just 30 years in the future, the technological advancements in I, ROBOT's "Automated Domestic Assistants," architecture, clothing, and vehicles are fantastic yet still easily accessible to audiences.

Given these advances, there's little doubt that in the near future robots will be a trusted part of our everyday life. Every family will have one, or more. They will clean our homes, deliver our packages, walk our pets even care for our children. But what if that trust were shattered? That question is at the heart of I, ROBOT.

The story takes place on a technological and social precipice, as the number of robots in the U.S. is about to triple. With the release of U.S. Robotics' latest model the NS-5 Automated Domestic Assistant there will now be one robot for every five humans. The first in the next generation of robots made from an ultra-strong alloy, the NS-5 is designed to do everything from babysitting your kids, to cooking your family dinner, to balancing your checkbook. The mass distribution of the NS-5 will solidify U.S. Robotics' position as the most powerful company in the history of the planet.

The epic, history-changing events depicted in I, ROBOT were born over a decade ago, when screenwriter Jeff Vintar wrote a spec script, "Hardwired," a mystery about a murder that may have been committed by a robot. Producer Laurence Mark shepherded the project, and Twentieth Century Fox acquired "Hardwired" for development with Alex Proyas attached to direct. In early 2000, Vintar flew to Australia to begin working with Proyas on the project, a collaboration that continued over two years.

 Production notes provided by 20th Century Fox.

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