Summer movie champ Will Smith starred in the Oscar-nominated “I, Robot” as Del Spooner, a Chicago detective in a world of worker robots. In the movie, Spooner investigates the death of the founder of U.S. Robotics, which is supposed to have been a suicide. His key suspect is the robot Sonny, played by Tudyk.

Smith played Del Spooner, a detective prejudiced against robots in a future where the semi-autonomous androids are commonplace. Tudyk played Sonny, a robot who helps the cantanker

The "I, Robot" actor said that he was cut from all promo for the movie because he was "testing higher" than costar Will Smith in early screenings.