Will Smith’s $353 Million Isaac Asimov Sci-Fi Adaptation Is Coming to Peacock

I, Robotic, the 2004 Will Smith-led movie that takes its title from Isaac Asimov’s 1950 assortment of brief tales, is headed to Peacock. Beginning Feb. 1, viewers will have the ability to stream I, Robotic, which was nominated for a 2005 Oscar for Greatest Achievement in Visible Results.

The movie, which additionally starred Bridget Moynahan, James Cromwell, Bruce Greenwood, and Resident Alien’s Alan Tudyk (because the voice of the robotic, Sonny) made $353 million on the worldwide field workplace in opposition to a funds of $120 million. The movie presently has a 57% Tomatometer rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 70% Popcornmeter Rating based mostly on greater than 1 / 4 of one million scores.

When the movie was first launched, some followers had points with it because it shares the title with the primary of Asimov’s Robotic guide sequence and contains Asimov’s three legal guidelines of robotics. Nevertheless, the film doesn’t share many similarities with any of the creator’s works past that.

The Evolution of I, Robotic

I, Robotic initially began from a screenplay referred to as Hardwired, written by Jeff Vintar. The screenplay for I, Robotic would ultimately be co-written by Vintar and Oscar-winning author Akiva Goldsman (A Stunning Thoughts). Nevertheless, Hardwired was initially a tackle a homicide thriller and was extra in keeping with Asimov’s three legal guidelines than what I, Robotic turned. Vintar ended up altering the screenplay for the movie so it might be extra of a prequel to the creator’s work and clarify why robots had been outlawed.

The movie, directed by Alex Proyas (The Crow), takes place in 2035 when highly-intelligent robots are used to fill varied public service positions on the earth – working underneath three guidelines to maintain human beings protected. Will Smith’s character, Detective Dell Spooner is tasked with investigating the alleged suicide of Alfred Lanning, the founding father of U.S. Robotics, performed by James Cromwell. The assumption is {that a} robotic, performed by Alan Tudyk, murdered him. Robotics professional Susan Calvin (Bridget Moynahan) groups up with Spooner, and so they quickly uncover a conspiracy that threatens to enslave all of humanity.

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Will Smith Will Star in a New Film From Dangerous Boys Director

Smith is presently connected to a brand new movie that may staff up the Oscar-winner along with his Dangerous Boys director, Michael Bay. Per Deadline, Quick and Unfastened will star Smith as “a person who wakes up in Tijuana with no recollections. As he items collectively his previous, he learns he’s been dwelling two lives: one as a criminal offense kingpin and the opposite as an undercover CIA agent.” The film would be the first collaboration between Smith and Bay since 2003’s Dangerous Boys and the primary for Bay since 2022’s Ambulance, which starred Jake Gyllenhaal.

I, Robotic will stream on Peacock beginning on Feb. 1. Quick and Unfastened is listed as being in pre-production on IMDb.

Supply: Peacock

I, Robotic

Launch Date

July 15, 2004

Runtime

115 Minutes

Director

Alex Proyas

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