US Edition‘I, Robot’ Actor Was ‘Very Upset’ Movie Dropped Him From Press After He Tested Better than Will Smith
Alan Tudyk was removed from all marketing and press for 'I, Robot' after test audiences rated him higher than Will Smith, a move seen as a major industry misstep.
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Alan Tudyk Discusses His Upset at being Dropped from ‘I, Robot’ Publicity
During an appearance on the “Toon’d In with Jim Cummings” podcast, Alan Tudyk spoke about how he was dropped from the marketing of 2004’s “I, Robot” after test screenings revealed that his role as Sonny scored higher with audiences than leading man Will Smith. Tudyk appeared in the film as the robot Sonny via motion capture and voice acting. Axing him from the movie’s publicity meant there were (and still are) people who have no idea he starred …
Actor Alan Tudyk has revealed that his name was removed from the promotion campaign of I, Robot (2004) because his character, Sonny the robot, obtained a better score than the film’s protagonist, Will Smith, in the public trials. On podcast Toon’d In with Jim Cummings, Tudyk explained that after the audience evaluations, he was informed that Sonny was receiving higher ratings than Detective Del Spooner (Smith). Shortly after, his presence in int…
Alan Tudyk Says His Robot Character Tested Higher Than Will Smith in 'I, Robot'
When you make a massive budget movie, you're going to want to test it out with audiences before you release it, so you know what parts they like. This allows you to make tweaks or do reshoots to solve some of the audience's bigger issues before you put it into the world. And the way an audience feels can have ramifications not just on the movie but on the press tour as well. Just listen to this story from Alan Tudyk, who played the robot in 2004…
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