Alan Tudyk has revealed the surprising reason he got dropped from the marketing and press for I, Robot in the lead-up to its release in 2004. The sci-fi thriller was led by Will Smith, who stars as Del Spooner, a detective tasked with investigating the alleged suicide of a U.S. Robotics founder, as he believes that a human-like robot named Sonny might have murdered him. Tudyk provided the voice and motion-capture for the robot, but not many people were aware of it at the time, as the actor was removed from the promotional rounds for the film.
Alan Tudyk Got Dropped From 'I, Robot' Press After Test Screening Results

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