ya, i this finish a week of extra work on the Will Smith movie "I,robot" i this want to know is there any other actors in that movie? besides Will Smith?
peace
Release Date: July 16th, 2004
Cast: Will Smith (Detective Del Spooner), Bridget Moynahan (Dr. Susan Calvin), Alan Tudyk (character reference for Sonny), James Cromwell (Dr. Lanning), Bruce Greenwood, Shia Le Beouf, Chi McBride.
Director: Alex Proyas (Dark City, The Crow, Garage Days)
Screenwriter: Jeff Vintar (cowriter of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within); rewrite by Hillary Seitz (Insomnia) and Akiva Goldsman (Lost in Space, A Beautiful Mind; he also has Supergirl in development)
Based Upon: This film is based upon elements from all nine of the stories in the "I Robot" anthology by Isaac Asimov (1920-1992). This film is not a direct adaptation of any of the nine stories in that book, but is instead a prequel of sorts to them, having its origins in a script by Jeff Vintar that was originally called 'Hardwired' that was adapted to fit into Asimov's stories, but not based on any specific one. It's possible that some of those nine stories, other Asimov robot stories, or one of the four Robot novels that followed 'I, Robot' may someday be produced as a sequel(s) to this film. Those four novels are 'The Caves of Steel' (already in development... at Universal), 'The Naked Sun', 'The Robots of Dawn' and 'Robots and Empire.
Premise: Set in a future Earth (2035 A.D.) where robots are common assistants and workers for their human owners, this is the story of "robotophobic" Chicago Police Detective Del Spooner's (Smith) investigation into the murder of Dr. Miles Hogenmiller, who works at U.S. Robotics (run by Greenwood), in which a robot, Sonny (Tudyk), appears to be implicated, even though that would mean the robot had violated the Laws of Robotics, which is apparently impossible. It seems impossible because... if robots can break those laws, there's nothing to stop them from taking over the world, as humans have grown to become completely dependent upon their robots. Or maybe... they already have? Aiding Spooner in his investigation is a psychologist, Dr. Susan Calvin (Moynahan), who specializes in the psyches of robots. (McBride plays Smith's boss, who encourages him to close the case quickly to avoid political fallout; Cromwell plays the creator of the world's most advanced robots.)
This is #1 on my list of what to see in '04.
~rougerum
I, Robot Commercial Teaser & Site Online
20th Century Fox has launched a teaser site here (http://www.irobotnow.com/index.php) for Will Smith's I, Robot, which includes the new commercial-like trailer you are seeing in theaters. The website advertises the NS-5, the world's first fully automated assistant. You can look at its features, build your own, learn about the innovators and more.
Based on the classic story collection by famed science fiction writer Isaac Asimov, I, Robot will concentrate on Detective Del Spooner, who, with the aid of psychologist, Dr. Susan Calvin, will investigate the death of Dr. Miles Hogenmiller, a brilliant scientist who worked at US Robotics. Initially labeled a suicide, Spooner has other ideas, convinced that a robot may have taken the doctor’s life.
I liked the commercial. Thanks.
I hope they paid Chris Cunningham for the use of his ideas.
is this an urban-tinged "short circuit"?.....
They should totally have a scene where Smith corners the robot and it pulls this ultra-cool gun thing on him, but he knocks it out of his hand and it disentigrates. Then the robot flips over him and runs away, but Smith follows -- ON FOOT! Yeah, and the robot is soooo much faster than him but somehow HE KEEPS UP. Then it jumps to the top of a building, but Will is so fast he takes all the stares and corners it on the roof!
That would be such a cool sequence.
Really though, I'm looking forward to it as well. Especially when he takes down the giant, mechanical spider.
This could be a really stupid question but does the plot of this movie reminds anyone too much of Blade Runner... :?: :?
Quote from: RaikusThey should totally have a scene where Smith corners the robot and it pulls this ultra-cool gun thing on him, but he knocks it out of his hand and it disentigrates. Then the robot flips over him and runs away, but Smith follows -- ON FOOT! Yeah, and the robot is soooo much faster than him but somehow HE KEEPS UP. Then it jumps to the top of a building, but Will is so fast he takes all the stares and corners it on the roof!
That would be such a cool sequence.
Really though, I'm looking forward to it as well. Especially when he takes down the giant, mechanical spider.
are you dissing MIB??????
Wha-? Me, nooo. Never.
diss MIB but MIBII: Back in Action
I just saw the trailer for this movie with rotk. A funny story. I had heard alot of stuff about commercials being shown before the feature at certain cinemas but had never been to a cinema that showed commercials but at rotk when this trailer came on, it was done like a commercial. I thought I had seen it all.
haha a kid just showed me this website and told me it was freaking him out. Didn't A.I. have something like that for its internet hype? Like hundreds of little sites or something?
When this trailer thing came on before RotK, everyone in the audience was like "uhh... huh whatever"
it seemed like they just threw together something stupid to get it shown before return of the king
...They're rumored to be spending more than 100$ million, much of it allocated to CG robots created wiht data from body-suited actors a la Gollum in the Lord of the Rings films. Director Alex Proyas said, "Gollum is a pretty cartoony character. I hope ours will be a step beyond that in terms of reality."
he's either digging his own hole, or has something really really good.
Full Theatrical Trailer here. (http://movies.yahoo.com/movies/feature/irobotqt.html)
Wow.
That looks really.
Terrible.
Hmm... yes... I was really excited about this movie until now... looks pretty bad :(
without watching the trailer/caressing the inner thigh of the devil, i just know that this movie HAHAHAHH.
Quote from: andykHmm... yes... I was really excited about this movie until now... looks pretty bad :(
*sigh. ditto.
Quote from: Director Alex Proyas"Gollum is a pretty cartoony character. I hope ours will be a step beyond that in terms of reality."
Quote from: Mini-Mac
he's either digging his own hole, or has something really really good.
Now that I watched the trailer/caressing the inner thigh of the devil, Proyas can start digging...
I like the robots. I could stare into their eyes for ages.
I bet this movie will do terribly because Proyas doesn't know what he's talking about.
Man I hate it when your anticipation level on a project DROPS once you've seen actual footage from the film. It looks.........'meh'.
This is way beyond 'meh'.
This isn't beyond "Meh"... you're all overreacting.
Once I heard Smith was involved, I knew it was going to be Summer Action Shit, but with Proyas driving it, it could be better than average summer action movie shit.
it looked alright. It sounded alot cooler before I saw the trailer. Proyas is good, but Will Smith, eh.
http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/i_robot
i love how the robots have the "rich man" voice too.
yes...this movie looks really really really bad.
"HE DID NOT MURDER HIM!!"
Quote from: Director Alex Proyas"Gollum is a pretty cartoony character. I hope ours will be a step beyond that in terms of reality."
Quote from: Johnny 5gollum and proyas ain't got nothing on me...
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John 5? The guitarist? Btw, he's out of Marilyn Manson now... who will replace him?
Quote from: cronopioJohn 5? The guitarist?
...nah ..*see pic
..hes the lead character in the experimental film(s) short circuit one and two
Quote from: Alex Proyas"It's actually pretty hard cutting a trailer for a movie like this when so much of it is still incomplete. We have upwards of 900 vfx shots and when one of the main characters is CG it's hard to come up with enough shots at an early stage for trailers. I hated the first trailer more than anyone - it did not accurately represent the tone of the film. The new trailer is far closer to the actual flavor of the movie but is still as far as I'm concerned just scratching the surface. There will be 2 more trailers leading up to release that will give you all a pretty good insight into what the finished film will be like. Hang in there and keep letting me know your thoughts."
and a commercial for Metroid Prime directed by Alex Proyas:
http://www.animallogic.com/commercials/metroidprime/
Quote from: MacGuffinFull Theatrical Trailer here. (http://movies.yahoo.com/movies/feature/irobotqt.html)
look nice! can't wait to see it.
peace
Quote from: cronopioQuote from: Alex Proyas"It's actually pretty hard cutting a trailer for a movie like this when so much of it is still incomplete. We have upwards of 900 vfx shots and when one of the main characters is CG it's hard to come up with enough shots at an early stage for trailers. I hated the first trailer more than anyone - it did not accurately represent the tone of the film. The new trailer is far closer to the actual flavor of the movie but is still as far as I'm concerned just scratching the surface. There will be 2 more trailers leading up to release that will give you all a pretty good insight into what the finished film will be like. Hang in there and keep letting me know your thoughts."
That's nice to hear. The new trailer is remarkably better, in that it actually looks like something that could be a potentially good action movie. I'll just keep in mind that Proyas is still two for two as far as studio films go (never got around to seeing Garage Days) and hope that this is good -- I don't see much potential for 'cool' factor, beyond what's in the trailer, but maybe it'll surprise everyone and be really intelligently written.
I MISS THE GOOD OL' DAYS
WHAT GOOD OL' DAYS?
WHEN PEOPLE KILLED PEOPLE
uhnnnn
my favourite line now is
"How many robots have ever comitted a crime?
HOW MANY ROBOTS... IN THE WORLD?"
There's something very creepy about a winking robot.
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what a lame poster
I STILL MISS THE GOOD OL' DAYS, THJOUGH
one of the robots was in my dream last night. we'll leave it at that
Smith is a little too prominent in the design, but that's still a pretty nice poster. The robots actually look good when they're not moving.
You know what would be interesting? A movie ACTUALLY BASED on Asimov's works. The stories and plots were right there for them.
But, no, it appears to be just another man vs. machine action movie with all the true sci-fi and philosophy stripped away.
And could Bruce Greenwood's character be any more obvious as the Bad Man in the trailer? What a waste of a great actor.
I'll choose to remember Proyas by Dark City, thanks.
Quote from: anditokwhat a lame poster
Don't worry, the DVD cover will have a big giant Will Smith head on it.
Quote from: Find Your MagaliYou know what would be interesting? A movie ACTUALLY BASED on Asimov's works.
Like Bicentennial Man!
Or the robot running in the I and an army of Will Smiths in the background.
Quote from: GhostboyQuote from: Find Your MagaliYou know what would be interesting? A movie ACTUALLY BASED on Asimov's works.
Like Bicentennial Man!
Great, years of therapy to erase that movie from my mind have just been shattered... :(
Let me guess...at the end, Will Smith finds out that he is a robot himself...
New Internet-Only I, Robot Trailer Hits!
Source: MysteryClock.com
Director Alex Proyas has released an internet-only I, Robot trailer on his official website, which so far best captures the intensity of the Will Smith-starrer, which opens on July 16 and is based on the classic short story collection by Isaac Asimov.
Trailer here. (http://www.mysteryclock.com/irobot/)
International trailer here. (http://www.cinemas-online.co.uk/content/run_trailer.php?tFn=irobot_uk_trlr_hi.mov)
They're going to show this around the world? How embarrasing
yeah they've really just shown us the whole film. it would've been better as to leave it more of a mystery as to whether or not a robot has harmed a human, being as he's supposed to be a detective. and not given away everything just so they could show us lots of fighting and shooting. also, i dont like the production design on this; it just looks boring. big grey walls everywhere.
Spooner, i don't even know her.
new, lame poster:
http://www.latinoreview.com/films_2004/fox/i_robot/finalposter.html
Marketing rules re: movie posters.
Teaser poster: let the artsy kids who actually know a thing or two about basic composition get their rocks off so they'll shut up later on when you make the....
Official poster: in which jaded graphic artists who no longer give a shit cram everything they can into the allotted space, with no regard to the elements of design, because they know what makes the number crunching marketing execs happy.
you nailed it.
Quote from: GhostboyMarketing rules re: movie posters.
*applause
It really hurts when others make fun of my posters. I have feelings, y'know?
I saw it and liked it much more than I thought it would. It wasn't perfect, it wasn't as good as Minority Report, but it was a very enjoyable summer film..
Chris Cunningham would have directed the shit out of this movie.
I didn't like it very much. The screenplay and acting was kinda weak. I think it was more of a vehicle for Will Smith than anything else. I never thought much of Alex Proyas and I still don't.
Quote from: StefenChris Cunningham would have directed the shit out of this movie.
Until Cunningham directs a movie, not a 5 minute music video...I'll start praising him.
GT and I saw this one last night, and we both agreed that, although flawed (blah), it was really fun to watch.
If ever I'm in some horrific situation, I pray to God that Will Smith will be there to infuse humor in the face of death... :roll:
i really didnt care for this movie at all. i could just feel proyas making studio concessions with every frame. the story is a really great idea and a cool jumping off point for a movie but they just didnt exercise its potential at all. will smith was miscast, and i really didnt care for his brooding at all. his character was 1 note. the design of the movie was boring. the converse were just sickeningly product placed, without ANY reason whatsoever. 'characters' that would be in teh film for 2 scenes were completely pointless (grandma, shia la bouff, etc. ) it seemed like this wouldve made a cool dark sci fi movie but i feel like proyas was probably forced gently to make it into a summer action vehicle which was a wrong fit and i didnt think it worked at all. i feel bad for all those involved, i like smith and proyas but it was not to be.
i havent seem this yet.....and the way things are goinf i guess i will wait until its on the sci-fi channel or TNT..but its mandatory that i know the worst will smith one liner in the film ...he always has one in just about every film hes been in... please help me out.......
i wasnt really expecting much out of this because of the trailer (which uses quotes that are out of context), but i have to say, it was a pretty decent movie. sonny was badass.
Anyone who paid 8.00 to see this and expected anything more than mediocrity is crazy.
;)
There was some really good stuff going on with this movie, which made me feel that it was worth my money; it wasn't enough to make it a very good experience overall, though. The robots were amazing, technically, but they provided the only moments of respite during the Akiva Goldsman-ized story. Proyas was developing this film long before Smith or Goldsman or even a studio got involved, before it had anything to do with Asimov (not that it does now) other than robots; I imagine it's a far cry from the original script.
On the upside: the 54 million opening weekend will give Proyas more clout to make another brilliant film on his own terms.
Quote from: GhostboyOn the upside: the 54 million opening weekend will give Proyas more clout to make another brilliant film on his own terms.
yes.
Quote from: SHAFTRUntil Cunningham directs a movie, not a 5 minute music video...I'll start praising him.
no.
Quote from: StefenChris Cunningham would have directed the shit out of this movie.
YES
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for those who have seen it: is the cg better than gollum?
They're hardly comparable. The robots for the most part look very real, but it's easier to create a machine, even a very expressive one, in CGI than a living creature like Gollum, and on that level, Gollum is a much greater success.
It was alrighty. Cool popcorn flick. Hardly seems like something from the director of 'Dark City' & 'The Crow', more like a darker version of a Barry Sonnenfeld flick. Smith was Smith, fun & charismatic but nothing new. Definately some of the most crazy action/FX scenes of the year so far (especially liked the attack on his car). I wish the robots design were different though, I kinda got tired of looking at them as opposed to being in awe. Cool flick, but won't be dieing in anticipation of a sequel. And by the looks of the box-office, it seems its selling a lot of popcorn. And probably a lot of Converse's too.
Better than what I was expecting, but it did nothing new to push the sci-fi/action genre, although the tunnel and the climax scenes were pretty exciting. But the film still works in all the same cliches of hot-shot detective and his chief/boss, even using the classic line "Hand over your badge." The pacing felt long (cutting the unnecessary secondary characters would have helped) and Smith (who could have cut back on his signature one-liners) and Moynahan seemed like an updated version of Stallone and Bullock from "Demolition Man." Too bad the film didn't explore some interesting ideas that were just touched upon, like in the interrogation scene.
Yea I liked that interrogation scene, how often do you see a robot being interrogated about a murder? "Why'd you kill him, Canner?" / "My name is Sonny" / "What, so we're naming you now, huh?" Very cool scene. I only wish the film had more darker, interesting scenes like that because CGI crowds battling eachother is just not as cool as they used to be...(and by the way that big humans vs. robots scene was just stuuupid)
Ok, I just saw this movie and my first reaction was Demolition Man. My second reaction was this was all about showing off Will Smiths muscles. (when did he get those?) because he didnt show anything else new. For me, this movie solidified the fact that Will Smith does not play serious well. I couldnt take watching a pained Smith sulk. He is best in the comedic roles of MIB & Fresh Prince. I also saw that he was the executive producer so i am sure he wanted to make those ticket sales. This movie had nothing to do with robots and everything to do with special effects mixed with a half assed social commentary with your obligatory love story. All of it has been done before in Terminator, Star Wars, and (insert your own).
However, after all of the standard critiques, i got philosophical about these types of movies. I thought, of course kids today do not understand that you can get hurt from being hit. Only the bad people die but nothing is really painful. When the robot's head was run over by the jawa robot transport when they were attacking Will Smith, I wondered how we, the audience, were supposed to feel. If the robots were "real" with rage as they portrayed them to have, then we should feel sad that his head was squashed. But we didnt. We felt retribution and forgot about it. And the movie kept going. So take it for what its worth.
The cheeziest thing was Sonny winking.
The coolest thing was the name, Spooner. Don't know why.
Quote from: londonMy second reaction was this was all about showing off Will Smiths muscles. (when did he get those?)
Ali. Which was the only time he's managed to escape the performance trappings you outlined.
Quote from: GhostboyQuote from: londonMy second reaction was this was all about showing off Will Smiths muscles. (when did he get those?)
Ali. Which was the only time he's managed to escape the performance trappings you outlined.
Quote from: In the "Fresh Prince" thread, mogwai and bigideas wroteQuote from: mogwaiQuote from: bigideasWill Smith actually showed some strong acting chops on the one where his truck driver dad comes to pay him a visit. at the end, he and Uncle Phil talk about his dad and then the camera focuses on a father/son scupture
aw man, when will breaks down and uncle phil hugs him so hard that his cap falls off. i agree, that's a great episode. one other is when will is shot by a robber and carlton has a gun to protect himself.
And I agree with them :)
I guess this just brings in the money then because the plot was formulaic.
Dissapointing. Really dissapointing because I'm such a fan of Alex Proyas. The Crow is a personal favorite while Dark City will forever go underrated and is in my mind a classic. Last year, when I read what the film would be adapting, I was excited because it seemed daring to adapt 9 completely different stories into one film but as i saw all the trailers, I became disheartened because I knew it would be just another summer action film. Proyas shows his true talent in many of the action scenes, but everything else is so typical for a Will Smith helmer. I love that the film made over 50 million because maybe Proyas can really dig again at a personal project. That being said, his "semi autobiographical" film, Garage Days, wasn't that much better than this film. Still, I enjoyed both films because they are entertaining. Its just a film like Dark City made me expect so much more.
Garage Days was worse than this... at least this one has some redeeming qualities.
This was exactly what I expected though... shitty screenplay, boring Will Smith, but some interesting action sequences.
The product placement (Converse) was the most pathetic in a long time.
DVD Release Date
Source: www.davisdvd.com
Release Date December 7
I, Robot was like watching someone else play a racist video game, where cloistered white girls speak in psychobabble, the cyborg black guy asks for everything to be dumbed down, and all the "bad robots" have big red lamps in 'em so the morons in the audience can keep shit straight. The robots were about as threatening as C3PO..... Phantom Menace C3PO.
Awful.