Directed by Alex Proyas, “I, Robot” is about a Chicago police detective (Smith) who investigates the alleged suicide of a robotics company founder and becomes convinced that one of the robots, Sonny (Tudyk), murdered him.

Alan Tudyk reflected on his career and revealed that there’s a reason why not many people know he played Sonny in the 2004 sci-fi action film I, Robot. During an appearance on Toon’d In with Jimmy Cummings,

Actor Alan Tudyk revealed he was excluded from the marketing of 'I, Robot' after test audiences preferred his character, Sonny, over Will Smith's lead role. Despite his strong performance, Tudyk felt upset about the lack of recognition.