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, who played Sonny in "I, Robot," says his character was more popular than Will Smith's, so he was kicked off the film's press run.

Alan Tudyk says he got higher test scores than Will Smith during 'I, Robot' test screenings, which led him to being dropped from the film's publicity.

Alan Tudyk has made an explosive allegation surrounding his involvement with I, Robot, claiming his name was pulled from the film’s publicity because his performance as Sonny the Robot scored higher with test audiences than Will Smith.

The 'Andor' and 'Resident Alien' actor played the main robot in the film, but he couldn't outshine Will Smith.

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,

"They were doing test audiences with the movie and they score the characters and I got word back, ‘Alan, you're testing higher than Will Smith,'" Tudyk said. What followed, Tudyk claims, was a swift disappearance from the film's publicity plan.