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Say what you will about the Will Smith iRobot movie.... (gizmodo.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/sciencefiction

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...but its robot designs were well ahead of the curve for the time.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

That's because there was no source material.

The original screenplay was an Agatha Christie inspired murder mystery, which then had Will Smith playing Will Smith forced in, with a known brand slapped on at the last second because the license was on hand.