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 has claimed he was removed from I, Robot ’s promotional trail after testing better than Will Smith in early screenings. Tudyk starred in the 2004 sci-fi thriller as Sonny, a robot accused of murder, and used motion-capture to pull off the CGI role.