Admin Hero1 Posted June 18, 2004 Admin Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 Smith: 'I, Robot Is Darker And Amazing' Exclusive: The Fresh Prince gets serious 17 June 2004 If you've been studying I, Robot's promotional campaign with any interest – and to our eternal shame, it's been keeping us up at nights – you might have noticed a gradual change in tone. The first trailers for the Alex Proyas movie, in which technophobe cop Will Smith stumbles upon an apparent conspiracy by robots to take over the world, despite inbuilt laws preventing them from harming humans, were mostly light-hearted, showcasing Smith's usual wisecracking schtick. They didn't go down particularly well, especially with fans of Isaac Asimov's original stories on which the movie is very loosely based. Since then, though, the trailers and posters have gradually become much darker, more serious, less campy - very much in keeping with the work of Dark City director Proyas. Is this, then, a new breed of Will Smith movie? “People will be very surprised," says the former Fresh Prince, speaking exclusively to Empire. "It's darker, it’s really well done, it’s amazing. It is essentially an art house movie masquerading as a big summer sized action film.” Hmm… not sure how that will go down with the great unwashed in Buttplug, Idaho (or indeed, Milton Keynes), but it's an admirable declaration of intent. “I think it’s what the future of action movies are going to have to be like," insists Smith. "You have to think a bit, you gotta pay attention and in the film there are intellectual concepts that need to be debated and discussed and argued about." That's fighting talk, Will. But then, with an intriguing story, seemingly impressive special effects from Digital Domain, and the stunning Bridget Moynahan as Dr Susan Calvin, a robot psychologist who assist's Smith's Del Spooner in his battle to uncover the conspiracy, I, Robot has emerged from the shadows to become, potentially, one of the summer's most intriguing movies. Watch this space… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Brakes Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 Sounds great!!! I would love to see Will play a [b]REAL[/b] bad guy!! Kinda like LL Cool J in 'In Too Deep'!! That would be so good!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildWildWillennium Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 Good! I loved Will's acting in Enemy of the State and this should be twice as serious! I can't wait!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willreign Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 DARKER???? DARKER??????????? I don't want 2 c Will Smith darker... for what??? I don't wanna b surpried 2 c Will darker... that's not y i'm going 2 WS movies!!! I want 2 c him do the work properly.... and Isaac Asimov's fan complain the storey is loosly... WHY??? I complain that Will don't do good music in the past 3-4 years.... some1 cars about it? some1 right it in news papers???... how much quation marks can I put in 1 msg??? on what I complain about??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Brakes Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 I think its good that Will plays this role as it is!! He hasn't done a 'dark' role before and it might open up a window of opportunity for future roles! And its something different! I don't know bout you guys but i'm up for us seeing a different side of Will's acting ability! And besides, it is only 1 film! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Hero1 Posted June 19, 2004 Author Admin Report Share Posted June 19, 2004 i love the fact that the movies gonna be like this..cant wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy Julie Posted June 19, 2004 Report Share Posted June 19, 2004 i like the look of it too, it keeps the fans happy with it being an action Will Smith big blockbuster film and should shut most of the critics up. i think its great the way it manages to appeal to a wide audience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexywshgirl Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 He is going to be great in this movie! And I wouldnt be surprised if he did do some more darker roles in the future. :eek4: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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