Born from the fusion of the original script for ``I, Robot'' and Isaac Asimov's novel.

“I, Robot” synopsis

Chicago in 2035. Robots have become an indispensable part of people's daily lives, and the coexistence of humans and robots was protected by three principles.

1. Robots must not harm humans.

1. Robots must obey orders given by humans.

1. Robots must protect themselves unless there is a risk of violating Articles 1 and 2 above.

One day, a scientist who is an authority on robot development dies under mysterious circumstances. Detective Spooner suspects that a robot was involved in the death, and with the help of robot psychologist Dr. Calvin, investigates the mystery. Then, he becomes involved in a huge conspiracy that is unimaginably terrifying...

Index

• Why is “I, Robot” attracting attention now?
• The road to making “Hardwired” into a movie
• fleshing out the characters
• Modeled after a Japanese robot
• vehicle of the future

Why is “I, Robot” attracting attention now?

At the time of its release, director Alex Proyas' sci-fi film ``I, Robot'' (2004) did not perform well at the box office (*1) and received poor reviews. However, 15 years have passed since its release, and I feel that the atmosphere has changed. For example, recently, when I asked students in a university lecture to ``discuss their favorite video work,'' many students chose ``I, Robot.'' This is thought to be due to the growing interest in AI and robotics, and it is likely that it has received more attention now than when it was released.

*1 The production cost was $120,000,000 (estimated), but the box office gross in the United States was $144,801,023 (according to IMDb). However, in Japan, the film's performance was not too bad at 3.75 billion yen (according to the Japan Motion Picture Producers Federation).

The draft is an original work

The film's title is taken from Isaac Asimov's short story collection `` I, Robot '' (50), but the story is not directly related to Asimov's work. The original idea was the original story "Hardwired" by screenwriter Jeff Winter.

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Winter acquired knowledge as a screenwriter at a workshop at the University of Iowa, and continued writing screenplays while working as a factory worker, English instructor, cartoonist, and bus driver. He completed three scripts in 1995. The first screenplay sold to Fox 2000 was the science fiction film ``Spaceless,'' but it fell into development Inferno, with endless development meetings and rewrites at multiple studios, and has not yet been released.

However, his talent was recognized and he was given the job of rewriting Hironobu Sakaguchi's original idea for the full CG movie `` Final Fantasy '' (2001). Furthermore, the crime story ``Long Hello and Short Goodbye'' was made into a German film in 1999.

The road to making “Hardwired” into a movie