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.

Actor Alan Tudyk revealed he was excluded from the marketing of 'I, Robot' after test audiences preferred his character, Sonny, over Will Smith's lead role. Despite his strong performance, Tudyk felt upset about the lack of recognition.

Alan Tudyk recently appeared on the “Toon’d In with Jim Cummings” podcast and claimed he was dropped from the marketing of 2004’s “I, Robot” after it was discovered in test screenings that he was actually testing higher with audiences than leading man Will Smith. Tudyk appeared in the film as the robot Sonny via motion …