Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 12:01:14 -0800 (PST) From: Samuel Lubell <samlubell at yahoo.com> Subject: [WSFA] Re: I, Robot To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net> Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net> --0-663424105-1039032074=:7604 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii They'd have to really adapt this to make it work with Will Smith in the lead role -- unless he's playing Susan Calvin. Michael Walsh <MJW at mail.press.jhu.edu> wrote:From: http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/04/film.smith.reut/ It begins: "Wednesday, December 4, 2002 Posted: 9:32 AM EST (1432 GMT) NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Fox has booked Will Smith to star in sci-fier "I, Robot," an adaptation of the 1940s Isaac Asimov short-story collection that set the groundwork for robot films ranging from "The Terminator" to "A.I.," Variety reports. Shooting is to begin in April. Alex Proyas, whose last large-canvas projects were "Dark City" and "The Crow," will direct the film." Proyas directing gives me hope; "Dark City" was a really good flick. mjw --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now --0-663424105-1039032074=:7604 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <P>They'd have to really adapt this to make it work with Will Smith in the lead role -- unless he's playing Susan Calvin. <P> <B><I>Michael Walsh <MJW at mail.press.jhu.edu></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">From:<BR>http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/04/film.smith.reut/ <BR><BR>It begins:<BR><BR>"Wednesday, December 4, 2002 Posted: 9:32 AM EST (1432 GMT)<BR><BR>NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Fox has<BR>booked Will Smith to star in sci-fier<BR>"I, Robot," an adaptation of the<BR>1940s Isaac Asimov short-story<BR>collection that set the groundwork<BR>for robot films ranging from "The<BR>Terminator" to "A.I.," Variety<BR>reports. <BR><BR>Shooting is to begin in April. Alex Proyas,<BR>whose last large-canvas projects were<BR>"Dark City" and "The Crow," will direct the<BR>film."<BR><BR>Proyas directing gives me hope; "Dark City" was a really good flick.<BR><BR>mjw<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><p><br><hr size=1><br> <a href="http://rd.yahoo.com/mail/mailsig/*http://mailplus.yahoo.com">Yahoo! Mail Plus</a> - Powerful. Affordable. <a href="http://rd.yahoo.com/mail/mailsig/*http://mailplus.yahoo.com">Sign up now</a> --0-663424105-1039032074=:7604--