'I, Robot' Director Calls Out Elon Musk Over Seemingly Ripping Off His Designs

By Eric Italiano

'I, Robot' Director Calls Out Elon Musk Over Seemingly Ripping Off His Designs

Do Elon Musk's new Tesla robots and vans look a bit familiar? Well then maybe you've seen the 2004 film I, Robot.

Alex Proyas, the director of the Will Smith-starring sci-fi, took to X, formerly Twitter, to call out Musk over the similarities between Tesla's new Optimum robots and Robovan, and the designs seen in I, Robot.

I, Robot tells the story of a futuristic tech company in 2035 Chicago that creates in-home robots that eventually become violent after the artificial intelligence controlling them becomes self-aware and plots a revolution.

"Hey Elon, Can I have my designs back please?" Proyas tweeted over the weekend, sharing side-by-side photos of the two design sets.

I, Robot, released in 2004, also stars Bridget Moynahan, Bruce Greenwood, James Cromwell, Chi McBride, and Alan Tudyk alongside Will Smith.

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