SUBMITTED BY Scooby

April 25, 2003 — Chi McBride (Boston Public) has joined the cast of the sci-fi actioner "I, Robot" opposite Will Smith for director Alex Proyas. Robot" is a futuristic thriller in which a detective (Smith) investigates a crime that may have been perpetrated by a robot, even though the three prevailing laws of the robot society suggest that such a crime is impossible. Bridget Moynahan and Alan Tudyk round out the cast. McBride will play the lieutenant boss of Smith's character who urges the detective to close the case to lessen any political fallout from the incident.