the film "i, robot", starring will smith, was released by twentieth century fox on july 16, 2004 in the united states. its plot incorporates elements of "little lost robot," some of asimov's character names and the "three laws". however, the plot of the movie is mostly original work adapted from a screenplay "hardwired" by jeff vintar completely unlinked to asimov's stories, and has been compared to asimov's the caves of steel, which revolves around the murder of a roboticist.