With Will Smith reportedly returning to his role as Detective Del Spooner, a sequel to I, Robot may finally be in the works after years of conjecture. Industry insiders speculate that the project would examine developments in robotics, artificial intelligence, and the moral quandaries of a totally automated future, though specifics are still lacking. Tech tycoon Elon Musk is rumored to be involved in the film’s production and may even make an appearance on screen, which heightens the suspense.

The original I, Robot (2004), loosely inspired by Isaac Asimov’s works, depicted a future where AI-driven humanoid robots became an integral part of society. The film ended with the rogue AI VIKI being shut down, but it also teased a potential uprising among the robots, led by the mysterious NS-5 unit, Sonny.

Sources suggest that I, Robot 2 will take place two decades later, in a world where robotics have become even more advanced—perhaps even surpassing human intelligence. Detective Spooner, now older but still skeptical of AI, could find himself once again at the center of a new robotic crisis, one that challenges everything he thought he knew about machine consciousness.