The Seattle Times: Arts & Entertainment: Kubrick wanted real robot as star of ‘A.I.’

By Mike Szymanski

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HOLLYWOOD – The late Stanley Kubrick wanted to build an actual robotic mechanical boy in order to make the movie “A.I. Artificial Intelligence.”

The reason? The ultra-meticulous director feared a real boy would grow up too fast before he finished the picture.

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