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I think Asimov's robot series would translate well to the big screen. I, Robot that starred Will Smith was based on some of Asimov's short stories, not his 6 book robot series (The Caves of Steel, The Naked Sun, The Robots of Dawn, Robots and Empire, Prelude to Foundation, and Foundation and Earth). Oddly enough, Asimov ties the Robot series to his Foundation series in the end.

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My obsession with all things Asimov rivals only Dominic's. I've heard a lot of different things about "I, Robot". I'm under the impression that some form of the original movie had nothing to do with Asimov, but that they integrated Susan Calvin, The Laws of Robotics, etc, later on. So the result was a hybrid. Some Asimov fans didn't like I, Robot, but I liked it for what it was. It was an exploration of the implications of The Laws of Robotics, in the spirit of Asimov. Similar to the Zeroth law.

Caves of Steel would translate well (I think an attempt was made in the 60's?), but the problem is the "Mystery" part of it hasn't stood the test of time. If any movie were made, I think they might even want to give away whodunit somewhat before the end. Or maybe not, I dunno, but they have to do something to avoid people leaving and saying "That was the most formulaic mystery ever". The focus of that movie should be the vision of future Earth, the robot tensions, the contrast to the Spacers, etc. That's how I think of it anyway.

I don't think rights with the Asimov estate are a big hangup. I really can't believe none of this has been done yet!