2001 : l’odyssée de l’espace -17 minutes inédites retrouvées

2001 : 17 minutes inédites retrouvées

Il y a quelques jours, Douglas Trumbull présentait pendant près de deux heures les effets spéciaux de 2001 : l’odyssée de l’espace, au TIFF de Toronto après une projection du film en 70mm. On savait déjà que la Warner avait annulé le documentaire que préparait Douglas Trumbull sur le film mais l’homme a révélé que les 17 minutes du film coupées par Kubrick ont été découvertes en bonne état dans un hangar du Kansas. Si cette découverte est aussi suprenante que bienvenue, rien ne dit que la Warner les proposera dans un proche futur.

Great presentation from Mr. Trumbull tonight. He showed many behind the scenes photos recently unearthed from the Kubrick archive that I’d never seen before ( no photography at the presentation were allowed but it was recorded for posterity ) – the Orion receiving final tweaks from a modeller with the « collar » of the 15′ Discovery on a shelf above his right shoulder. The Moonbus on its TMA landing pad with the support stand visible. A couple of shots of the Aries 1B with three model makers standing around – it looks almost finished but un-painted. Several shots of the 15′ Discovery in an earlier incarnation getting kit parts attached – Trumbull said that a bunch of art students were employed in shifts running around the clock detailing the models.

I got the feeling that many of these shots will appear in the upcoming book being put together by Dave Larson. Unfortunately, he informed us that Warners have pulled the plug on the 2001 documentary the he was planning – both financially and from a rights standpoint.

He also informed us that the 17 minutes that Kubrick cut from 2001 shortly after the film’s release have been found by Warners in their vault in a salt mine in Kansas. These cut scenes are perfectly preserved in CMY component negatives. Trumbull has no idea of what Warners plans to do with them.

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