Warner Bros. Talks about that 17 Minutes of Lost Footage from 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY

Movie 2001: A Space Odyssey Lost Warner Bros. about 13 years agoby Joey Paur

Last week we told you about 17 minutes of lost footage to the Stanley Kubrick classic sci-fi film, 2001 A Space Odyssey. It was reported that the footage was found in a salt-mine vault in Kansas. We wondered what the studio would do with the footage, well... apparently they don't have any plans to do anything with it. Here's what they said in a statement,

The additional footage from 2001: A Space Odyssey has always existed in the Warner vaults. When [director Stanley] Kubrick trimmed the 17 minutes from 2001 after the NY premiere, he made it clear the shortened version was his final edit. The film is as he wanted it to be presented and preserved and Warner Home Video has no plans to expand or revise Mr. Kubrick’s vision.

So their you have it folks! The footage will not be added into the film, and we have no idea if we will eventually get to see what this footage contains. I hope that one day they release it, just so we can see what it was. What do you all think?

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