Did you know that one of the reasons behind Kubrick’s legal action against the producers of “Space: 1999” was the possibility of a TV series based on “2001: A Space Odyssey”? And that Kubrick tasked Arthur C. Clarke to produce ideas for a sequel as soon as 1975? To what extent was the director involved in “2010”, the book Clarke eventually published in 1982, and in the movie that MGM produced and released in 1984? Read all about it in my latest essay: “Franchising a Classic: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, MGM and the Exploitation of ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’“, published today for the Historical Journal of Film, Radio and television. The following link will work for the first 50 users, so enjoy it while it lasts: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/JIXFZCECRMVQKDKJNJDD/full?target=10.1080/01439685.2025.2542554
