Franchising a Classic: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, MGM and the Exploitation of ‘2001: A Space Odyssey‘

Most of the diehard Kubrick fans already know about his 1975 lawsuit against the producers of “Space: 1999”…. But did you know that one of the reasons behind it was the possibility of a TV series based on 2001: A Space Odyssey ? And did you know that Kubrick tasked Arthur C. Clarke to produce ideas for a 2001 sequel as soon as 1975? To what extent was the director involved in 2010 , the sequel…