However, clarkes story of 2001 is really amazing too. A space odyssey will be returning to theaters for its 50th anniversary, after a screening of a new 70mm print makes its debut at the upcoming cannes film festival. A space odyssey star says sets made disneyland look. It was developed concurrently with stanley kubricks film version and published after the release of the. A space odyssey official rerelease trailer 2014 stanley.
Christopher nolan returns kubrick scifi masterpiece 2001. I wholeheartedly disagree with all the other answered here. Dated visuals aside and forgive me if this sounds like fan favour theres no real reason to remake it besides cashing i. Apr 03, 2018 nolan is a big fan of the movie and will personally be introducing the film at the cannes festival. The space odyssey series is a series of science fiction novels by the writer arthur c. Aso i am comfortable claiming at least 25% of 2001 is shotforshot included in interstellar, 60% of the story is used, and i couldnt count how many ideas were referenced, maybe over a hundred. He is best known for portraying the roles of oberyn martell in the fourth season of the hbo series game of thrones and javier pena in the netflix series narcos. The george lucas space opera that launched a thousand action figures and almost as many sequels and prequels still reigns supreme in the star wars universe, with a. A recreation of the opening to stanley kubricks masterpiece 2001. So i just went back to watch 2001 last time i watched it was a y2k party after seeing interstellar twice in 35mm and once in imax.
The dawn of man in a sere african landscape, a group of apelike hominids and some tapirs compete for the meagre green plants. Keir dullea, ann gillis, gary lockwood, douglas rain humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of hal 9000, the worlds most advanced super computer. A space odyssey returns to theaters for 50th anniversary. Christopher nolan will present a 70mm print of 2001. Now, dont get me wrong, i have a very, very, high respect for the original movie. A space odyssey is a 1968 science fiction novel by british writer arthur c. People in 2001 speak in detached, stilted dialogue, like the way jack webb talked on dragnet. The closer it came to the original version, the better it would be. The first monolith to be discovered was officially dubbed tycho magnetic anomaly one, or tma1.
Were definitely abridging that story a bit, but the history of 2001. Oct 21, 2014 almost half a century after it first hit cinema screens, stanley kubricks iconic masterpiece 2001. A space odyssey stars keir dullea and gary lockwood will take part in a panel discussion at the bfi southbank in london on nov. You have been hired as a consultant for the movie to make sure the science is correct. A space odyssey is one of the greatest films of all time and it is the directors most profound and confounding. A space odyssey achieves perfection in awesome new. The film was shown around the country in various cinerama theaters. Albeit one that may ultimately deny 2001 s nietzschean origins and philosophy. It centers around the revival of frank poole in the year 3001 and his attempts to save humanity from disaster and to readjust to his new futuristic lifestyle, considering the fact that man has made many technological advances plot edit. A space odyssey returns to theaters for 50th anniversary ryan scott mar 28, 2018. Solaris and stalker are his only two science fiction, though stalke. A hollywood producer has decided to film a remake of the movie 2001. A movie still from stanley kubricks 1968 science fiction film 2001. To richard strauss tone poem thus spake zarathustra, the title sequence shows the sun rising behind the earth, which is behind the moon.
One of cinemas best current directors, christopher nolan, is supervising a restoration of a classic film by one of the alltime greats stanley kubrick. Two of clarkes early short stories may also be considered part of the series. Black panther, 2001, and the corrupting influence of technology. A space odyssey is heading back to the big screen in honor of its 50th anniversary, warner bros. Unlike other restorations, this one isnt digital its pure film.
The perfect remake would simply be a new, pristine print of the original. A space odyssey was a film aboutwell, what is about. And in its honor, director christopher nolan is premiering the movie at the cannes film festival in may. The final odyssey, a syfy tv show executive produced by ridley. Now to get the money to make a remake like it would need to be made. A space odyssey is a remake to the 1968 classic film of the same name.
Because 2001 a space odyssey contains some of my favourite scenes ever made, i found it inspiring to try to bring back the mood of the movie. The novel, for example, attempts to explain things much. If 2001 the year looked like 2001 the movie, it was partly because the films imaginary design trends were made real. A space odyssey at cannes before the theatrical rerelease.
Ultimately, the movie s story is based on the sentinel, encounter in the dawn, and four of clarkes other stories, in addition to loads of original ideas conceived by him. Syfy has ordered a 3001 the final odyssey miniseries, a sequel to 2001. As one of the founding visionaries at marvel in the 1. Its a chance to contemplate how far filmmakers can push mainstream audiences out of their comfort zones. Prometheus is less a prequel to alien although it is than it is a remake of stanley kubricks 2001. We have traveled from stones to spaceships, multiplying our knowledge rapidly with every passing second. This station is a large wheellike structure where people live and work on the rim. The stargate sequence is nonverbal, and nonnarrative, but there are distinct sections, eg.
Mar 30, 2018 hal 9000, the seemingly omniscient computer in 2001. But when it was made back in the 60s it was an experimental time in movies. Stanley kubrick was not present at the awards ceremony. But actor keir dullea who played the computerbattling astronaut david bowman in the film has no problem. An imposing black structure provides a connection between the past and the future in this enigmatic adaptation of a short story by revered scifi author arthur c. A space odyssey gets first new trailer in 40 years. It is certainly a film in scotts image rather than that of 2001 s original creator. A space odyssey is the picture which sciencefiction enthusiasts of every age and in. With roy scheider, john lithgow, helen mirren, bob balaban. While one group of apes is drinking at a waterhole, another group. A space odyssey rolls out its story slowly and methodically, with minimum dialogue the first words arent spoken until 25 minutes into the film, and the final words are spoken more than. How would you cast a new remake of the movie 2001 a space. Best effects, special visual effects stanley kubrick.
With keir dullea, gary lockwood, william sylvester, daniel richter. A monolith is a mysterious black slab, discovered throughout the solar system in various sizes, but all of them maintaining a 1. Jan 15, 2015 it takes guts and more than a little chutzpah to mess around with a scifi classic. See more ideas about 2001 a space odyssey, stanley kubrick and sci fi movies. Clarke, and was inspired by clarkes short story the sentinel and other short stories by clarke.
It was a film that was made roughly over the course. The monoliths were created by an unseen alien race, known only as the firstborn. A space odyssey, perhaps the finest scifi film of all time, is to get a sequel of sorts in the form of 3001. There are a number of differences between the book and the movie. Todays topic is the remaking of 2001 a space odyssey s moon bus help support videos like this one and others by becoming our patron at asteronx in the movie 2001 a space odyssey, a.
The screenplay was written by kubrick and arthur c. Beattie will also serveas executive producer alongside ridley. One of my earliest memories of cinema is seeing stanley kubricks 2001. The spacecraft and space stations even hal himself have more character than the humans do. In 1969, kubrick told joseph gelmis you begin with an artifact left on earth four million years ago by extraterrestrial explorers who observed the behavior of the manapes of the time and decided to influence their evolutionary progression. A space odyssey, a spinning section of the spaceship is shown which produces a pseudo gravitational field. A part of the movie takes place on a space station very far from any gravitating body. I want a decent director who loves the source material and the original movie, and wants to do it justice. It is certainly a film in scotts image rather than that of 2001s original creator. A space odyssey 1968 title design unofficial remake. Oct 05, 2017 i dont think its possible to remake it without the whole thing looking or coming across as subpar compared to the original. A space odyssey, was the films most expressive and emotional figure, and made a lasting impression on our collective imagination.
The producer wanted to have a mc physics student for the job. Keir dullea, gary lockwood, william sylvester akas. A space odyssey 1968 stanley kubrick trailer humanity finds a mysterious, obviously artificial, object buried beneath the lunar surface and, with the intelligent computer h. May 03, 2018 one of cinemas best current directors, christopher nolan, is supervising a restoration of a classic film by one of the alltime greats stanley kubrick.
A space odyssey came out a whopping 14 months before armstrong, aldrin and collins won the space race for the united states via apollo 11. So much stuff would have to be cut and watered down to appeal to a mass audience it would be a complete joke. Much of the films luxe vision of space travel was overambitious. Jun 28, 2018 things like sexuality would be completely irrelevant to the storyline of 2001, because kubrick made it a point to remove almost all human emotion from the film. A space odyssey celebrates its 50th anniversary with. A space odyssey official rerelease trailer 2014 for the stanley kubrick directed movie starring keir dullea, gary lockwood, william. Andrei tarkovsky is by critical consensus one of the greatest directors ever just look at the criterion top film lists.
A space odyssey may 02, 2016 a masterpiece in its own right, 2001 is a sharp, cinematic film that drags itself out and fails to stay engaging for the duration. Todays topic is the remaking of 2001 a space odysseys moon bus help support videos like this one and others by becoming our patron at asteronx in the movie 2001 a space odyssey, a. And perhaps not by accident, its providing a stunning reminder of how much life remains in the old ways of moviemaking. After discovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the lunar surface, mankind sets off on a quest to find its origins with help from intelligent supercomputer h. Aug 16, 2006 yes, 2001 a space odyssey was a great movie. Without a doubt tarkovksys 1971 solaris or 1979 stalker. Stanley kubrick scifiadventure movie uk,usa 1968 cast. Director steven soderbergh, a worldclass filmmaker in his own right whose resume includes sex, lies and videotape, out of sight, oceans eleven, traffic, erin brokovich, a remake of solaris and many more, has created his own cut of stanley kubricks cinematic masterpiece and scifi landmark, 2001. A space odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by stanley kubrick. Part of the movie takes place on a space station very far from any gravitation body. A space odyssey sequel will be adapted by screenwriter stuart beattie of pirates of the caribbean and collateral fame. Two of the novels have been made into feature films, released in 1968 and 1984 respectively. A space odyssey begins when these two join forces with the goal of writing a science fiction movie. A space odyssey is to be connected to a long history of cinema and of humanity its hard to describe exactly what a print of a.
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