2001: Filming the Future

Piers Bizony's book is the classic account of the making of Stanley Kubrick's seminal movie 2001: a space odyssey.

Hailed by Tom Hanks (in an unsolicited tribute) as 'without question, the best collection of not just information regarding the film, but also a chronicle of its inspiration', it has become the benchmark of writing about this cult movie.

Piers Bizony interviewed many of the team who created 2001, including Arthur C. Clarke, who co-wrote the screenplay (with Stanley Kubrick), special-effects supervisor Douglas Trumbull, technical advisers, production designers, model-makers, effects artists and contractors. He sourced never-before seen documents and production artwork to create an unprecedented picture of the making of a movie which was revolutionary in its development of special effects and cinema technology. 2001: Filming the Future gives a fascinating insight into the making of one of the most obsessively detailed productions ever.