WB: Lost '2001' footage won't be added

“Additional footage from 2001: A Space Odyssey has always existed in the Warner vaults. When Mr. Kubrick trimmed the 17 minutes from 2001 after the New York 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.”

It's probably just as well. 2001 is a fascinating movie, but it's pretty long as it is. Seventeen more minutes, as far as I'm concerned, wouldn't be much more than icing on the cake - though one would certainly hope for a new DVD/Blu-ray release with the lost footage as a special feature, if it's not gonna be integrated into the film itself.

More about the discovered footage

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