The Making of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey

The 1968 Stanley Kubrick classic, 2001: A Space Odyssey, is one of the most influential science fiction films in history. TASCHEN has put together one of the most comprehensive histories of the film in this four-volume hardcover set.

Each of the limited set of 1,500 copies comes in a monolith-shaped metallic box. The four volumes cover the following topics:

Volume 1: Film stills
Volume 2: Behind the scenes (including new interviews with lead actors, senior production designers, and key special-effects experts)
Volume 3: Facsimile of original screenplay
Volume 4: Facsimile of original 1965 production notes

The richly-illustrated set of volumes contains some incredible images and original sketches from the making of the film.  All hardcover volumes are presented in a sleek metal slipcase inspired by the famous monolith, and come boxed with exclusive cover art from Wayne Haag.