Arthur C. Clark was wrong...it's Saturn not Jupiter

headscratcher4 · Nov 10, 2006

http://articles.news.aol.com/news/_...n/20061109173309990026?ncid=NWS00010000000001

The hole from which the black monolith will emerge....

Actually, this is pretty cool and interesting.

MG1962 · Nov 10, 2006

Actually - The orginal screen treatment was set at Saturn. The eye of Iaptus. But they ran out of money and decided to just go to Jupiter instead

Almo · Nov 10, 2006

Really? That's quite interesting. I wonder what it would have been like if 2001 were even LONGER!