The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/SaintHuck on 2025-01-27 14:42:08.

Original Title: TIL that Osamu Tezuka was invited to work on 2001: A Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick, a fan of Astro Boy. Tezuka, despite his interest, had to say no, because he could not afford to move to England for a year.