TRON (2) Legacy

[Bryancd]

I didn't even realize this was in production! Lightcycles anyone?!

http://gizmodo.com/5029479/tron-2-trailer-video-makes-pants-wet-worldwide?autoplay=true

[Geekyfanboy]

 :jawdrop WOW... just WOW

I had heard they were making this a while ago but nothing since.. I had no idea it was already shot.

I haven't heard anything recently.. I feel like this came out of left field.

[KingIsaacLinksr]

o.O  Coooool

King

[Geekyfanboy]

This was premiered at Comic Con...

There have been a number of rumblings in the film news world about another Tron film being released by Disney, including word that it would be in 3D, and even that Jeff Bridges was going to be hearing a pitch about a sequel. No actual information had been confirmed though.

Until now.

Courtesy of the folks at Disney, Comic Con got a surprise look at a scene from the film. The teaser starts off with the camera panning through a strange stylized landscape. At this point, nobody knew what we were watching, so only silence filled the hall. And then, two blue/yellow suit-wearing motorcyclists burst into frame, engaged in a frenzy of a race. Audiences erupted in applause.

The race continues to grow heated between the two players until the yellow guy finds a way to swerve in front of the blue, leaving his yellow race trail behind him. The blue guy smashes into it and causes sort of an electric ripple, launching him over the edge of the track. He grabs on a ledge, just barely holding on.

We then see a bearded Jeff Bridges in his house, sitting calmly with his legs crossed.

Back to the virtual world, we see the yellow guy standing over the blue. His visor lifts up, revealing Bridges underneath. The blue guy shouts, "This is just a game!" Bridges looks down, smiles, and pulls out a glowing yellow circular disc (fans will probably know the name of this thing). Looking at the camera, he swings the disc down violently and the title lights up on screen: Tr2n.

Stupid title aside, this clip was easily enough to highten my anticipation for this film. Not only is it just incredibly awesome to see Jeff Bridges go back to a character he played before he was a household name, but the way the graphics have been updated is slick without being unfaithful to the original. In a way, I've been convinced the sequel is no longer an unnecessary Hollywood cashgrab, because the contrast between the old and the new is very reminiscent of what recent generations have been experiencing with constantly updated video game graphics/technology.

Apparently, it will be about a year until any other footage for the film will be seen. Hopefully this means Disney is planning on having a full-on panel presentation next year.

[Rico]

This is hard to see detail in, but here's the trailer via YouTube....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vItiMW7jGg

[M-5]

It going to be interesting to see how the movie looks.  The computer graphics world has gone by leaps and bounds since the original movie.  I think I have been inspired the pull Tron out tonight and put it in the DVD player tonight.

[Geekyfanboy]

 Jeff Bridges on the Tron Sequel
Source: The Guardian
October 6, 2008


The Guardian spoke recently to Jeff Bridges about the anticipated Tron sequel. Here are his quotes on the project:

Is that why you signed up for the new Tron movie?
Yeah, that's another unique, wild experience that was too good to turn down. Engaging in that world again feels just like it did all that time ago. Basically, I'm still a child, I love being childlike, and here was another chance to play with these crazy toys. And the cutting-edge technology makes it exciting. Doing the teaser trailer for Comic-Con, I had my first experience of motion capture. And that's turning the industry on its head. It's amazing being part of that.

There's such a retro love for Tron. How do you bring it up to date?
Well, when we made Tron there was no internet, no cellphones. But now we have motion capture, so I think we'll get a far more successful version of the story, which is someone literally getting sucked into a video game. When we did King Kong in the 70s, one minute you'd have a shot of Rick Baker in this big suit and then you'd cut to this 80ft stiff model, and they looked nothing alike. Compare to that Peter Jackson's King Kong the technology is there and they did a wonderful job. I thought they created a beautiful Kong. So I hope that'll be the same for Tron.

Walt Disney Pictures is expected to release Tr2n in 2010.

[metron07]

Gee, I hope they find a place for Wendy Carlos to do some of the music somewhere. If anyone knows, that will make it even better, but wow! Even that video is enough to see it's worth a look see. Bravo for Bridges to be involved again.

In short, can't wait.  :metallica:

[metron07]

Link to improved version.

http://www.ontheairtv.com/play.php?vid=1138

http://thedisneyblog.com/2008/07/27/tr2n-trailer/

See them before they're pulled!

[Geekyfanboy]

Boxleitner Returns For "TR2N"
By Garth FranklinWednesday, December 24th 2008 8:13am

Original "Tron" co-star Bruce Boxleitner is tipped to be returning for Disney's upcoming sequel to the 1982 sci-fi cult classic according to Coming Soon.

In the original, hacker/arcade owner Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges) is digitally broken down into a data stream by a villainous software pirate known as the Master Control Program (MCP) and reconstituted into the internal, 3-D graphical world of computers.

It is there, in the ultimate blazingly colorful, geometrically intense landscapes of cyberspace, that Flynn joins forces with Tron (Boxleitner) to outmaneuver the MCP that holds them captive in the equivalent of a gigantic, infinitely challenging computer game.

The site says Boxleitner is currently filming a role for the project which also stars Olivia Wilde and Beau Garrett.

[Geekyfanboy]

It's been confirmed.. how cool is that..

The news drifting in from Walt Disney Pictures today is that Bruce Boxleitner is returning as Alan Bradley in their upcoming sequel to 1982's Tron entitled TR2N. The actor is reportedly at work, reprising his role alongside original cast member Jeff Bridges and new cast members Beau Garrett and Olivia Wilde.

At this time, the plot of TR2N (also known as Tron 2.0), is being kept under wraps. It is known that the film will be a direct sequel to the original, catching up with the original characters some twenty-eight years after Kevin Flynn was sucked into a video game. It is not known at this time how significant a role Boxleitner will play in the new film.

TR2N is set for release sometime in 2009.

[Meds]

Another film to get excited about for 2009. gonna be a great year.

[Doc Ock]

Just watched the comic con footage. It looks cool. Still need to watch the first one though, lol.

[Geekyfanboy]

Garrett Hedlund Lands Tron Lead
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
January 7, 2009

Walt Disney Pictures has picked up-and-comer Garrett Hedlund to star in Tron (previously "TR2N" and "Tron 2.0"), the studio's sequel to the 1982 cult classic being directed by Joseph Kosinski.

Hedlund's credits include Troy, Friday Night Lights, Four Brothers, Eragon and Georgia Rule.

Hedlund will play the lead, a man who finds himself pulled into the world of a computer and retracing the steps of a character from the original movie named Kevin Flynn.

Jeff Bridges is reprising the role of Flynn, while Bruce Boxleitner, who played the title character, is returning as well. Olivia Wilde and Beau Garrett have also been cast in the project, which starts shooting in the spring.

[Ktrek]

I'm sorry but having seen the first one at the theater was enough for me. I won't spend any of my hard earned dollars on a sequel to what was not that good the first time around. Of course it could be argued that there is only room for improvement! And that I would have to wholeheartedly agree with! :)

Kevin