Tron 2

[DragnFire22]

SDCC: Tron 2 Footage Screened!
Source: Blake Wright July 24, 2008

Disney surprised Con-goers in San Diego on Thursday with debut footage of its highly anticipated sequel to 1982's Tron. The footage began with an update of the popular lightcycle duel from the original film.

A blue figure – obviously on the run – is being tracked down by a yellow figure on a cycle. The blue figure dives forward with a bar in hand. Around the bar – and figure – a super sleek blue lightcycle forms and the chase in on.

The figures are cool updates of the 1982 warriors. Gone are the glowing blue/red/yellow faces, now replaced by helmets with clear facemasks housing what looks like holographs of human faces.

The cycles dip and dodge through a translucent, multi-level track that appears both digital and organic. The blue cycle is forced down a narrow crevasse between two ledges while the yellow bike takes the high road. The blue cycle emerges at the end of the path only to be cut off by the yellow bike's 'laser trail'. The blue bike smashes into a million pieces sending the blue rider flying in slow motion and flipping through the air. He lands and skids to a halt.

All of this activity is being observed from a high, cliff-side structure by a human figure – an older, bearded Kevin Flynn! Played again by Jeff Bridges, a very serene looking Flynn appeared first in a meditative position in the center of a large room. He arises, then walks to the window and peers down onto the action below.

The yellow figure 'retracts' his lightcycle walks over to the downed blue figure... and finishes the job.

The footage ended with a '2' appearing in the traditional Tron font and the TR2N emerging around it. The TRN faded away leaving the 2 alone on the screen again.

anyone know who's helming this?

[SnoBorderZero]

WHAAAAAAT!? Wow, now there's a sequel I never thought I'd see.

[Fanible]

I really liked the game, which was originally pitched for the sequel. They decided to make it into a game instead though.

[Alien]

Isn't it kinda late for a sequal? Does your average movie goer still remember Tron 1? That's my only concern.

[FranklinTard]

doubt it matters. the cult classic status of the first film will give this one a profit, easily.

[Alien]

Even if it does fail, who cares? No one remembers the 1st. If it's a sucsess the DVD rentals of Tron 1 will sore.

[FranklinTard]

like i just said, people remember the first. its a cult classic film. the sequel will make money, easily. and then on dvd... it will dominate, because all those blu ray fanatics will need something like that in their collection.

[SnoBorderZero]

I just watched Tron after going to Disneyland and being curious about Disney's "failures" in the 80s (I also have The Black Cauldron and Something Wicked This Way Comes coming on Netflix). It's visuals were amazing for its time, though the story wasn't all there at times. I would've thought though that its visuals would have made big money for Disney, but it was just a movie that suffered by being too far ahead of its time.

[The Walrus]

anyone know who's helming this?

In September 2007, the Hollywood Reporter said that a man named Joseph Kosinski was in negotiations to direct, with Steven Lisberger (writer and director of the first) as co-producer. The screenplay has been written by Eddie Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, who both also write for Lost.

Joseph Kosinski hasn't done a film yet, but he has done a few interesting commercials, which can be viewed here:http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/08/21/videos-who-is-joseph-kosinski/

I think that the Nike one in particular gives us a taste of what Tron 2 may look like; I think it's a little bit Tron-esque.

[FranklinTard]

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

small crappy trailer, that really isnt great, but got me very excited. and will be taken down shortly, the bikes looked awesome.

[The Walrus]

....Holy shiitake mushrooms... :omg:

[FVD]

Damn that looked incredible. And please oh please Bruce Boxleitner must return. :redface:

[Fanible]

So the title is going to be "TR2N"? That's... interesting. =P

[abercrombie]

i just hope they don't call it Tron 2. i never did like sequentially numbered movie names. i prefer movie titles such as batman returns or dark night.

[DragnFire22]

or even Dark Knight.

[Alien]

Or even The Dark Knight?

[DragnFire22]

No.

[The Walrus]

I doubt they're gonna come up with a name for it, honestly.

[FVD]

TR2N is just fine the way it is. Do we need some cheesy subtitle? I don't think it's really necessary.

[Fanible]

It doesn't make sense though. How does a 2 make sense replacing an O? If you didn't know about Tron, it would be awkward trying to pronounce it. I'm going to start calling it "Tritoon," because that's how it looks... or "Trizn."

I thought the game's sequel title was clever. Simply "Tron 2.0" - It fit with the universe.

[Boiiinng]

I just crapped my pants.

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[FranklinTard]

glad thats still around, checked my link and it was down as i expected... still looks awesome. and on the link i put it says rumor has it pixar is involved.

[Alien]

A blury video doesn't do much for me really.

And I thought the light bikes were all about the 90 degree turns and the stright lines, that had curves and bends all over the place.

[Boiiinng]

A blury video doesn't do much for me really.

And I thought the light bikes were all about the 90 degree turns and the stright lines, that had curves and bends all over the place.

We have more pixels now. A curve is just a more dense population of pixels. :P

[Alien]

But it still looks so retro and the lines and sharp corners just added to that. :(

[FranklinTard]

yea lets go back to poop technology just to appease some fans... no thanks. give me the evolution of the tron world.

[Alien]

If the lines are evolved then why hasn't everything else? Why is everything else still so retro?

[FranklinTard]

retro in what sense? the costumes? the colors? i don't see what you mean by retro. i mean its trons sequel, obviously its still going to look like tron. just more advanced.

[Fanible]

I'd still like a clearer video. I can't make any thoughts about it until we get one. I will say I'm not digging the helmets though, with what looks like a flat image on a screen for their faces? I don't know. Like I said, need a clearer picture.

[FranklinTard]

is there any news on it though? i mean thats the same video i posted back in july, the exact same, cheering and everything. you'd think they would have released some news by now...

[macca]

This movie will be sick just have faith.

[Knerys]

Despite the poor video quality.....this looks pretty darn cool.

[Boiiinng]

Tron 2 vehicle designer article

http://i.gizmodo.com/5157692/tron-2-vehicle-designer-daniel-simon-is-an-intergalactic-hardware-visionary

[SnoBorderZero]

So... this is still coming out this year? Because I haven't seen anything for it in a long time.

[BoyScoutKevin]

Damn that looked incredible. And please oh please Bruce Boxleitner must return. :redface:

I have heard, that he has expressed an interest in coming back. As for myself, I wonder if David Warner will be back. And as far as I know, the only one who cannot come back, as he is deceased, is Barnard Hughes.

[Dragon Knight]

I never got into Tron but it seems to me like a bad sci fi movie, they would give late nights on basic TV

[SnoBorderZero]

Actually Tron is a pretty solid movie that was way ahead of its time upon its initial release. The story isn't particularly great and at points not super exciting, but the grand scheme of the film itself is impressive and Jeff Bridges kicks ass. I'm definitely excited for a sequel.

[iv3rdawG]

Daft Punk Scoring the New Tron
The confirmation comes from Upcoming Film Scores and the Disney folk they checked it out with: Daft Punk have signed on to write the score to Joseph Kosinski’s new Tron movie – Tron, Tron 2.0, Tr2n, 2ron or whatever the heck it ends up being called. May I suggest Trons? Jeez. It’s gonna get a bad name no matter what....

http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/03/04/daft-punk-scoring-the-new-tron/#more-21611

[Justin]

Daft Punk....hm

[FranklinTard]

just keeps getting better... hopefully.

[FranklinTard]

http://www.firstshowing.net/2009/04/09/disneys-tron-2-also-going-to-cost-300-million-to-make/

allegedly going to cost 300 million. thats a lot to make back.

[Boiiinng]

I'd say some of that is marketing. But no worries, there's enough of us 80's children/geeks to give it legs.

[Knerys]

http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/03/04/daft-punk-scoring-the-new-tron/#more-21611

Daft Punk....hm
That is ****ing awesome.

[FVD]

Heh just noticed on IMDb that Michael Dudikoff was in Tron as well. Interesting. It was obviously something minor. Also Boxleitner's former Babylon 5 Co-Star Peter Jurasik aka Londo Mollari the Centauri was in this as well. Gotta watch this again to spot them out.

[iv3rdawG]

Possible Daft Punk sample from the soundtrack:

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Also, Disney said they've done 24 songs for the soundtrack and that a tour of it is "guaranteed".

12:35 Stephen Johnson:
Fan question time!

12:37 Stephen Johnson:
Fan: Why did you choose Daft Punk to do the music? A: How could you not? We met them, and hit it off from the beginning. We've done 24 tracks for the movie.

12:38 Stephen Johnson:
Fan: Will there be a Daft Punk tour based on this music? A: I guarantee it.

http://g4tv.com/articles/67836/Disney-3D-Comic-Con-2009-Panel-Archive/

And one more thing. Tron Legacy VFX concept test:

http://www.flynnlives.com/media/video/0xendgame.aspx

[Fanible]

And one more thing. Tron Legacy VFX concept test:

http://www.flynnlives.com/media/video/0xendgame.aspx

*Highlighted

This was the footage that was leaked last year (and you could barely see anything), but now we can see it in high-def. :cool:

Sure does look interesting, and that was just a concept test for the visuals? Can't wait to see the final product!

[Birdy]

That teaser was pretty good. I might have to put this on my radar for movies to see. If its good that's most surely a Blu-ray purchase.

[sshuttari]

Highdef trailer is slick to watch. Never seen the original flick... Is it worth checking out?

[Fanible]

Well I enjoy the original enough to show it to people who haven't seen it from time to time. I still really like it. It fits the idea. As the time it takes place in the 80's, the world of Tron doesn't look as fancy by today's standard, but as time has passed and technology advanced, as has the world of Tron (presumedly).

But yeah, considering the unique appearance of the world in the movie, I think it still works pretty well even now.

[sshuttari]

Well, I already put it under my netflix queue so hopefully I'll like it.

[Fanible]

And then go play the TRON 2.0 video game, which was pretty fun. ;)

Obviously they couldn't really call the film that now, but I think it would have made a great title for the movie sequel. Although the story that was used in the video game has some similarities to the one they wrote for this new movie.

[iv3rdawG]

YouTube version of that footage:

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Click this and watch it in HD, it does look really, really awesome:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1IpPpB3iWI

[FranklinTard]

that in hd was truly incredible. by far my most anticipated film... ever.

[SnoBorderZero]

A sequel I'm actually looking forward to, and quite a lot at that.

[sshuttari]

Best movie of all time omg this is going to be amazing. I have so much faith in this film you guys have no idea!!!
























:P

[Tolkien]

That trailer was just... beautiful... TROOOOON!!!

[Boiiinng]

Downloadable versions of comic-con trailers now at Dave's.

http://www.davestrailerpage.co.uk/

Looks great, but I don't like the lightning clouds. Seems too Matrixy for this.

[darthspielberg]

Downloadable versions of comic-con trailers now at Dave's.

http://www.davestrailerpage.co.uk/

Looks great, but I don't like the lightning clouds. Seems too Matrixy for this.

Well The Matrix owes a lot to the original Tron, if you think about it, so, I guess it's only fair. ;)

(there were digital clouds in the original Tron too, just more...old school looking)

[Matrix_Fan]

Looks damn good. Loved the original, so I hope this one will live up to it.

[Justin]

That was awesome.

[Boiiinng]

Well The Matrix owes a lot to the original Tron, if you think about it, so, I guess it's only fair. ;)

(there were digital clouds in the original Tron too, just more...old school looking)

Probably why I don't remember them. :)

[saveus1011]

Coverage and photo's from Flynn's Arcade:

http://www.atomicpopcorn.net/comic-con-2009-flynns-arcade/

[saveus1011]

Michael Sheen is in:

http://www.atomicpopcorn.net/michael-sheen-builds-a-legacy/

[Justin]

Good actor. I really liked him in Frost/Nixon.

[Alien]

I rewatched the old Tron last night and it's not quite as cheesey as I expected after all these years.

[iv3rdawG]

Theme song by Daft Punk (thanks to CK for the link):

http://incontention.com/?p=10857

Awesome!

[IanTheCool]

Just watched the trailer. Looks sharp, but they don't really give away anything.

[Spirited Away]

Getting Daft Punk on-board for the entire soundtrack is probably the single best thing Disney have done for this film. I was fortunate enough to work for them a few years back at O2 Wireless, they are truly Godsend.

[Fanible]

I'm still not totally sure how I feel about the new suits. They look good in black, and the new helmets with the TV looking faces is pretty cool, but I liked the multiple glowing electronic designs that were on the old ones. Made them unique and complex. They appear to have opted out for plain leather and a couple glowing lines on these ones, making the new suits (and the new discs) pretty simplistic.

Oh well.

[Knerys]

This looks so sick. Daft Punk's involvement is just icing on the cake. :D

[MasterChief117]

Yeah, this does look off the chain. I always thought they should have done another one using today's CG. This is truly breathtaking, I couldn't imagine a full breathing world of stuff like this. Can't wait for the movie.

[sabin26]

I haven't been able to track down the video game but after seeing the teaser trailer for the sequel I think it's going to be awesome. I just looked it up on imdb and they have Olivia Wilde as I'm guess the lead actress. Jeff and Bruce are in it as well so this should be badass.

[FilmJerk]

looks pretty awesome from the teaser never seen the first so dont know whats going on. anyone wanna give me the background on this? looks like michael sheen is in this too and whats the music in the teaser? I like it

[PsYkOoOoO]

Agreed. The music is freakin' awesome in this trailer.

[Boiiinng]

Wow, that looks smooth. I wasn't expecting the story to go that way either. This should be interesting. And ooooohhhh, Olivia Wilde looks goooooood.

looks pretty awesome from the teaser never seen the first so dont know whats going on. anyone wanna give me the background on this? looks like michael sheen is in this too and whats the music in the teaser? I like it

Are you f--king kidding me?! :eek:

Dude works on computers. Dude gets sucked into computer. Has to fight his way out. Kicks ass. You...Blockbuster/Netflix...now. :P

[Dogbert0228]

Wow, that looks smooth. I wasn't expecting the story to go that way either. This should be interesting. And ooooohhhh, Olivia Wilde looks goooooood.



Are you f--king kidding me?! :eek:

Dude works on computers. Dude gets sucked into computer. Has to fight his way out. Kicks ass. You...Blockbuster/Netflix...now. :P

I haven't ever seen the original, either, I remember reading a Disney children's book of the film adaptation. I'm waiting for BluRay. Definitely looking forward to seeing both the original and the sequel in December.

[saveus1011]

That sound you hear is me ****ting my pants after watching this trailer.

[sabin26]

I wonder if there will be a poster of Olivia Wilde in her Tron clothing laying on that couch. If so I'm buying one.

[PsYkOoOoO]

looks pretty awesome from the teaser never seen the first so dont know whats going on. anyone wanna give me the background on this? looks like michael sheen is in this too and whats the music in the teaser? I like it

The music could be an original composition by Daft Punk, since they are doing the soundtrack.

[FranklinTard]

that was awesome.

such a long wait though. i gotta go watch the original...

[Matrix_Fan]

Quite simply......freaking awesome. Now here's a 2010 sequel I'm definately looking forward to.

[Comingsoonfan777]

that new teaser was f**king awesome. wow. deff looking forward to this!

[Alien]

I haven't ever seen the original, either, I remember reading a Disney children's book of the film adaptation. I'm waiting for BluRay. Definitely looking forward to seeing both the original and the sequel in December.
You are waiting for a BluRay of a movie that came out in the 80's? Seems a little pointless.

[sabin26]

I thought it already came out on Blu-Ray.

[Alien]

Anyone make any gifs from the new trailer? Or just nice big pics?

[Tolkien]

EDIT: Nevermind, I found a HD youtube version.

That, was perfection right there. I know there will be more trailers and ads for this film over the coming months but if they ever chose NOT to release any more content until the film came out, I'd be more than happy with that. I have a very, very, very short list of films I'm actually looking forward to this year. Tron Legacy is currently sitting at the very top of that list. Seriously, I'm just angry that it's still so far away.

[PsYkOoOoO]

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[sabin26]

I just needed the first picture. I'm really looking forward to this movie every time I watch both trailers.

[FranklinTard]

i'm not the biggest fan of it looking incredibly futuristic, but it still looks awesome. and michael sheen looks awesome as a crazy bad guy.

[FilmJerk]

whats up with Bridges looking in his thirties? Does he not age in this?

[FranklinTard]

well that was partially cgi bridges.

still curious as to the main plot points. who built the laser thing behind flynns? and why?

[Alien]

http://i49.tinypic.com/35n33n6.jpg
That bit would work better as a gif.

Also, who's the girl in the white?

[Dhamon22]

This looks really cool. I haven't seen the original but I'll definitely be checking this out. Maybe I'll watch the original sometime before December.

[FranklinTard]

why is there mist and stuff in a digital world?

[PsYkOoOoO]

why is there mist and stuff in a digital world?

Ask James Cameron.

[FilmJerk]

i cant get enough of the trailer. it just looks sick

[MasterChief117]

Finally got to watch this trailer in 1080, Olivia Wilde looks a lot better in it than SD. This looks absolutely amazing, the effects are insanely sweet.

[Tolkien]

I just checked and realized that I do not own the first one. I think it's been over ten years since I last saw it.

[FranklinTard]

of the movies i physically own (i copy a lot of them) tron is by far my most watched.

[sabin26]

I need to buy a copy of Tron. I'm sure there will be another limited edition that will come out soon because of sequel coming out.

[Blagojevich]

I've probably watched this trailer about................ten times now. Never gets old. Bring on December.

[Boiiinng]

Genius marketing by Disney.

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/03/disney-monorail-trains-to-feature-tron-legacy-art/

http://parksandresorts.wdpromedia.com/media/disneyparks/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/try001113LARGE.jpg

http://parksandresorts.wdpromedia.com/media/disneyparks/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/trb216248LARGE.jpg

[Duke-Leto]

Well I got the Tron 2 disc DVD set yesterday because I have never seen it. The trailer for this flick got me interested so hopefully Tron is a good movie because Tron 2 looks great.

[FranklinTard]

tron is a great movie. tron 2 can only try to follow in its epic shadow.

[MasterChief117]

Tron is a great movie.



Question, how the hell did they do Bridges younger? I know CG but did they do that bitmapping thing similar to Two Face?

[Boiiinng]

It's probably based on what they did in X-Men 3, just a better algorithm.

[Duke-Leto]

tron is a great movie. tron 2 can only try to follow in its epic shadow.

Good to hear. I never watched it because the little I saw of it looked too cheesy. I know the FX in those days were non existent but it just looked too bad. I will give it a shot this weekend, along with Wall Street (never saw it), and Boondock Saints 2. Busy weekend!

[FranklinTard]

if you don't like tron, i don't like you.

[krushgroove19]

saw the trailer last night at alice in wonderland... hot damn i am excited now!

[Blagojevich]

I must say, this is the first time in years that I was this excited for a Disney movie. I feel like a kid again, looking at how innovating the movie's tone will be from the trailer.

As far as a proven track record goes, Disney has never really had a "bad movie" as far as box office sales go (even their direct to dvd sales are perfect). Their movies are set for different audiences. So, if this movie fails, then it's probably the sign of the apocalyspe.

[sabin26]

They put the teaser trailer with the lightcycles on of my blu-rays. We watched it at a friends house. This movie looks very clean and polished effects wise.

[Fiverrabbit]

I'm ecxited too!"

[Duke-Leto]

if you don't like tron, i don't like you.


Well I watched most of it and so far I like it. Will finish it tonight but I am sure it will end as good as the first half of the movie.

I hope I still have your approval!?!?

[jbailey84]

i was iffy about this but now im pumped for this. cool to see that its a sequel. my dad and i bout shat ourselves when we heard Bridges voice lol

gonna be badass in 3D

[Tolkien]

If your dad bout shat himself when he heard Bridges' voice, you should show him the test footage where they actuall show Bridges in his (extremely kickass) living quarters at the end.

[sshuttari]

I like the original a lot. It was of course way ahead of it's time. If anything Legacy looks to solidify it's place in film scifi lore history.

But what I don't understand is why Bridges looks like he's the bad guy in the concept F/X trailer.

[Fanible]

A program probably designed by him that went rogue, is my guess. You see him/it in the main trailer too.

[saveus1011]

It's Clu 2.0. You're right, he has gone rogue.

[sshuttari]

Yeah that makes sense.

[Ramplate]

I never watched the original all the way through.

Just saw the trailer - that does look cool

[jbailey84]

If your dad bout shat himself when he heard Bridges' voice, you should show him the test footage where they actuall show Bridges in his (extremely kickass) living quarters at the end.

i just watched the Comic Con footage, dont want to ruin it for my dad ;) but we're both excited. he told me he used to play that game when he was in tech school for the air force.

[sabin26]

Funny you bring that up jbailey. There has been talk with the older enlisted personnel, civilians, and officers about those machines being all over the place on every base. Somebody said they found a few of them still around.

[Knerys]

This looks awesome!!!