Walt Disney Pictures' viral marketing campaign for Tron: Legacy is gearing up once again, with a new website and countdown clock unlocked. Will a new trailer be revealed on February 24th? Details after the jump. For those of you who don't remember, in July I received a package which included two arcade coinds that read…
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This movie poster for TRON Legacy is not an official release from Walt Disney Pictures. The poster was designed by artist James White, who has worked for such clients as Toyota, Armada Skis, VH1 Latin America and MTV. In his own words: Here is my own Tron Legacy movie poster. I had a ball creating…
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Here's the central irony of Comic Con: because of the absurd Hall H admittance policies and the vagaries of scheduling, I didn't get to see the new TRON Legacy footage. But I did interview the director, Joseph Kosinski. The full transcript of that interview will be posted shortly, but I did want to share a…
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Disney finally revealed the title to the Tron sequel at the Disney 3D panel at Comic-Con 2009 -- TRON Legacy. Jeff Bridges explains that the title is in reference to the story's theme: "It's basically a story about a son's search for his father. It was also revealed that Tron Legacy will be released in…
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This morning I received a package which included two arcade coinds that read "FLYNN's ARCADE." For those who don’t remember, the character Kevin Flynn in the 1982 sci-fi film Tron, had been working in a arcade with the games he had created. Also included in the package was a memory stick containing an animated gif…
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I was awoken this early morning by the Fedex woman. I was supposed to be up anyways, getting ready for Comic-Con, went to bed later than planned last night. Needless to say, I was kinda grumpy. And the fact that I'll be away from home for a week meant that if I didn't answer the…
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Last night I wrote an editorial titled Will Twilight Ruin Comic-Con, which basically shed light on a potential situation which would cause thousands of convention-goers to miss out on the most anticipated panels of Comic-Con 2009. Last year Twilighters began lining up at 3-4pm the previous day for the next day's panels in Hall H.…
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Walt Disney Studios has finally revealed a short plot synopsis for Joseph Kosinski's sequel to Tron, a film almost 30 years in the making. TRON (title not final) (In Disney Digital 3D™) TRON is a 3D high-tech adventure set in a digital world that’s unlike anything ever captured on the big screen. Sam Flynn (Garrett…
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Speculation has begun that Michael Sheen has been cast as the bad ass villain in Disney's Tron 2. It all began when Sheen mentioned earlier this week on Twitter that he had been cast in a "mystery film" that he wasn't allowed to "talk about yet", confirming that it has nothing to do with the…
Read More[No photo] As suspected, the Vancouver Sun's report that Tron 2's budget "carries a whopping $300 million budget" was way overblown. As a company policy, Disney won't comment on the actual budget numbers, but sources admit that the number is not close to $300 million, even in Canadian dollars. The above photo (via roya )…
Read More[No photo] I don't normally post photos of extras on movie sets but its been a slow news day due to the holiday. Also, when it comes to a high profile sequel, I'll pretty much share every last bit. As you probably know, Disney's Tron sequel is currently shooting in Vancouver. /Film reader Mark P…
Read More[No photo] Last week at ShoWest, Disney announced that Tron (the Tron sequel) was going to begin shooting in a couple weeks. Well, shooting has already begun in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada this week. /Film reader Zach sends in the following report and first set photo: They have been spending some crazy money here.…
Read More[flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/showest-1.flv 400 236] I just got back from ShowWest in Las Vegas. ShoWest is a convention for theater owners where, among other things, Hollywood previews some of their upcoming movies. You've seen some of my ShoWest overage on the site over the last week, but there was so much going on that I couldn't get…
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Last week we reported that Daft Punk would be providing the musical score for Tron 2.0. /Film reader Andrew sent over this fan made trailer for the original Tron that incorporates the music of Daft Punk. It take a little while to get going, but I think its worth watching, if only for its popculture…
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I'm not sure how reliable this intel is right now. We've passed along information from the subscription trade magazine Production Weekly in the past is reporting that Disney's Tron sequel has been renamed from the horrible Tr2n to the even worse TRZ. I have an idea, why don't you call it... Tron 2? or Tron…
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A teaser trailer for Disney's TRON sequel TR2N was the huge shocker at Comic Con this year. Recently The Guardian was ask Jeff Bridges about Tron 2 while doing press for How To Lose Friends and Alienate People, and here is what the actor said: "[TRON 2 is] another unique, wild experience that was too…
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The /Filmcast: After Dark is a recording of what happens right after The /Filmcast is over, when the kids have gone to bed and the guys feel free to speak whatever is on their minds. In other words, it’s the leftover and disorganized ramblings, mindfarts, and brain diarrhea from The /Filmcast, all in one convenient…
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The biggest shocker at Comic Con was the premiere of a 3-minute trailer for Tron 2. The reason why it was such a shocker is that, as far as anyone knew, the film hadn't even gone into production. But the trailer featured a fantastic completed lightcycle chase. So how did it come to be? Jim…
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Update: The trailer has leaked onto YouTube. 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…
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A couple months ago it was reported that Commercial director and David Fincher prodigy Joseph Kosinski was in final talks to direct a sequel, described as "the next chapter", to Disney's 1982 cult classic Tron. A script was being written by Lost scribes Eddie Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, but with the writers strike, who knows…
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Last week we reported hat TRON director Steven Lisberger is finally set to make his return to the big screen after a 19 year absence with a film co-authored by Jessica Chobot titled The Soul Code. We told you that for years Lisberger has trying to get a TRON sequel off the ground. Well it…
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