Tron Legacy

[tyler-durden]

Saw the leaked footage, it was pretty cool, can't wait to see the official version of it.

 

[Theweepeople]

Lasseter said the first Tron didn't have enough "emotion", whatever that means.

I'm not sure what that means but, the first Tron had a lot of flaws. The dialogue sucked in numerous scenes and the storyline was not developed well.

 

[Webhead2006]

Hoefully the film will be going on and who ever directs it does well. Also please leave it sequel and have jeff.

 

[Brian Braddock]

Lasseter said the first Tron didn't have enough "emotion", whatever that means.

Atually, I agree with him to some extent. There are a few times in the film that are a bit cold and almost emotionless - even when it's not meant to eb the case.

It never bothered me though.

 

[DorkyFresh]

so....i'm wondering why people at Disney think that this WOULDN'T be a good idea. there's obviously a solid fan base and it has the potential to surpass the Matrix. the technology is here, the demand is here.....what's the hold up? get on it Disney!!!

 

[terry78]

They will be touting this as another POTC type franchise if it gets off the ground.

 

[Brian Braddock]

so....i'm wondering why people at Disney think that this WOULDN'T be a good idea. there's obviously a solid fan base and it has the potential to surpass the Matrix. the technology is here, the demand is here.....what's the hold up? get on it Disney!!!

What, are youre saying that they arent making it?

This isnt just footage developed to make a pitch to Disney for a sequel - this is actual footage shown by Disney announcing a sequel.

Unless I've grossly misread the situation and missed something? Disney are already on it

 

[DorkyFresh]

What, are youre saying that they arent making it?

This isnt just footage developed to make a pitch to Disney for a sequel - this is actual footage shown by Disney announcing a sequel.

Unless I've grossly misread the situation and missed something? Disney are already on it

actually, it DOES seem like they're on it. however, there ARE people within Disney that still don't think it's a good idea....

...dumbasses.


Anyway.....it seems that Steven Lisberger (Tron creator and director) is involved with the project after all!!!

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Harry has a brief chat with Steven Lisberger (TRON) Regarding TR2N!!!

Hey folks, Harry here - and I'm about as happy as humanly possible. TRON is just about my favorite personal childhood movie. I love it for about every frame that flashes before my eyes, every sound effect and score second. And when Merrick posted that story with details from Jim Hill's piece on TR2N that Steven Lisberger was not involved in this new iteration of TRON... well, my soul grew a little, ever so slightly cold to the project.

But because I love TRON so much I was consoling myself with the knowledge that hopefully - the creative forces behind the film were respecting and honoring the fantastic vision of the life and soul we embed into our programs and the world in which they co-exist. Basically, I just didn't want to let go of the enthusiasm that the TR2N crappy pirated footage had given me. As I have compulsively rewatched it, and then heard from friends EVERYWHERE, that they were rewatching it endlessly... Man. This sort of tingly geekgasm isn't often found in our geeky little existence.

Well... As I was checking email this afternoon, at 1:18pm - I saw a subject line: Tr2n/Lisberger. I glanced at the "From:" and it said, STEVEN LISBERGER!!!

GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!

I click on the email and read:

Hey Harry-

Jim Hill’s piece on Tr2n sounds very dramatic but actually we are trying to put all the drama into the script. I can assure you I am very much involved with Tr2n. It’s a collaborative effort just like the first film was. We have a very talented and dedicated young group and I am doing my best to inspire them as much as they are inspiring me. The trailer, as amazing as it is, is only the beginning.

All the best,

Steven Lisberger

The email also contained his home and cell numbers... It only took about 22 seconds for me to realize I could call those numbers and speak to the man that created TRON and the world he lived in. I'm sad to say that I didn't actually think about what I was going to say - It was more or less just a compulsive need to learn more. To talk to one of the guys that absolutely affected my noodles in a very geeky way.

Of course, I rang him at lunch with his wife, so we will pick up the conversation some time this weekend. But I did say that I wanted to clarify what his capacity was on TR2N and his response was:

My capacity is to be the best creative force I can be on the project and a mentor - which is my job as Producer.

And when I asked him about the work he's done developing a second TRON movie over the past few years and his screenplay, he commented that the development that he's headed up over the past 5 to 7 years has directly led to where the project is today, that it helped to breed the excitement with which the project is being pursued.

I then let him go back to lunch with his lovely wife, and we'll pick up this conversation some time this weekend, but I wanted to let all you programs out there to gain the knowledge that Lisberger is Producing and is creatively involved in TR2N!

 

[CGHulk]

AWESOME!!!

No really, that's great news!

 

[Webhead2006]

Well thats cool tron's director/creator is indeed going to be attrached to the film in some form.

 

[Timstuff]

Pixar are the perfect people to do Tron 2. Not only are they extremely skilled with CG animation, but also they would be able to give the movie actual meaning beneath the surface, like the original had. Pixar is really good at telling stories like that. And as they showed in Wall-E, they're interested in mixing live action and CG.

 

[DocHoliday]

I doubt Pixar does the film...however with John Lasseter being the main guy with both Disney Animation and Pixar, you can expect a similar quality. Oh and I saw the guy who directed the short's previous work and it is great.

 

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Mr. Beaks's Brief Encounter With Joseph Kosinski, The Director Of TR2N!!
Beaks here...

It's rare that I find myself giddy to drive down to Long Beach at 6:30 AM on a Saturday morning, but that's where some of the brightest minds in the entertainment industry were this past weekend. The occasion? 5D: The Future of Immersive Design. Hopefully, I'll be able to pull together everything I learned at the breathtakingly ambitious conference - convened by visionary production designer Alex McDowell - for a semi-comprehensive report by Wednesday. Failing that, I'll just regurgitate the most brilliant ideas, which would only consist of a complete transcription of every panel and the keynote address by MIT's Henry Jenkins!

Before I get lost in my notes, I should single out my very brief, off-the-cuff conversation with Joseph Kosinski, the immensely gifted commercial director who's been charged with putting a 21st Century spin on TRON. If you're unfamiliar with Kosinski, go to Anonymous Content's website and check out his reel (the directors' names are listed to the right); you'll see some familiar ads (e.g. his "Mad World" spot for GEARS OF WAR) and some maybe not-so-familiar spots (I'm especially enamored of his "Baby" commercial for Chevrolet). Visually, he's undeniably talented, but what sets him apart is his background in mechanical engineering and architecture. Those nifty contraptions you see in Kosinski's commercials? He designed and built many of them himself.

This is precisely the kind of nerd you want directing TR2N. (And that's the official title, so let this be the official end of my complainin'.)

After he wowed the audience during the "Narrating Space" panel at 5D, I approached the stage and called Kosinski down for a quick Q&A. I didn't want to mess with the informality of the conference, so I didn't stick a recorder in his face. To his credit, he didn't run away when I identified my press affiliation; in fact, he was kinda jazzed to talk about the movie (albeit in as vague a sense as possible). Here what I got out of him:

1) Lisberger is involved as a consultant. Kosinski couldn't be happier about this. He mentioned that Lisberger (and, presumably, Syd Mead) initially wanted the light cycles to have external riders, but they couldn't convincingly pull it off with the technology of the early '80s. So those light cycles you saw in the Comic Con test footage essentially reflect Lisberger's original design.

2) The Comic Con teaser was shot in stereoscopic 3D, and the film will be, too. Kosinski is particularly excited about the look of the game grid in this format.

3) Shooting TR2N will be a "twenty-four month" process, but Kosinski's already been at it for a while now. He didn't give me an exact date, but he seems confident that the movie could be ready for late 2010.

4) As we reported last week, WATCHMEN's Michael Wilkinson is designing the costumes. He officially joins the production this week.

It's not much, I know, but I like the mystery surrounding this project. It makes me nostalgic for the pre-release hype from 1982. What's different this time is that the script (from LOST writers Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis) is just as important as the design. Hopefully, we'll be able to tease out a few more bits of info from Kosinski before he goes under for the next year.
And if you're inclined to complain about the lack of precise information, you should know that Kosinski was a veritable spoiler-machine compared to production designer Rick Carter, who sat on the conference's last panel and spilled not a goddamn thing about James Cameron's AVATAR. I will say, though, that every time I discuss this project with his colleagues, they get very excited. And when a guy like Alex McDowell says AVATAR will be a game-changer, I get very excited.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Tron 2 Renamed? Possible Plot Information Revealed!

 

[ttotheusher]

Finally, another piece of news. I was begining to lose hope in Disney.

 

[Timstuff]

Yeah. The footage from before was so freakin' awesome, a part of me was always worried that they'd forget to actually make the rest of the movie.

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

Do want.
Just don't make it crap.

 

[Brian Braddock]

Please, someone invent a time machine solely for the purpose of buying a copy of this movie and bringing it back to the present.

Because I simply don't think I have it in me to wait 3 years for this movie.

 

[Symbiotic]

I really hope the title hasn't been changed to TRZ.

 

[Brian Braddock]

Me too;

How do you even pronounce that?

'Trooz'? 'Truz'?

Or is it literally like T.R.Z.?

Actually, in America - a 'z' is pronounced as 'zee' isnt it (as opposed to the U.K. were we say 'zed')?


That would make it 'Treezee'?

 

[tyler-durden]

I think it's just T.R.Z., I say as long as Jeff Bridges is back I couldn't care what they call it

 

[Steyin]

I like what I've seen so far for this, but honestly I never watched all of Tron. I finally sat down a few months ago to do so, but the first 30 minutes of the film was so un-entertaining and confusing that I was completely turned off to it. Maybe I'll give it a shot another day, but as of right now I'm not in a rush. I just wish that the opening of the film got to the point or at least spelled out what the hell the film is about more clearly. To this day I still don't know what the main plot is.

 

[gwynplaine]

I think it's just T.R.Z., I say as long as Jeff Bridges is back I couldn't care what they call it

I agree, and David Warner (hopefully he is still alive because he is a great villain.)

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

Hope it still feels like a tron movie and not all sexed up like a Michael Bay movie were stuff incoherently blow up every 2 minutes.

 

[Webhead2006]

yea i rather leave the name tron 2 or tr2n.