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It's All About Family
Plotwise, this is what we know so far…the film will be set around 30 years or so after the original Tron , and focuses on Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund), the son of Jeff Bridges’ character Kevin.
Naturally, it’s not long before he’s pulled into the Tron universe, where things have turned distinctly sour since the last time we were here… Excited much? Us too…
It's All About Family
Plotwise, this is what we know so far…the film will be set around 30 years or so after the original Tron , and focuses on Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund), the son of Jeff Bridges’ character Kevin.
Naturally, it’s not long before he’s pulled into the Tron universe, where things have turned distinctly sour since the last time we were here… Excited much? Us too…
It Will Be Shot In 3D
Although apparently, it won’t be anything like another 3D film you might have heard of.
"Ninety-eight percent of the 3D is in the world of Tron. The 3D really starts once we get into the Tron world." And if the trailer is anything to go by, it’s going to look very special indeed!
Five Scenes Will Be Shot For IMAX
Not satisfied with shooting in three glorious dimensions, Kosinski has revealed that five of the film’s action sequences will be filmed with IMAX cameras, a la The Dark Knight .
3D light-cycle races, played out across a screen several stories high? Yeah, we think he's probably right about that one.
The Tron World Looks Incredible!
The teaser trailer released for last year’s Comic Con may have whetted the appetite, but to be honest, we weren’t that thrilled by the look of the Tron universe.
The latest trailer looks visually breathtaking, packed with sleek, glowing surfaces and suffused with a Blade Runner -esque air of menace. Even the suits look the business...
It's Got A Script From The Writers Behind Lost
If anyone was worried that this would just be a dumb, special-effects led blockbuster, the presence of Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis on writing duties should convince them otherwise.
Not that there's anything preposterous about being sucked into a computer and having to chuck frisbees around to survive or anything.
The Soundtrack Will Be Ace
In a bit of casting as inspired as anything that will end up on-screen, robot-fancying electro pioneers Daft Punk have been roped in to do the soundtrack.
And for those of you pining for a bit of eighties power-balladry, Journey have provided a track as a nod to the original film. Lighters at the ready!
Bridges Is Back...
And not only playing one character, but two. Well, sort of.
“The same things appealed to me about the original,” he told Collider , “which was this idea that there’s a kid aspect to what I do. I used to love to pretend when I was a kid, and here’s a movie where I get to play a guy who gets sucked into a computer!”
...And He's Come Over All Benjamin Button
The Clu 2.0 avatar that Flynn inhabits in the Tron universe looks like Jeff Bridges…only younger. About 30 years younger!
It’s a technique that was also spotted shaving a couple of decades of Ian McKellan and Patrick Stewart in X-Men: The Last Stand , and produces a pretty uncanny impression of Bridges as he appeared in the first film. Spooky!
Jeff Isn't The Only Old Face To Return
Who’s that old buffer yakking on to Garrett Headlund at the beginning of the trailer? Hang on a minute, it’s Bruce Boxleitner!
“To include Bruce Boxleitner is not at all a cameo or stunt casting,” he says. “He is integral to the story we’re trying to tell, which is why he’s in it. We’ve taken the events of the first movie as historical facts.”
Michael Sheen Is In It
It might be a CGI-driven juggernaut of a movie, but there’s still room for a good old-fashioned character actor.
“It was amazing, because there’s a lot of green screen involved,” says Sheen, with wide-eyed enthusiasm. “My stuff was mainly in this nightclub…there were hundreds of extras and it was one of those great scenes where there’s just loads going on.”
