Tron Sequel Throws Its Glowy Discs In Your Face

That long-rumored Tron sequel is finally coming in 2011... and it'll be in 3-D. Joseph Kosinski, who's done a lot of ads including the cuteHalo 3: Starry Night, will direct. And maybe a 3-D version of the 80s video-game movie will keep the whole thing from looking quite so dated. [SciFi Scanner]

10:41 AM on Mon Mar 3 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
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ackthbbft at 11:00 AM on 03/03/08
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Ugh. I love TRON, but I really hope they don't go all gimmicky with the 3d, as it will invariably ruin it (Spy Kids, anyone?).
beelzebuddha at 11:06 AM on 03/03/08
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Yeah, but Spy Kids was made for, well, kids. Hopefully, the new Tron won't be... anyone know the rating they're aiming for?

I'm hoping for at least PG13.
Gann at 11:13 AM on 03/03/08
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@beelzebuddha: I can count the number of PG13 movies I enjoyed on one hand. I'm hoping for PG or R
blueharv at 11:25 AM on 03/03/08
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A friend of mine was working on the script for the Tron 2 project about 18 months ago, but I think it got deep-sixed. My impression of the direction the producers wanted to go wasn't great; the over-use of hackneyed, circa-1997 phrases such as "cyberspace" were all over the treatment at the behest of said producers. Hope for the best, kiddies, but expect the worst.
Tim Faulkner at 11:31 AM on 03/03/08
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I can't believe the concern is for graphics. That's the one part they should get right. My concern is for the update they give to the hokey plot of programs and their users, Ram, master control, de-rezing, and the I/O tower. You don't think this is getting written without social networks, YouTube, and iPods in the lamest plot ever conceived, do you?
Belabras at 11:47 AM on 03/03/08
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WIN! I look forward to learning more about this, and, of course, eventually seeing it.
Garrison Dean, King... at 11:49 AM on 03/03/08
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Connectedness Index: 140

Spy Kids was also Robert Rodriguez, who while he makes fun movies, seems to want to make them as fast as possible. I just hope they keep the style and the look.
TrafficGeek at 11:50 AM on 03/03/08
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Who's the villain? RIAA?
Epaminondas at 12:15 PM on 03/03/08
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I've got a bad feeling about this.
antimatty at 01:15 PM on 03/03/08
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i look forward to this.
se7a7n7 at 02:46 PM on 03/03/08
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OH HELL YES!!!

Some much awesomeness in 1 movie, when it first came out and now.

When I saw this movie as a kid I loved the scenes in Flynn's arcade, seeing all the cool games he had.

Now those scenes are still great nostalgia.

Really looking forward to the sequel!!!

Would Tron make a great TV show too? Maybe? If it were done right? Maybe by the Battlestar Galactica team could do it!!!!
ithidet at 06:39 PM on 03/03/08
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lets hope they dont ruin it with talking animals or something like that
Killa_Charlie at 01:38 AM on 03/04/08
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I now have the urge to play Tron 2.0 again.
Killa_Charlie at 01:39 AM on 03/04/08
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I have the urge to play Tron 2.0 again.
Tr0n at 09:58 PM on 03/06/08
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All I have to say is YAY!

Remember kids: A beam of energy can always be diverted.