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In 1989, Kevin Flynn ([[Jeff Bridges]]), an innovative [[software engineer]] and the [[CEO]] of ENCOM International, disappears. Twenty years later, his son, Sam ([[Garrett Hedlund]]), who became the controlling shareholder after his father's disappearance, takes little interest in the company besides an annual practical joke on the board of directors. Sam is visited by his father's friend and ENCOM executive Alan Bradley ([[Bruce Boxleitner]]), who urges Sam to investigate a mysterious [[pager]] message originating from Flynn's old arcade. While exploring the arcade, Sam discovers a concealed computer laboratory and unintentionally transports himself to The Grid, a virtual world inside the computer.
In 1989, Kevin Flynn ([[Jeff Bridges]]), an innovative [[software engineer]] and the [[CEO]] of ENCOM International, disappears. Twenty years later, his son, Sam ([[Garrett Hedlund]]), who became the controlling shareholder after his father's disappearance, takes little interest in the company besides an annual practical joke on the board of directors. Sam is visited by his father's friend and ENCOM executive Alan Bradley ([[Bruce Boxleitner]]), who urges Sam to investigate a mysterious [[pager]] message originating from Flynn's old arcade. While exploring the arcade, Sam discovers a concealed computer laboratory and unintentionally transports himself to The Grid, a virtual world inside the computer.


Sam is captured and taken to the game arena. He is eventually pitted against Rinzler, the champion of the games, who notices that Sam is not a program, but a User. Rinzler takes him before CLU, a digital copy of Sam's father who rules The Grid. CLU nearly kills Sam in a [[Light Cycle]] match before Quorra ([[Olivia Wilde]]) rescues him. Taken to a distant hideout in the "Outlands," Sam is reunited with his father, who reveals that CLU betrayed him and defeated Tron, seizing control of The Grid and forcing Kevin to remain in hiding. CLU also committed [[genocide]] against sentient "[[isomorphic]] [[algorithms]]" (ISOs), self-produced programs that carried the potential to unlock mysteries in science, religion, and medicine, because CLU considered these ISOs to be an imperfection. When the portal closed, Flynn became a captive inside his own creation until Sam re-opened it from the outside.
Sam is captured and taken to the game arena. He is eventually pitted against Rinzler, the champion of the games, who notices that Sam is not a program, but a User. Rinzler takes him before Clu, a digital copy of Sam's father who rules The Grid. Clu nearly kills Sam in a [[Light Cycle]] match before Quorra ([[Olivia Wilde]]) rescues him. Taken to a distant hideout in the "Outlands," Sam is reunited with his father, who reveals that Clu betrayed him and defeated Tron, seizing control of The Grid and forcing Kevin to remain in hiding. Clu also committed [[genocide]] against sentient "[[isomorphic]] [[algorithms]]" (ISOs), self-produced programs that carried the potential to unlock mysteries in science, religion, and medicine, because Clu considered these ISOs to be an imperfection. When the portal closed, Flynn became a captive inside his own creation until Sam re-opened it from the outside.


Resolving to make it back to the real world where he would be able to delete CLU, Sam makes his way back to The Grid to find a program named Zuse, whom he believes can provide safe passage to the portal. The ''[[newline|End of Line]] Club'' owner—Castor ([[Michael Sheen]])—is revealed to be Zuse and betrays Sam to CLU's guards. Though Kevin and Quorra arrive just in time to help Sam escape, Quorra is wounded in the process and Zuse gains possession of Kevin's identity disc. Knowing the disc works as a master key to The Grid, Zuse attempts to negotiate with CLU, but CLU simply takes it and destroys the club.
Resolving to make it back to the real world where he would be able to delete Clu, Sam makes his way back to The Grid to find a program named Zuse, whom he believes can provide safe passage to the portal. The ''[[newline|End of Line]] Club'' owner—Castor ([[Michael Sheen]])—is revealed to be Zuse and betrays Sam to Clu's guards. Though Kevin and Quorra arrive just in time to help Sam escape, Quorra is wounded in the process and Zuse gains possession of Kevin's identity disc. Knowing the disc works as a master key to The Grid, Zuse attempts to negotiate with Clu, but Clu simply takes it and destroys the club.


Stowing away on a transport ship, Kevin heals Quorra, who is revealed to be the last surviving ISO. The three unexpectedly arrive at a station aboard a massive warship. When Quorra allows Rinzler to capture her to serve as a distraction, Kevin recognizes Rinzler as a reprogrammed Tron. CLU addresses an army of troops, expressing his desire to enter the real world and reform it to his ideal of perfection.
Stowing away on a transport ship, Kevin heals Quorra, who is revealed to be the last surviving ISO. The three unexpectedly arrive at a station aboard a massive warship. When Quorra allows Rinzler to capture her to serve as a distraction, Kevin recognizes Rinzler as a reprogrammed Tron. Clu addresses an army of troops, expressing his desire to enter the real world and reform it to his ideal of perfection.


Sam saves Quorra and reclaims Kevin's disc. The trio then commandeer an aerial shuttle and are pursued by CLU, his guards and Rinzler using Light Jets. Between Quorra's evasive flying and Sam manning the rear turret, they manage to shoot down CLU's guards. During the conflict, Kevin and Rinzler make eye contact and Rinzler regains his true identity as Tron. Tron declares: "I fight for the users", and he deliberately collides with CLU's Light Jet, causing both of their vehicles to derezz. As they are falling, CLU wrestles away Tron's spare baton and creates another light jet to continue his journey to the portal. Tron falls into the Sea of Simulation, where the orange illumination on his armor reverts back to his original blue. Sam, Kevin and Quorra reach the portal only to find CLU blocking their path. Kevin sacrifices himself to end the impasse, re-integrating with CLU to ensure Sam and Quorra escape. The two merge and explode just as Sam and Quorra use Kevin's disc to transport themselves through the portal to the real world.
Sam saves Quorra and reclaims Kevin's disc. The trio then commandeer an aerial shuttle and are pursued by Clu, his guards and Rinzler using Light Jets. Between Quorra's evasive flying and Sam manning the rear turret, they manage to shoot down Clu's guards. During the conflict, Kevin and Rinzler make eye contact and Rinzler regains his true identity as Tron. Tron declares: "I fight for the users", and he deliberately collides with Clu's Light Jet, causing both of their vehicles to derezz. As they are falling, Clu wrestles away Tron's spare baton and creates another light jet to continue his journey to the portal. Tron falls into the Sea of Simulation, where the orange illumination on his armor reverts back to his original blue. Sam, Kevin and Quorra reach the portal only to find Clu blocking their path. Kevin sacrifices himself to end the impasse, re-integrating with Clu to ensure Sam and Quorra escape. The two merge and explode just as Sam and Quorra use Kevin's disc to transport themselves through the portal to the real world.


Back in the basement of Flynn's Arcade, Sam saves a backup of The Grid onto his [[USB flash drive|flash drive]]. He then meets Alan and tells him that he will start working at ENCOM, and, as the [[Controlling interest|controlling interest shareholder]], he will name Alan chairman of the board. Sam leaves with Quorra on his motorcycle, showing her the sunrise she has longed to see.
Back in the basement of Flynn's Arcade, Sam saves a backup of The Grid onto his [[USB flash drive|flash drive]]. He then meets Alan and tells him that he will start working at ENCOM, and, as the [[Controlling interest|controlling interest shareholder]], he will name Alan chairman of the board. Sam leaves with Quorra on his motorcycle, showing her the sunrise she has longed to see.

Revision as of 00:17, 15 January 2011

This article is about the film. For the soundtrack album, see Tron: Legacy (soundtrack).

Tron: Legacy
A man releasing a disc upwards into the air, embraced by a woman
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJoseph Kosinski
Screenplay byAdam Horowitz
Edward Kitsis
Story byAdam Horowitz
Edward Kitsis
Brian Klugman
Lee Sternthal
Produced bySean Bailey
Jeffrey Silver
Steven Lisberger
StarringJeff Bridges
Garrett Hedlund
Bruce Boxleitner
Olivia Wilde
Michael Sheen
James Frain
CinematographyClaudio Miranda
Edited byJames Haygood
Music byDaft Punk
Production
company
Distributed byWalt Disney Pictures
Release dates
  • December 16, 2010 (2010-12-16) (Australia)
  • December 17, 2010 (2010-12-17) (United States)
[1][2]
Running time
127 minutes
CountryTemplate:Film US
LanguageEnglish
Budget$170 million[3][4]
Box office$294,438,596[3][5]

Tron: Legacy is a 2010 American science fiction film produced by Walt Disney Pictures, released on December 16, 2010 in Australia and December 17, 2010 in North America and Europe. It is a sequel to the 1982 film Tron. Joseph Kosinski makes his feature film directorial debut with Tron: Legacy, while the previous film's director, Steven Lisberger, returns as a producer. Jeff Bridges reprises his roles as Kevin Flynn and Clu, while Bruce Boxleitner reprises his roles as Alan Bradley and Tron. Garrett Hedlund portrays Flynn's adult son, Sam.[6] The other cast members include Olivia Wilde, Beau Garrett, and Michael Sheen.[7]

Plot

In 1989, Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), an innovative software engineer and the CEO of ENCOM International, disappears. Twenty years later, his son, Sam (Garrett Hedlund), who became the controlling shareholder after his father's disappearance, takes little interest in the company besides an annual practical joke on the board of directors. Sam is visited by his father's friend and ENCOM executive Alan Bradley (Bruce Boxleitner), who urges Sam to investigate a mysterious pager message originating from Flynn's old arcade. While exploring the arcade, Sam discovers a concealed computer laboratory and unintentionally transports himself to The Grid, a virtual world inside the computer.

Sam is captured and taken to the game arena. He is eventually pitted against Rinzler, the champion of the games, who notices that Sam is not a program, but a User. Rinzler takes him before Clu, a digital copy of Sam's father who rules The Grid. Clu nearly kills Sam in a Light Cycle match before Quorra (Olivia Wilde) rescues him. Taken to a distant hideout in the "Outlands," Sam is reunited with his father, who reveals that Clu betrayed him and defeated Tron, seizing control of The Grid and forcing Kevin to remain in hiding. Clu also committed genocide against sentient "isomorphic algorithms" (ISOs), self-produced programs that carried the potential to unlock mysteries in science, religion, and medicine, because Clu considered these ISOs to be an imperfection. When the portal closed, Flynn became a captive inside his own creation until Sam re-opened it from the outside.

Resolving to make it back to the real world where he would be able to delete Clu, Sam makes his way back to The Grid to find a program named Zuse, whom he believes can provide safe passage to the portal. The End of Line Club owner—Castor (Michael Sheen)—is revealed to be Zuse and betrays Sam to Clu's guards. Though Kevin and Quorra arrive just in time to help Sam escape, Quorra is wounded in the process and Zuse gains possession of Kevin's identity disc. Knowing the disc works as a master key to The Grid, Zuse attempts to negotiate with Clu, but Clu simply takes it and destroys the club.

Stowing away on a transport ship, Kevin heals Quorra, who is revealed to be the last surviving ISO. The three unexpectedly arrive at a station aboard a massive warship. When Quorra allows Rinzler to capture her to serve as a distraction, Kevin recognizes Rinzler as a reprogrammed Tron. Clu addresses an army of troops, expressing his desire to enter the real world and reform it to his ideal of perfection.

Sam saves Quorra and reclaims Kevin's disc. The trio then commandeer an aerial shuttle and are pursued by Clu, his guards and Rinzler using Light Jets. Between Quorra's evasive flying and Sam manning the rear turret, they manage to shoot down Clu's guards. During the conflict, Kevin and Rinzler make eye contact and Rinzler regains his true identity as Tron. Tron declares: "I fight for the users", and he deliberately collides with Clu's Light Jet, causing both of their vehicles to derezz. As they are falling, Clu wrestles away Tron's spare baton and creates another light jet to continue his journey to the portal. Tron falls into the Sea of Simulation, where the orange illumination on his armor reverts back to his original blue. Sam, Kevin and Quorra reach the portal only to find Clu blocking their path. Kevin sacrifices himself to end the impasse, re-integrating with Clu to ensure Sam and Quorra escape. The two merge and explode just as Sam and Quorra use Kevin's disc to transport themselves through the portal to the real world.

Back in the basement of Flynn's Arcade, Sam saves a backup of The Grid onto his flash drive. He then meets Alan and tells him that he will start working at ENCOM, and, as the controlling interest shareholder, he will name Alan chairman of the board. Sam leaves with Quorra on his motorcycle, showing her the sunrise she has longed to see.

Cast

Garrett Hedlund and Jeff Bridges on the Tron: Legacy panel at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International.
Further information: List of Tron characters
  • Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn, the former CEO of ENCOM International and creator of the popular arcade game Tron, which was based on his own experiences in ENCOM's virtual environment. He disappeared in 1989 while developing "a digital frontier that will reshape the human condition."[8] Bridges also portrays the film's villain, Clu (Codified Likeness Utility), a more advanced incarnation of Kevin's original hacking program of the same name. Kevin designed this version of Clu to act as an "exact duplicate of himself" within The Grid.[9]
  • Garrett Hedlund as Sam Flynn, the tech-savvy 27-year-old son of Kevin Flynn and majority owner of ENCOM. While investigating his father's disappearance, Sam is transported onto The Grid himself.[6]
  • Olivia Wilde as Quorra, a program, adept warrior and confidante of Kevin Flynn in The Grid. Flynn refers to her as his "apprentice," and has imparted volumes of information to her regarding the world outside of The Grid, which she longs to experience for herself. Wilde describes Quorra as being like Joan of Arc, a child warrior, with innocence and optimism, led by some greater power.[10][11][12] Her hairstyle was also influenced by singer Karen O.[10] Wilde also explained that although "[Quorra] could have just been another slinky, vampy temptress" it was important to her to appeal to both men and women.[10][12][13]
  • Bruce Boxleitner as Alan Bradley, an executive consultant for ENCOM International,[14] close friend of Kevin Flynn, and a surrogate father figure for Sam.[8] After receiving a cryptic page from the office at the shuttered Flynn's Arcade, he encourages Sam to investigate its origin. In flashbacks, Boxleitner also portrays Tron, a security program developed by Bradley and one of the primary protagonists from the first film. He also voices Rinzler, a ruthless masked warrior working for Clu.
  • Michael Sheen as Castor, a vivacious and renowned program in The Grid who runs the End of Line Club at the top of a tower in the system.[15] Sheen describes his performance as containing elements of performers such as: Ziggy Stardust; Joel Grey from Cabaret; and a bit of Frank-N-Furter from The Rocky Horror Show.[16][17]
  • James Frain as Jarvis, Clu's right-hand program and chief intelligence officer.[18]
  • Daft Punk as two masked DJ programs at Castor's End of Line Club.
  • Beau Garrett as Gem, one of four programs known as Sirens. The Sirens operate The Grid game armory, equipping combatants with the armor needed to compete in the games.[19][20]
  • Yaya DaCosta, Serinda Swan, and Elizabeth Mathis as the other three Sirens.
  • Cillian Murphy appears in an uncredited role as Edward Dillinger Jr., head of the software design team for ENCOM. He is the son of former ENCOM Senior Executive Ed Dillinger (portrayed by David Warner in the original film).[21]
  • Steven Lisberger as a bartender in the End of Line club.[21][22]
  • Anis Cheurfa, a stunt actor, portrays the masked warrior Rinzler.[21][23] Rinzler is named after author and Lucasfilm Executive Editor, J.W. Rinzler.[24]

Production

Development

In the late 1990s, there was speculation that Disney would make a sequel film, due to the original film's cult following. On July 29, 1999, ZDnet News reported that a Tron sequel or remake was being considered by Pixar.[25] Throughout the next several years, many unfounded rumors that a Tron sequel was in production or being developed were reported by various news websites.

On January 13, 2005, Variety reported that Disney had hired Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal to write a sequel to Tron.

Original sequel logo, from the test footage premiered at Comic-Con 2008.

At the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con, a preliminary teaser trailer (labeled as TR2N and directed by Joseph Kosinski) was shown as a surprise to convention guests. It depicted a yellow Program engaged in a light cycle battle with a blue Program, and it prominently featured Jeff Bridges reprising his role as an aged Kevin Flynn (from the first film). At the end of the trailer, the yellow Program showed his face, which appeared identical to Flynn's earlier program Clu (resembling the younger Flynn in Tron).

While the trailer did not confirm that a Tron sequel was in production, it showed that Disney was serious about a sequel. In an interview with Sci-Fi Wire, Bridges revealed that the test footage was not likely to appear in the finished movie.[26]

On July 23, 2009, Disney revealed the current title at their Comic-Con 3D panel. 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." They also showed a trailer similar to the one shown at Comic-Con 2008, with updated visuals. At the time, the film just wrapped production and they had a year of post production ahead of them. Because none of the footage from inside the computer world was finished, they premiered concept images from the production. Art included the recognizer, which has been updated from the original film. Concept photos were also shown of Disc Wars, which has also been revised from the original film into a 16-game tournament. The arena is set-up so that the game court organically changes, and all 16 games are going on at the same time. The boards also combine in real time until the last two Disc warriors are connected.[citation needed]

Light cycles make a return,[27][28] with new designs by Daniel Simon.[29] According to the press conference at Comic-Con 2009, a new vehicle appears called a "Light Runner," a two-seat version of the light cycle. It is said to be very fast, and has the unique ability to go off The Grid on its own power. We also get a glimpse at Kevin Flynn's own cycle, a "Second Generation Light Cycle" designed in 1989 by Flynn and is "still the fastest thing on The Grid." It incorporates some of the look of both films.[30] The movie also features theatrical 7.1 surround sound.

File:TRON Legacy Light Cycle.JPG
Light cycle model on display at Fan Expo 2009 Disney booth

A life-size model of the light cycle was put on display at a booth at Fan Expo 2009 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from August 28–30, 2009, along with a special presentation of material from the production. The conceptual art shown at Comic-Con was shown in the session, along with some test film of the martial artists who play a more athletic style of Disc Wars. A segment from the movie showed Flynn's son entering the now-decrepit arcade, playing a Tron stand-up arcade video game, noticing a passage in the wall behind the Tron game and entering it, the passage closing behind him. Flynn's son makes the visit to the arcade after Alan Bradley receives a page from the disconnected phone number of the arcade. The footage was used later as part of the trailer released on March 5, 2010.

The original character of Yori does not appear in the sequel; nor does her user, Dr. Lora Baines, even though the film refers to Alan Bradley being married to Lora. According to online media Sci Fi Wire: "Fans have been lobbying for actress Cindy Morgan to be in the movie." There are active campaigns online, such as "Yori Lives" on Facebook, which is independent of Morgan herself. "All I know is what I'm seeing online," Morgan said. "I am so thrilled and touched and excited about the fan reaction and about people talking about the first one and how it relates to the second one. I can't tell you how warm a feeling I get from that. It just means so much." No one from Tron: Legacy had contacted Morgan, and she did not directly speak with anyone from the Joseph Kosinski-directed sequel.[31] As Dr. Lora Baines, Cindy Morgan had appeared with Bruce Boxleitner (as Alan Bradley) at the Encom Press Conference in San Francisco, April 2, 2010.

Writing

Bridges brought on board Bernie Glassman, a Zen Buddhist, to consult on the story and add spiritual subtext.[32][33]

Filming

Filming began in Vancouver, British Columbia in April 2009.[34] Stage shooting for the film took place at the Canadian Motion Picture Park studio in south Burnaby. Most of the film was filmed in 3D, as was the teaser. The film's beginning portions were shot in 2D.[35] 40 minutes of the film were vertically enhanced for IMAX.[36] Digital Domain was contracted to work on the visual effects.[37]

In April 2009, pictures were leaked onto the Internet showing actors in blue skintight suits. The design of the suits is reminiscent of the outfits worn by the actors in the original film.[38] Director Kosinski also revealed that the faces of the younger Flynn, as well as Clu 2, were created entirely in CG.[39]

In some sequences the image shows a fine mesh pattern and some blurring. That is not interference or a production fault, but indicates that that sequence is a flashback and to simulate an older form of video representation technology.

Stunt work on the film was designed and coordinated by 87eleven. Olivia Wilde described it as an honor to train with them.[13] 87eleven also designed and trained fight sequences for 300 and Watchmen.[10]

Music

Main article: Tron: Legacy (soundtrack)

Electronic music duo Daft Punk composed the film score.[40] At the time of the 2009 Comic-Con, it was revealed they composed 24 tracks for the film.[41] When Kosinski was asked why he decided to have Daft Punk do the film score, he replied, "How could you not at least go to those guys?"[42] Kosinski referred to the score as being a mixture of orchestral and electronic elements.[43] Olivia Wilde stated that the duo may be involved with future promotional events.[41] A teaser trailer features Daft Punk and their track "Derezzed" from the soundtrack.[44] The film score features an 85-piece orchestra, recorded at AIR Lyndhurst Studios in London.[45] A soundtrack album of the film was released on December 6, 2010. A deluxe edition of the album was also released that includes a poster of Daft Punk from the film.[46] The songs "Separate Ways" by Journey and "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Eurythmics are also featured in the film. Daft Punk's score was arranged and orchestrated by Joseph Trapanese.[47] Jason Bentley served as the film's music supervisor.[48]

Sound effects

Crowd effects for the gaming arena were recorded at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International. During one of the Tron: Legacy panels, the crowd was given instruction via a large video screen while techs from Skywalker Sound recorded the performance. The audience performed chants and stomping effects similar to what is heard in modern sports arenas.[49]

Marketing

File:Flynn-Clu-Tron-Legacy-Wallpaper.jpg
Official wallpaper featuring Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn and Clu.

On July 21, 2009, several movie-related websites posted they had received via mail a pair of "Flynn's Arcade" tokens along with a flash drive. Its content was an animated GIF that showed CSS code lines. Four of them were put together and part of the code was cracked, revealing the URL to Flynnlives.com,[50] a fictitious site maintained by activists who believe Kevin Flynn is alive, even though he's been missing since 1989. Clicking on a tiny spider in the lower section of the main page led to a countdown clock that hit zero on July 23, 2009, 9:30 pm PDT. Within the Terms of Use Section, an address was found. It lies in San Diego, California, USA near the city's convention center where the Comic-Con 2009 took place and some footage and information on the sequel was released. Flynn's Arcade was re-opened at that location, with several Space Paranoids arcade machines and a variety of '80s video games. A full-size light cycle from the new movie was on display.[51]

A ninth viral site, homeoftron.com, was found. It portrays some of the history of Flynn's Arcade as well as a fan memoir section.[52] On December 19, 2009 a new poster was revealed, along with the second still from the movie.[53] Banners promoting the film paved the way to the 2010 Comic-Con convention center, making this a record third appearance for the film at the annual event.[54] On October 19, 2010, a new banner was revealed, combining segments from the original Tron poster in it. In the poster, Sam reaches out for his disk in the air, with Quorra by his side in the world of Tron.

The first theatrical trailer was released on March 5, 2010 with Alice in Wonderland, and featured scenes with Sam, Flynn and the Tron world. The second trailer was attached to Step Up 3D. Another trailer was attached to Resident Evil: Afterlife one was also attached to Jackass 3D. On November 9, 2010, a new trailer was released. Sneak previews of the film aired on November 5 on Disney Channel during new episodes of The Suite Life on Deck and Pair of Kings.

Disney also partnered with Coke Zero to promote Tron: Legacy. Said promotion included promotional in-store standees, as well as Tron: Legacy logos and character art on Coke Zero cans, bottles, and 2-liters, as well as pre-movie advertisements at movie theater chains, and extensive promotional material on the official Coke Zero website.[citation needed]

Theme parks and attractions

Tron themed monorail passing through Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort.

At the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, one monorail train was decorated with special artwork depicting lightcycles with trailing beams of light, along with the film's logo. This Tron themed monorail, which was renamed the "Tronorail," was unveiled in March 2010.[55]

At the Disneyland Resort in California, a nighttime dance party named "ElecTRONica" premiered on October 8, 2010 and is still continued, in the Hollywood Pictures Backlot at Disney California Adventure.[56] Winners of America's Best Dance Crew, Poreotics, perform at ElecTRONica. As part of ElecTRONica, a sneak peek with scenes from the film is shown in 3D with additional in-theater effects in the MuppetVision theater.

On October 29, 2010, the nighttime show World of Color at Disney California Adventure began soft-openings after its second show of a Tron: Legacy themed encore using a Daft Punk music piece titled "The Game Has Changed" from the movie soundtrack, using new effects and projections on Paradise Pier attractions. The encore officially premiered on November 1, 2010.[57]

On December 12, 2010 The show Extreme Makeover Home Edition as part of a house rebuild constructed a Tron: Legacy themed bedroom for one of the occupants young boys. The black painted room not only consisted of life sized Tron city graphics but glowing blue line graphics on the walls, floor and furniture, a desk with glowing red lit Recognizers for the legs and a Tron suit inspired desk chair, a Lightcycle shaped chair with blue lighting accents, projection mural system that projects Tron imagery on a glass wall partition, laptop computer, flat panel television, several Tron Legacy action figures, a daybed in black and shimering dark blue and blue overhead lit panels.[58][citation needed]

Disney was involved with the Ice Hotel in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden through association with designers Ian Douglas-Jones at I-N-D-J and Ben Rousseau to create "The Legacy of the River", a high-tech suite inspired by Tron: Legacy. The suite uses electroluminescent wire to capture the art style of the film. It consists of over 60 square meters of 100mm thick ice equating to approximately six tons. 160 linear meters of electroluminescent wire were routed out, sandwiched and then glued with powdered snow and water to create complex geometric forms. The Ice Hotel is expected to get 60,000 visitors for the season which lasts December 2010 through April 2011.[citation needed]

On November 19, 2010, the Tron: Legacy Pop Up Shop opened at Royal-T Cafe and Art Space in Culver City, California. The shop featured many of the collaborative products created as tie ins with the movie from brands such as Oakley, Hurley and Adidas. The space was decorated in theme and the adjacent cafe had a tie in menu with Tron inspired dishes. The shop remained open until December 23, 2010.[citation needed]

Video games

A tie-in video game, entitled Tron: Evolution, was released on December 7, 2010.[59] The story sits between the original Tron film and Tron: Legacy. Teaser trailers were released in November 2009, while a longer trailer was shown during the Spike Video Game Awards on December 12, 2009. IGN reviewed the Playstation 3 version of the game but gave it only a "passable" 6 out of 10.[60]

There was also a game for the iOS devices (iPhone, iPod, and iPad) called LightBike 1 and 2 and there was another game for the iOS devices (iPhone, iPod, and iPad) for the movie.[61]

Disney commissioned N-Space to develop a series of multiplayer games based on Tron Legacy for the Wii console.[62] Propaganda Games developed a single player adventure game for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.[62]

Custom Tron branded gaming controllers have been released for Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Wii. IGN reviewed the controllers giving them a "great" score of 8.5 out of 10.[63]

Tron fans have developed an open-source light-cycle game, in honor of both the original movie and Tron: Legacy, called TR2N Origins.[64]

Graphic novel

A tie-in 128-page graphic novel Tron: Betrayal was released by Disney Press on November 16, 2010.[65] It includes an 11 page retelling of the original Tron story in addition to a story fitting between the original film and Tron: Legacy. IGN reviewed the comic and gave it a "passable" score of 6.5 out of 10.[66]

Screenings and release

On October 28, 2010, a 23-minute preview of the movie was screened on many IMAX theaters all over the world. The tickets for this event were sold out within an hour on October 8. Stand-by tickets for the event were also sold shortly before the presentation started. Original merchandise from the movie was also available for sale.

Some of the clips included in the presentation were seen in many of the film's trailers, but in complete form. That same day, a clip was released via the internet and the iTunes Store where Quorra apparently saved Sam in her lightrunner. Later, more scenes such as Sam encountering his father in the Tron world, and Sam geared up by the Sirens, were released. On November 20, a new clip was released where Sam and Alan Bradley met at Sam's apartment talking about his father, Kevin Flynn.

Announced through the official Tron Facebook page, the red carpet premiere of the film was broadcast live on the internet.[67] Tron Legacy was released in theaters on December 17, 2010, in the United States and United Kingdom. The film was originally set to be released in the UK on December 26, 2010, but was brought forward due to high demand. According to the latest trailer, the film will be presented in IMAX 3D and Disney Digital 3D. The film will also be released with D-BOX motion code in select theaters and released in 50 Iosono-enhanced cinemas, creating "3D sound".[68]

On December 10, 2010, in Toronto, Canada, a special premiere was hosted by George Strombolopolous organized through Twitter, open to the first 100 people who showed up at the CN Tower. After the movie ended the tower was lit up blue to mirror The Grid.[citation needed]

On December 13, 2010, in select cities all over the United States, a free screening of the entire film in 3D was available to individuals on a first come, first serve basis. Free "Flynn Lives" pins were handed out to the attendees. The announcement of the free screenings was made on the official Flynn Lives Facebook page.[citation needed]

Reception

Critical response

Tron: Legacy has received mixed reviews from film critics. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 49% based on 205 reviews, with an average score of 5.8/10.[69] The film has received a 31% rating based on 36 reviews when narrowed down to top critics, with an average of 5.6/10.[69] The site's consensus stated, "Tron: Legacy boasts dazzling visuals, but its human characters and story get lost amidst its state-of-the-art production design."[69] Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score in the 0-100 range based on reviews from mainstream critics, calculated an average score of 49% for the film, based on reviews from 40 critics.[70]

Roger Ebert gave a positive review of Tron: Legacy giving it 3 out of 4 stars. He describes the film as a light show that "plays to the eyes and ears more than the mind" and he further praises the 3D and computer generated younger version of Jeff Bridges noting that "both [Tron] films, made so many years apart, can fairly lay claim to being state of the art." Ebert calls the plot a catastrophe, although he describes Jeff Bridges' performance as effective given the preposterous material, and credits the other actors for bringing humanity to their roles.[71] Kyle Smith of the New York Post calls the film an "eyeball party" in praise of the visuals. The score by Daft Punk he says "surpasses magnificence" containing the qualities of the thundering work by Hans Zimmer on The Dark Knight and also of retro-’80s synthesizer music. Smith complains about the writing, calling it "buggy storytelling" and describing the one liners as "idiot speak", but ultimately he gave the film a score of 3 out of 4.[72]

Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly describes Joseph Kosinski's direction is "just intriguing enough to leave you hoping that when Sam finally locates his father ... the story will really take off" but is disappointed that it turns out a little too much like a bad old "trapped on Planet X" type of science fiction story. Gleiberman describes the landscapes as looking "like Blade Runner after gentrification" and praises the fluidity and elegance of the special effects, as well as the music admitting he "grooved on the look and the atmosphere" for much of the film. Bridges' beatnik Zen performance is likened to "a weary cyber version of the Dude" while he describes the role of Olivia Wilde as "pretty standard punk-arm-candy posing". He notes the film "injects you into a luminous action matrix and asks you to be happy with the ride" but is disappointed as it is another Hollywood film being overly consumed by its own effects.[73] Josh Tyler of Cinemablend praised the film's 3D technical merits.[74] Scott Tobias of The AV Club gave the film a D+ rating. Although he praises the cutting edge special effects but in an attempt to reach greatness the film takes itself too seriously and becomes dry and lacking in any joy.[75]

Michelle Alexandria of Eclipse Magazine gave a positive review, stating that she "loved the [film's] story";[76] Kurt Loder of Reason magazine praises the slick work of director Kosinski and credits his undergraduate architectural studies which bring a monumental quality to the (IMAX) film. Impressed by the original vision he sees echoes of Fritz Lang's Metropolis and elements of Kubrick, noting that Castor's night club is "pure Milk bar". He praises the film for being realized at a high level and "about as brainy as this kind of genre fun gets".[77] Rossiter Drake of 7x7 writes that Tron: Legacy is "Buoyed by its story, sometimes convoluted but hard to resist".[78] Pete Hammond of Box Office Magazine also praised the story, noting that "Tron Legacy doesn't let Sam wander through this CGI enhanced universe without some sort of emotional payoff" and "Legacy's great story and acting are matched by great effects".[79]

Box office

Based on pre-release audience surveys Tron Legacy was expected to take in $50 million at the box office in its opening weekend.[80] It grossed $17.5 million in the United States and Canada on the first day, reaching $44 million by the end of the weekend and ranked #1 at the box office during its opening weekend, above Yogi Bear and How Do You Know. As of January 13, 2011, the film has grossed $151,238,596 in the United States and Canada and $143,200,000 internationally for a worldwide total of $294,438,596.[3][5]

Sequels and other media

Steven Lisberger stated on October 28, 2010, before the film's release, that a sequel was officially in production and that Adam Horowitz and Eddie Kitsis, screenwriters for Tron: Legacy, were in the early stages of producing a script for the new film.[81][82] It's speculated that "Tron 3" could be the first installment in a new trilogy.[83] On January 13, 2011, Ain’t It Cool News reported that the film is very close to having its sequel announced as part of Disney's plan for Tron's future. They also reported that Cillian Murphy has been cast as a potential villain for the upcoming film.[84]

A spin-off animated series called "Tron: Uprising" is under way and will premiere sometime in the year of 2012 on the Disney XD network across the United States.[85][86][87] Tron: Legacy's writers Adam Horowitz and Eddie Kitsis have revealed that the ten-part miniseries will aim to tell the story of what happened in the grid between movies. Actors lined up as voices for the animation include Bruce Boxleitner, Elijah Wood, Linda Moore, Paul Reubens and Lance Henriksen.[88]

See also

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