19Apr
People always lament that there isn’t any good sci fi out there, but OBLIVION tries to change that up. The director of EG favorite TRON LEGACY returns with his post-apocalyptic sci-fi adventure, OBLIVION, and brings the legendary Tom Cruise along for the ride. We’ll cut to the chase, our views were mixed on this one, […]
Tags: Joseph Kosinski, movie, Oblivion, podcast, review, Tom Cruise, Tron Legacy
18May
Scenes from Disney’s “TRON: UPRISING” Premiere Event last weekend… “TRON: Uprising” stars Elijah Wood, Bruce Boxleitner, Mandy Moore, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Nate Corddry, Lance Henriksen, Reginald VelJohnson, Paul Reubens and Tricia Helfer join the creative team to celebrate the launch of Disney XD’s new animated series “TRON: Uprising” at DisneyToon Studios in Glendale, California (May 12). […]
Tags: Bruce Boxleitner, Disney, Elijah Wood, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Lance Henriksen, Mandy Moore, Nate Corddry, paul reubens, Reginald VelJohnson, Tron, Tron Legacy, Tron: Uprising
13May
GET ON THE GRID WITH THE DISNEY XD PREVIEW OF TRON: UPRISING! Bruce Boxleitner, Elijah Wood, Paul Reubens, Lance Henriksen, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Mandy Moore, Nate Corddry and Reginald VelJohnson voice characters in this new epic series set between the events of ‘Tron’ and ‘Tron: Legacy’… Beck is a young mechanic living in Argon City, a […]
Tags: Bruce Boxleitner, Disney, Elijah Wood, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Lance Henriksen, Mandy Moore, Nate Corddry, paul reubens, Reginald VelJohnson, Tron, Tron Legacy, Tron: Uprising
12May
Disney had some surprises in store for members of the press during their junket for the new animated series “TRON: Uprising” on Saturday, but the studio had one surprise for TRON himself, star Bruce Boxleitner. As the day wound down, a TRON birthday cake was wheeled out to commemorate the actor’s 62nd birthday (or would […]
Tags: Bruce Boxleitner, Disney, Elijah Wood, Tron, Tron Legacy, Tron: Uprising
20Apr
“Treasures of The Walt Disney Archives,” which encompasses more than 500 historic artifacts from nearly nine decades of Disney history, opens at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum in Simi Valley, CA on July 6 and will remain through through April 2013. Among the items to be featured are the original script, written by […]
Tags: D23, Disney, Tron Legacy, walt disney
27Jun
One of the most nifty pieces of TRON: Legacy advertising last year was the TRONorail, the Tron makeover given to their Monorail in Walt Disney World. I remember thinking how I wish they would keep it like that forever. Now, word has just come in that the Tronorail is, in fact, just that! The Tronorail […]
Tags: Disney, Epcot, monorail, Tron, Tron Legacy, Tronorail
21May
Now that Star Tours has been revealed, we should get back to our regularly scheduled TRON-inspired posts! Well, this isn’t exactly any new Tron news, but it’s close — The team behind the film – director Joe Kosinski and editor Jim Haygood – joined forces with Digital Domain on a new :30 spot for BMW. […]
Tags: BMW, Joe Kosinski, Tron, Tron Legacy, TV Spot
15May
A Tron-inspired painting by Flynn himself was auctioned off on Saturday for over ten grand which will go toward the ‘Share Our Strength, No Kid Hungry‘ campaign. Jeff Bridges explained on Hero Complex: “On that same piece of plastic, I wiped that and then put some more paint on it and waited to see where […]
Tags: flynn, jeff bridges, Tron, Tron Legacy
11May
When it comes to TRON and the digital world it led to both on and off-screen, there’s no bigger expert than Jay West, a guest writer over the last year for The LA Times’ Hero Complex on all things concerning The Grid. He recently sat down with Steven Lisberger, Joe Kosinksi and Eric Barba (VFX […]
Tags: Joseph Kosinki, Steve Lisberger, TR3N, Tron, Tron Legacy
22Apr
1982’s TRON was screened at a sold-out 70mm showing at LA’s Aero Theatre on March 5 and its filmmakers discussed the challenges of the film’s production and the development of its pioneering visual effects and techniques. Check out what went down courtesy of The Hero Complex’s Jay West… right HERE.
Tags: Bill Kroyer, Harrison Ellenshaw, John Scheele, Richard Taylor, Steve Lisberger, Steven Lisberger, Tron, Tron Legacy
11Apr
Tron is Back! Duran Duran is Back! And now another staple from 1982 is back as well — the Commodore 64!! Check out the details HERE on Commodore’s new official site!
Tags: C-64, Commodore, commodore 64, Computer, PC, Tron, Tron Legacy
08Apr
I’m too busy watchin’ them over and over to discuss them here. But the folks over at Film Edge delve into the amazing hidden awesomeness that awaits you on the other side of “The Next Day.”
Tags: Blu-Ray, Tron, Tron Legacy
07Apr
If you’re any level of Tron fan, this is sure to give you the kind of ~chills~ you keep yourself alive for…
Tags: Blu-Ray, Dillingers, Easter Eggs, Ed Dillinger, Encom, Tron, Tron Legacy
06Apr
This kid has the coolest parents on The Grid…
Tags: Kevin Flynn, Tron, Tron Legacy
05Apr
Meet Mervyn. You’ve seen him before. Whether it was during one of his weekly D&D game nights with pals Cecil, Jesse and Greg… …or waiting outside a theater for the next big event film to start… …chances are that Mervyn has already worked his way into your heart. Today, Mervyn shares his current thoughts about […]
Tags: Disney XD, Flynn LIves, Greg the Bunny, Mervyn, Ram, Tron, Tron Legacy, Tron: Uprising, warren the ape
12Mar
YouTube userrrrr “antovolk” has leaked the first of the two fabled TRON 3 teaser videos from the forthoming DVD and Blu-ray. “The Next Day” explains the origins of the Flynn Lives organization, the mysterious figure who was in charge of it, and what happens after Sam Flynn decides to take over ENCOM at the end […]
Tags: Bruce Boxleitner, Dan Shor, flynn, Flynn LIves, Kevin Flynn, Ram, Sam Flynn, Space Paranoids, The Next Day, Tron, Tron 3, Tron Legacy
03Mar
The animated series “Tron: Uprising” has its first trailer. The voice cast includes Elijah Wood, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Mandy Moore, Paul Reubens, Nate Corddry, Lance Henriksen and Tron himself — Bruce Boxleitner. It is directed by Charlie Bean, Joseph Kosinski and Sean Bailey, and is written by Tron: Legacy writers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. The […]
Tags: Adam Horowitz, Bruce Boxleitner, Charlie Bean, Edward Kitsis, Elijah Wood, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Joseph Kosinski, Lance Henriksen, Mandy Moore, Nate Corddry, paul reubens, Sean Bailey, Tron, Tron Legacy, Tron: Uprising
03Feb
New news today on the April release of TRON and TRON: Legacy and an amazing combo box set including both! According to Collider, the rumored Tron 3 footage shot for the Blu-ray may just be special footage created especially for the home video release and not a teaser trailer for a new Tron film at […]
Tags: Blu-Ray, Disney, flynn, Flynn LIves, Kevin Flynn, Tron, Tron 3, Tron Legacy
28Jan
As sad as it is to see TRON: Legacy leaving IMAX screens on 2/3 and 2/17, it does not mean the fun ends here. ElecTRONica continues at Disney’s California Adventure through April. Here is a complete list of the arcade games currently up and running inside Flynn’s Arcade inside the event! : Bezerk Ms PAC […]
Tags: flynn, Flynn LIves, games, Kevin Flynn, Tron, Tron Legacy