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
27Jan
The Green Hornet may have shut down The Grid a a majority of full-sized IMAX theaters, TRON: Legacy is still powered up at many across the country. The James Cameron produced Sanctum will take over on February 4th, booting down the perfect system on many more IMAX screens – and then two weeks after that [...]
Tags: california adventure, Disney, Disneyland, flynn, Flynn's Arcade, Kevin Flynn, Tron, Tron Legacy
24Jan
WOW. WOW. WOW. WOW. WOW. Aint It Cool News has a BIG SCOOP about an already-shot teaser to an as-yet-ungreenlit third TRON film. Read here – warning – contains spoilers – but – WOW. I mean, WOW. UPDATE = Was news of that “Tron 3″ teaser deliberately leaked to the Web by Disney insiders for [...]
Tags: Cillian Murphy, Flynn LIves, Tron, Tron 3, Tron Legacy
20Jan
I’ve had this fantasy that Disney would use Comic-Con 2011 as their launching pad for a TRON 3 trailer, much the same way they surprised everyone back in 2008 with the “proof-of-concept” teaser for what became “TRON: Legacy” (aka the greatest live action sequel of the last decade). While it would be awesome for Disney [...]
Tags: Comic-Con, San Diego Comic-Con, Tron, Tron 3, Tron Legacy
18Jan
Awesome fan-made Oscar “For Your Consideration” poster for Daft Punk’s score to TRON: Legacy from shokxone-studios. No one else should win this category. No one else should even be nominated. And yet, somehow, just like the other awards ceremonies, the opposite will probably happen again. I’m done. Source = Geek Tyrant
Tags: Daft Punk, Tron, Tron Legacy
15Jan
It has just crossed $300 million and will likely top out between $350 and $400 million global. Is it enough for Disney to keep The Grid plugged in? The answer seems to be YES! The toys are selling well and the ElecTRONica event at California Adventure is a HUGE hit and has been extended to [...]
Tags: california adventure, Disney, Disneyland, ElecTRONica, sequel, Tron, Tron 3, Tron Legacy