I’m one of those rare people that actually liked Disney’s Tron. It was an old fashioned science fiction story with an old fashioned moral of honesty is the best policy and doing bad will catch up with you in the end. I also loved that whole CGI world combined with black and white photography and pen strips of neon color.
I was really excited a couple of ComiCons again when they showed that teaser trailer and then it was leaked and it looked really good. I was a bit less excited when the exact same trailer was released last year. But now it seems that Disney has actually finished making Tron Legacy and that the movie is going to hit theaters in December.
TRON: Legacy is a 3D high-tech adventure set in a digital world that’s unlike anything ever captured on the big screen. Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund), a rebellious 27-year-old, is haunted by the mysterious disappearance of his father Kevin Flynn (Oscar and Golden Globe-winner Jeff Bridges), a man once known as the world’s leading video-game developer. When Sam investigates a strange signal sent from the old Flynn’s Arcade a signal that could only come from his father he finds himself pulled into a digital world where Kevin has been trapped for 20 years. With the help of the fearless warrior Quorra (Olivia Wilde), father and son embark on a life-or-death journey across a visually-stunning cyber universe a universe created by Kevin himself that has become far more advanced with never-before-imagined vehicles, weapons, landscapes and a ruthless villain who will stop at nothing to prevent their escape. Presented in Disney Digital 3D and scored by Grammy Award-winning electronic music duo Daft Punk, TRON: Legacy hits U.S. theaters on Dec. 17, 2010 in Disney Digital 3D and IMAX 3D.
-from Walt Disney Pictures Press Release
I’m on the fence these days about the whole 3D revolution, but if there is a movie that 3D should be pretty awesome in this is it. The world of Tron Legacy is a computer world, so creating a 3D film within that CGI universe should look good. The problem with modern 3D is much like the problems of older 3D, you either need to add scenes especially for 3D or you end up with a film where you might as well had used 2D. I liked the fun effects in Aliens vs Monsters and was less than impressed with effects in Coraline. Alice in Wonderland was a great film, but the only really impressive bit of 3D was the blooming flowers as the credits rolled.
I’m looking forward to Disney’s Tron Legacy in 3D, judging from the trailers, it is going to be a pretty good film.
