Tron Reviews, Interviews & More

Computers.  As is the case with sentient robots, cinema has warned us repeatedly that the instant we give our Macs, iPads, X-Boxes and missile defense systems the ability to think on their own, that’s pretty much the end of humanity as we know it.  Film after film, from sci-fi warnings to horror fantasias to action adventures, self-aware computers have been portrayed as instantly godlike...

Recently, Deadline Hollywood posted a story about how Joesph Kosinski has become the most successful first-time director of all time with Tron Legacy, narrowly beating J.J. Abrams' Mission: Impossible: III, and nearly making $400 Million wordwide. This story, and the recent round of publicity for the film has got the rumor mill going yet...

With the release of Tron Legacy on DVD and Blu-ray, 1982’s Tron has been given a new lease on life. (Some would say finally, as Disney took the film off the market in anticipation of Tron Legacy) with a new DVD and Blu-ray release for the title. Director Steven Lisberg was able to go back in and remaster the film for the first time, and the...

Eric Barba is an Academy award-winning Visual effects artist who is best known for his work on aging and de-aging actors digitally. When getting a chance to talk with him, you could tell he felt the reception of his work in Tron Legacy transforming Jeff Bridges into Clu – the digitally de-aged version of the actor - was a sticking point, and he speaks about that...

Tron Legacy hits Blu-ray today, and we were given a chance to sit down with director Joesph Kosinski to talk about the film now that the film is over and done with. He was revealing about the film and its reception, and he talked about the struggles of big budget film making, and creating the sequel, along with what might be to come. Take a...

Recently, Joseph Kosisnki's Oblivion was let go by Walt Disney after it had been picked up last year. Today, there was a press junket for the Blu-ray and DVD release of Tron and Tron: Legacy. We got a chance to talk to Kosinski about what happened to Oblivion and its future, and a possible...

Having made his name in commercial, Joseph Kosinski was a very hot director, and when he was tapped to take on Disney's Tron franchise, he was given the keys to the kingdom - albeit one with a number of catches. Disney seemed to want to be in the Kosinski business, and when they picked up his graphic novel Oblivion - which...

Prior to the release of the long awaited sequel Tron Legacy, we learned that the original Tron was going to finally make its debut on Blu-ray. The film was released nearly 30 years ago and hadn't experienced the conversion to High Definition just yet. Over at Amazon, they have what appears to be the packaging for not only the Tron...

This weekend, Natalie Portman was able to capitalize on the buzz generated from her Golden Globe win as her new film No Strings Attached opened at number 1 as we predicted. The Green Hornet showed a decent hold coming in at number 2, also as we predicted, dropping less then 50% ,while the The Dilemma fell to number...

Twenty years later, the world gets Tron: Legacy (read review). The much anticipated film opened this weekend and it topped the box office charts with $43.6 million. The Warner Bros. animated film Yogi Bear (read review) came in at No. 2, but didn't make anything close to the Sci-fi film which stars Jeff Bridges, Garret Hedlund, and Olivia...

Today Tron Legacy finally debuts in theaters after 3 years of heavy campaigning from Disney Studios. The follow up to their 1982 feature Tron is expected to introduce a new generation to the mythology surrounding Kevin Flynn and his son Sam. According to Deadline, the movie is off to a good start by earning $3.5 million at midnight screenings...

After 28 long years, Disney has decided to make a follow up to the 1982 film Tron. Even though the original wasn't a box office hit, it spawned a very successful video game, and the film eventually became a cult classic. The sequel Tron Legacy is a father-son story that takes all the things we loved about the first movie and adds modernized...

This weekend Joseph Kosinski will pick up where Steven Lisberger left off nearly 30 years ago when he directed Tron. The sequel Tron Legacy has been infused with new blood both in front and behind the camera. Kosinski is one of the most sought after up and coming directors and he has a lot riding on Tron Legacy's release. With so...

This week Tron Legacy will finally debut in theaters 28 years after the original. The movie has been five years in the making, and Disney has spent three years marketing it to the public. Even though it's a big budget tentpole, Tron Legacy was a passion project for everyone involved. The cast and crew wanted to push the boundaries of visual effects and...

We've got one more week until the long awaited sequel Tron Legacy debuts in theaters. To push the movie's marketing over the edge Disney has released a new clip from the film that features Michael Sheen as the eccentric Castor. Not only that but if you look closely you can catch a peek of score composers Daft Punk in their strategically placed cameo. Check it...

Today is Tuesday and you know what that means -- new Tron Legacy stuff! This week the focus has been put on the soundtrack which features new music from electronic/dance duo Daft Punk. They've released a music video for their song "Derezzed," which debuted this morning on MTV. Like all of Daft Punk's tunes this is a definite club...

Disney has spent a ridiculous amount of money promoting their upcoming 3D flick, Tron Legacy. The film has been at San Diego Comic-Con three years in a row, and billboards started popping up this summer even though the movie doesn't open until mid-December. Add an over the top viral campaign and multiple preview screenings and you've got one of the most expensive...

December is upon us and that means so is Disney's Tron Legacy! The film that the studio has been marketing for the past three years is getting closer and closer to theaters, and the promotion will get even more intense as the weeks pass. The latest asset from the studio is a video clip that features Garrett Hedlund and Bruce Boxleitner sharing some quality time...

It's Tron Tuesday and that means that Disney has released a new promotional asset for their long awaited sequel Tron Legacy. This week, they've given us another trailer that features plenty of new footage that shows some quality father-son time between Kevin and Sam Flynn. Check out all the family bonding below...

The Tron Legacy marketing campaign is complete (not likely but we hope) now that the last piece of their triptych poster has been revealed. Over the past few weeks several individual one sheets have been released that connect to each other in a special way. Today the final piece of the puzzle was unveiled via Empire and the above image is the finished product. See how...