Tron–were we ever that young?
ComingSoon brings news that footage for the long-awaited, often-doubted sequel to the early video game movie Tron screened at Comic-Con. Let’s take a look at how ComingSoon described it. Close your eyes and you’ll feel just like you’re really there watching:
A blue figure – obviously on the run – is being tracked down by a yellow figure on a cycle. The blue figure dives forward with a bar in hand. Around the bar – and figure – a super sleek blue lightcycle forms and the chase in on.
The figures are cool updates of the 1982 warriors. Gone are the glowing blue/red/yellow faces, now replaced by helmets with clear facemasks housing what looks like holographs of human faces.
The cycles dip and dodge through a translucent, multi-level track that appears both digital and organic. The blue cycle is forced down a narrow crevasse between two ledges while the yellow bike takes the high road. The blue cycle emerges at the end of the path only to be cut off by the yellow bike’s ‘laser trail’. The blue bike smashes into a million pieces sending the blue rider flying in slow motion and flipping through the air. He lands and skids to a halt.
All of this activity is being observed from a high, cliff-side structure by a human figure – an older, bearded Kevin Flynn! Played again by Jeff Bridges, a very serene looking Flynn appeared first in a meditative position in the center of a large room. He arises, then walks to the window and peers down onto the action below.
The yellow figure ‘retracts’ his lightcycle walks over to the downed blue figure… and finishes the job.
First, a thank you to Disney (how rare is that?) for doing a sequel, not a flashy remake. Second, what is more awesomely cool than the fact that Jeff Bridges signed up for the sequel? Nothing except Bridges himself, I guess.
Tron the movie wasn’t much of a hit when it was released, but the game was always popular. Over the years, affection for the movie has grown as well. It’s somewhat of a vindication for the original that it finally has been recognized as ”sequel-worthy.”
