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Jeff Bridges Back For New TRON Movie??
Merrick here...
Collider has an interview with Jeff Bridges in which the RECENTLY ANNOUNCED TRON MOVIE is broached.
…there’s a lot of reasons not to do it. But the reasons to do it and the reason I did that one was because it was so innovative and I understand that they’ve got a whole new batch of stuff like that… innovations that they want to use on this so that could be kind of fun.
...says Bridges in the interview, the entirety of which can be found HERE. There's also an .mp3 of his comments, which can be accessed through the article.
This shouldn't come as a big surprise. From what we know, the new TRON is being positioned as something of a continuation rather than a remake - Bridges being involved would make complete sense.
At one point (quite a while back) a sequel concept found Bridges' Flynn character journeying back into the computer world & going all funky; his role would've been similar to Brando's Colonel Kurtz in APOCALYPSE NOW. No word on if this angle is being retained in the new iteration of the sequel, although I suspect they'll start fresh.
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and sweeet!
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hAD TO
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my be first, not another Tron movie.
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For its time, it was one of the most innovative movies. I spent hours, and hundreds of quarters, playing the video game in the local arcade when I was a kid. If the sequel is done right, this could be pretty cool
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And yeah, Tron did rock my tube socks off.
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In the span of two days we're hearing new projects, either remakes or sequals in some form for Tron, Poltergeist, Friday the 13th, and Ghostbusters. And hopefully at least one or two of these projects doesn't suck. We shall see though.
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Can we get some new fucking ideas please!? Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, a sequel to Tron? Really? And NOW is the right time? I don't know where these assholes got the idea that the iron is hot and they'd better strike it, because a Tron sequel would make little/no money.
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With younger hipper people like K-Fed and Tara Reid. Because I need my adolescence raped in addition to my childhood.
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Once in a while some dreams come true ;) Hope they'll do a good film.
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We need a non goateed Boxleitner!!!!
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I DESIRE..... MACARONI PICTURES.
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The light cycles part ruled, the tanks were too hard. The spiders were lame but the MCP cone shooting was awesomme.
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Yea.
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Man, as long as Flynn's back, I'm back. More Jai Alai, and light cycles! WOOT! Maybe this will 'update' the video game aspect of the first TRON movie, and Flynn will kill the bad guy, and then 'hump' his corpse, and go on a murderous rampage, and end dudes with his disc, and a voice barks out 'KILLING SPREE' while prepubescent little Hitlers bark out anti-semitic and homophobic epithets over their little headsets connected to TRON-BOX Live.<p>God, I'm so fucking old.
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I'm all over this.
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That would be cool. Flynn with a shaved head, surrounded by the decapitated heads of users, mopping his sweaty brow: "Have you ever seen a slug crawl along a micro-circuit?" That could actually be a good film...
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But I'll believe it when I see the cameras rolling. Apocalypse Tron would be freaking sweet!
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Any news on the Dark Crystal sequel we were hearing about a while back? That project was sounding sooo cool. It that one got shelved, this one has a long road before it.
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Bring it. I hope Bridges signs. I hope Bridges wins an Oscar. The dude is one of my favorite actors. Fuck Sean Penn.
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Dr. Detroit 2? The Greater Outdoors? I don't see what could possibly go wrong...
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That movie gets better and better each viewing. I would totatlly like to see a new adventure with The Dude.
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Figure on a game release, too.
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And Bruce "Sheridan" Boxlitter should be back as Tron.
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Give me that new TRON flick and hurry up about it.
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not "end line". Just saying...
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Rated G...<p> So more little kids will be able to see it.
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Until the teaser trailer makes its way to glorious Quicktime, it doesn't matter what anyone says.
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Or a Burger Time.
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the game that gave the world &*%$#@!!!
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Bit brain!
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Intellivision, bitches.
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"Well, has anyone seen that movie TRON?" "No." "No." "No." "No." "No." "No." "Yes - I mean, no."
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Saw the original on the big screen back in the early 80's. Was it great seeing such a visual feast in glorious 70mm plus a gorgeous 6 track? Well to be honest I didn't think much of it then and I certainly don't think that much about it now.
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As ChessMaster 3000!
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Fuck Tron!
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blah
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Tron II: look who's tronning now
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It will only be good if there is a ton of CGI in it...,
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Even loved the video game. Lots of potential for a sequel. Could be something really great, could be something straight to Friday Night SciFi Channel. Need more details about the project....
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JUST LEAVE THE VIDEO GAME ALONE!!!<P> all for dude in virtual space
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please remake 'attack of the killer tomatos'<p> the wachowski brothers could really knock that out of the park...
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...was basically a showcase for the most up to date computer graphics, which were JUST being utilized...so what the fuck is it going to be now that CG is used in literally everything from standard movies to commonplace animated ones? ...i bet they are going go with the modern computer world looking like a bladrunner city full of pop-up ad billboards and sex shops everywhere...just like futurama and everything else lately..
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Just sayin...
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It had an interesting concept, a totally unique look, it showcased CGI for the first time, and the score was brilliant. The movie as a whole though is only good, certainly not great. <p> On a side note TRON is playing at the Seattle Cinerama in 70mm on February 24 and 26, March 2 and 4 and I will definitely be driving up from Portland to check it out.
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That's all I got. But it works...
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would still end up resembling an episode of reboot........c'mon, you know there's gonna be viruses......and tell me where the word 'tron is even used in computers....it's all about the Gigs now, baby....hell, things are changing so fast, we'll be quantum soon, supposedly.
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Nov. 15, 2007, 4:45 p.m. CST
Tron 2: Son Of Tron With A Vengance... Peter Travers says: 'it w
by Heckles
So says my Magic 8-Ball.
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Forgetting that Ted Striker and Greg Brady played Starman and his son on TV in the '80s, I would like a sequel with Karen Allen and the whole thing. Also, now that I know Jeff Bridges even HAS a son, I think he should play either Flynn's son in Tron 2.0 or Starman's son or something. Why not? Hollywood doesn't have anything better.
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Terrorist hack into the united states governments APOC program. The A.P.O.C recipe is comprised of every known virus in existence combined into one giant super bug. The united states army developed it with the intent to kill the Internet acitivites in any opposing countries if needed during a war. This cell infiltrates the building and releases the hack on America disabling the worlds traffic air traina and vehical, power grids, cellular networks, cable systems, the works. Flynn is called in to hack it back. He gathers a team of high stat XBOX Live players to help him. He uses a video game program that implements top of the line virtual technology to immerse players into the code to solve program and virus issues.
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And when I finally did, it wasn't all that great. Then I watched it again in my 20's and realized that other than looking real cool, it pretty much sucked.<br><br>I mean, there's stiff, corny dialogue, and then there's Tron dialogue.<br><br>Now almost 30 years later, we get a sequel? Could people's nostalgia for a pretty bad Disney flick be that strong? Where's the Black Hole sequel? As that one sucked too.
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A Tron sequel with today's technology? YES.
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You know you want it.
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Nov. 15, 2007, 6:23 p.m. CST
Awesome, hope it really does happen this time....
by judge dredds fresh undies
And they need get on it quick so they can get Syd Mead involved, hes getting on a bit now.
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I have no opinion on this film. I have no indication as to if it will be good or bad. I don't think I can be impressed by "virtual CGI" anymore, but I like the Tron world.
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There is no way in hell its gonna be anything as revolutionary as the original was . So it's really just more proof that nowdays writers can't come up with new shit worth selling.
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Back in the day when Tron came out, there was sooo much to explore and such mystery within the world of computers. That's what was so fucking cool about the movie. But a tron movie now? Hell video game graphics on my X box 360 and old PS2 look better that anything that old movie had. Leave it alone and let it be.
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No damn remake, either. God, I hope they don't screw this up.
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You have my attention if Bridges jumps in. You get David Warner back as a reincarnation of Sark...lookout.
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Just to piss off Disney fans. And I am a Disney fan. The first movie was a box office disappointment...I'm actually surprised there is a sequel in the works of this mediocre movie.
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"Obviously, you are not a gamer"
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Starring Daniel Day Tron.
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And a rumored cameo of David Warner, even if it's just the voice of some warped giant recyled thing that came from Sark's disc-split corpse, I'm there. I love that movie. No good reason, really, I just do, and I'll show up for a sequel.
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that is all.
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I think that they could base Tron 2 on the Vista Operating System, where Flynn has to monkey fuck the OS into accepting usb connections, get promted for drivers for plug and play accessories, gets promted for account access control everytime he clicks on anything other than an icon and has to callw windows support at a cost of $59 to unfuck the problem. I would not pay to see that however since I am living it right now.....does any1 know how I can connect my Ipod to work on this fucking boat anchor?????
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Nov. 16, 2007, 3:38 a.m. CST
Tron 2: Re-Booting the Porn Stash featuring Lloyd Bridges!
by JustyHakubi
The MCP is for Porn!
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I am all about that!!!
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"U R SO HAWT - WNT 2 CYBORZ??"
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tronguy.net/TRONcostume/
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Remember when we used to say that? Those were good times. Good times.
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Wow, that was fucking scary. I hope he was wearing a cod piece with that. I hope he had a cod piece on his ass.....cause if he didn't..........AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!
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I shall rectify that asap.
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I really hope this is gonna take a dark turn, cos otherwise this will suck ass.
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Since all of the TV show movies didn't do so well a few years ago, we've got to go back and mine old movie franchises to draw people back to the theaters (Rambo, Indy, Friday the 13th, Poltergeist, Trek, now TRON) I'm all for nostalgic movies, but personally I'm a little tired of movies based on comic books, video games, graphic novels, etc. Can't someone come up with an original idea? Please?
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And yes, make it a continuation.
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i never really understood the appeal of Tron at the time. maybe i will have another look at it in the light of this news, or perhaps not. all i know is we move ever closer to news of a Big Trouble In Little China remake or sequel. that said, oddly we have already had a remake and sequel of it, depending on how YOU interpreted certain comments from the cunning Kurt in Dark Blue, of course.....
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Still in pre-prod./casting, scheduled for '09 release, Genndy Tartakovsky to direct.
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Nov. 16, 2007, 1:46 p.m. CST
David Carusso is Back as the snot-faced young deputy in Rambo
by DarfurOnTheRocks
Heard it here first.
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Then I would rule the world...through my computer.
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Who would win.
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His voice is waayyyy deeper.
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