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Also known as Tron Legacy

Tron: Legacy is a 2010 American science fiction action film directed by Joseph Kosinski, and written by Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis. It is the second installment in the Tron series and a sequel to Tron (1982). The film stars Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, Bruce Boxleitner, and Michael Sheen. The story follows Kevin Flynn's adult son Sam, who responds to a message from his long-lost father and is transported into a virtual reality called "the Grid", where Sam, his father, and the program Quorra must stop the malevolent digital mirror image of Kevin Flynn, Clu, from invading the real world.

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6.5

Sam Flynn, the tech-savvy and daring son of Kevin Flynn, investigates his father's disappearance and is pulled into The Grid. With the help of a mysterious program named Quorra, Sam quests to stop evil dictator Clu from crossing into the real world.

Released: 2010-12-14126 minDir: Joseph KosinskiAdventure, Action, Science FictionBudget: $170MBox office: $410MPart of: TRON Collection

Cast

  • Garrett Hedlund as Sam Flynn
  • Olivia Wilde as Quorra
  • Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn / Clu
  • Bruce Boxleitner as Alan Bradley / Tron
  • James Frain as Jarvis
  • Beau Garrett as Gem

Themes

  • artificial intelligence (a.i.)
  • computer program
  • secret identity
  • dystopia
  • simulation
  • super computer
  • utopia
  • deception
  • computer simulation
  • sequel

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Ratings

IMDb

6.8/10

387,647 votes

Year
2010
Runtime
125 min
Genres
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

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Key facts

Directed by
Joseph Kosinski
Screenplay by
Edward Kitsis Adam Horowitz
Story by
Edward Kitsis Adam Horowitz Brian Klugman Lee Sternthal
Based on
Characters , by Steven Lisberger Bonnie MacBird
Produced by
Sean Bailey Jeffrey Silver Steven Lisberger
Starring
Jeff Bridges Garrett Hedlund Olivia Wilde Bruce Boxleitner Michael Sheen
Cinematography
Claudio Miranda
Edited by
James Haygood
Music by
Daft Punk
Production companies
Walt Disney Pictures Sean Bailey Productions
Distributed by
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release dates
November 30, 2010 ( 2010-11-30 ) (Tokyo) December 17, 2010 ( 2010-12-17 ) (United States)
Running time
125 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$170 million
Box office
$409.9 million

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Encyclopedic overview

Tron: Legacy is a 2010 American science fiction action film directed by Joseph Kosinski, and written by Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis. It is the second installment in the Tron series and a sequel to Tron (1982). The film stars Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, Bruce Boxleitner, and Michael Sheen. The story follows Kevin Flynn's adult son Sam, who responds to a message from his long-lost father and is transported into a virtual reality called "the Grid", where Sam, his father, and the program Quorra must stop the malevolent digital mirror image of Kevin Flynn, Clu, from invading the real world.

Interest in creating a sequel to Tron arose after the film garnered a cult following. After much speculation, Walt Disney Pictures began a concerted effort in 2005 to devise a sequel, with the hiring of Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal as writers. Kosinski was recruited as director two years later. As he was not optimistic about Disney's The Matrix-esque approach to the film, Kosinski filmed a concept trailer, which he used to conceptualize the universe of Tron: Legacy and convince the studio to greenlight the film. Principal photography took place in Vancouver over 67 days, in and around the city's central business district. Most sequences were shot in 3D and ten companies were involved with the extensive visual effects work. Chroma keying and other techniques were used to allow more freedom in creating effects. French electronic music duo Daft Punk composed the film's musical score, releasing a soundtrack album that incorporates their trademark electronic sound with orchestral arrangements.

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