
Tron: Legacy
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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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6.5Sam 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.
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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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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