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  VIDEO - Original 1982 Featurette: Making of TRON
    Jan 23, 8:02 PM by WorldOutWest
The original TRON celebrates its 30th Anniversary this year!

Here's a 1982 featurette about the making of the original film -- heralding the breakthrough CGI (computer generated imagery) that TRON brought to cinema -- featuring Writer/Director Steven Lisberger and Co-Visual Effects Supervisor Richard Taylor.

- Jay West



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  LEGO Styled Rendering of Flynn's Arcade
    Jan 3, 8:55 PM by WorldOutWest
Kevin Flynn would be proud... check out this creative, fan made LEGO styled rendering of Flynn's Arcade.



- Jay West

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  New TRON: UPRISING Animated TV Series Footage
    Dec 11, 4:47 PM by WorldOutWest
Here's new and exciting footage from the upcoming TRON: UPRISING TV animated series -- currently set to debut on Disney's X D channel in April 2012 -- featuring TRON (Bruce Boxleitner), Beck (Elijah Wood), and Mara (Mandy Moore).

The highly stylized animation looks incredible -- making for a perfect setting to explore the fantasy/sci-fi world of TRON in. It's ironic and fitting that TRON is finally getting the animated treatment -- as the original 1982 TRON movie was first conceived and planned as an animated feature film.


This footage comes to us from a new Disney X D "Coming in 2012" reel -- which showcases upcoming series that will soon be making their debut on the channel, as well as new episodes for previous series:

New series:

- TRON: UPRISING
- Ultimate Spiderman
- Motorcity
- Lab Rats

New episodes of:

- Kickin' it
- Pair of Kings
- Kick Buttowski


- Jay West


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  FLYNN LIVES! Actor Jeff Bridges Turns 62 Today!
    Dec 4, 7:13 AM by WorldOutWest
Happy Birthday to the enormously talented actor, photographer, and artist: Jeff Bridges --
aka uber-cool "User" Kevin Flynn -- who turns 62 today!

Jeff Bridges is also an incredible humanitarian. Click here to learn more about his "End Hunger Network" charity which is working to end childhood hunger in the United States -- and how you can help.

- Jay West





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  Daft Punk Grammy Nomination for TRON: LEGACY
    Dec 1, 3:10 PM by WorldOutWest
Congratulations to Daft Punk for their Grammy Nomination for Best Score in recognition of
their incredible TRON: LEGACY soundtrack!

Read more about the great news HERE!


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- Jay West

  TRON: LEGACY Styled Concept Car Debuts in Tokyo
    Nov 29, 3:56 AM by WorldOutWest
Japanese car manufacturers Toyota have now unveiled the "Fun-Vii" -- a futuristic interactive concept car that features a touchscreen door -- with TRON like design and aesthetics: resembling an automobile version of the TRON: LEGACY styled light cycle coupled with TRON blue circuitry when in certain modes. The Fun-Vii -- which stands for "vehicle interactive internet" -- made its debut Monday at the Tokyo Motor Show at the Tokyo Big Sight in Koto Ward, Tokyo.


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- Jay West

  RINZLER UD Replicas TRON: LEGACY Life Size Suit
    Nov 27, 11:00 PM by WorldOutWest
The new RINZLER life-size suit is now available -- following Sam Flynn's and Quorra's suits that UD Replica also created. The RINZLER suit has a "white circuitry" appearance option so as to revert to its heroic TRON origin if the "User" so chooses…


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- Jay West



  The Making of TRON Book by William Kallay
    Nov 22, 9:01 AM by WorldOutWest
I was contacted recently by a fellow TRON fan named William Killay -- who has now self-published a book of interviews with the incredibly talented actors and filmmakers who collaborated in the making of the original 1982 TRON movie -- including: Jeff Bridges (Kevin Flynn/CLU), Bruce Boxleitner (TRON/Alan Bradley), Cindy Morgan (Yori/Lora Baines), Dan Shor (Ram/"Popcorn Guy"), Steven Lisberger (Writer/Director), Donald Kushner (Producer), Harrison Ellenshaw (Visual Effects Supervisor), Richard Winn Taylor II (Visual Effects Supervisor), Wendy Carlos (Music Composer), Bruce Logan (Cinematographer), John Scheele (Technical Effects Supervisor) -- and the publicist for the movie, Mike Bonifer, who also authored "The Art of TRON". The book looks at the goings on during the making of the movie, and the many challenges faced in bringing this ground-breaking film to life. It's now for sale on Amazon.

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- Jay West

  "Saints Row: The Third" Video-Game - TRON Style
    Nov 16, 4:01 PM by WorldOutWest
In the new "Saints Row: The Third" video-game, you can ride on blue/purple circuitry styled light cycles -- and in a yellow circuited, CLU styled car -- both in the virtual and real world aspects of the gaming.



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- Jay West

  VIDEO: TRON 3 Fan Made Teaser Trailer
    Oct 31, 7:28 PM by WorldOutWest
Here's a recent fan made TRON 3 teaser trailer that incorporates scenes from a variety of film sources. The theme focuses on the Dillinger's (Actors David Warner and Cillian Murphy) revenge against Kevin and Sam Flynn (Actors Jeff Bridges and Garrett Hedlund).


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- Jay West

  VIDEO: TRON - HALLOWEEN 2011 - Outer Circle Crew
    Oct 31, 5:19 PM by WorldOutWest

  Garrett Hedlund -- In Lead To Star In AKIRA Remake
    Oct 21, 5:44 AM by WorldOutWest
Garrett Hedlund aka Sam Flynn from TRON: LEGACY -- is now in the lead to star in the live action version of AKIRA -- the classic '88 anime film.


Click here to read the Variety article which made the announcement.

Given the prospective Hedlund/AKIRA casting, it's fittingly ironic that AKIRA and TRON: LEGACY each has a lead, hero character that sports a high speed, futuristic cycle...

Here's a trailer for the original AKIRA anime film.



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- Jay West

  VIDEO: TRON DAY @ 2011 D23 EXPO
    Sep 25, 12:05 AM by WorldOutWest

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Here's video highlights I shot of "TRON Day" -- an event held at the 2011 D23 Expo on August 20, 2011 at the Anaheim Convention Center in California -- right by Disneyland. Actor Bruce Boxleitner (TRON/Alan Bradley) and actress Cindy Morgan (Yori/Lora Bradley) were on hand to greet fans and sign autographs -- and they were joined by actors Jackson Bostwick (TRON - Head Guard) and Rob Daly (TRON: LEGACY - Lead Sentry). Original costumes from the 1982 TRON movie were also on display for the characters: TRON, Yori, RAM (Dan Shor), and Flynn (Jeff Bridges).

I brought some of my original 1982 TRON kodaliths -- which Bruce and Cindy signed, and action figures which Jackson and Rob signed. The kodaliths are actual production used elements that were filmed for TRON -- each measuring approximately 12" by 20". They were created from the 70mm film frame blow ups of "The Grid" (in the computer world) section of the movie -- which was shot in black and white. Matting masks were made to allow colors to show through in select places -- which created the color illumination effect of the circuitry. In essence, these are like original production cels that were created and filmed for an animated film. The kodaliths you will see in the video are from the iconic I/O Tower sequence with TRON and Yori.

And per my request, both Jackson and Rob kindly signed my action figures with quotes from their characters: "Vacate entry port program... I said move!" and "Rectify... Rectify... Games...!".

- Jay West

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  New Rinzler Sideshow Collectibles Statue
    Sep 23, 8:52 PM by WorldOutWest
Rinzler -- the two disc wielding, gravity defying acrobatic right hand man to the evil CLU -- will soon be making his way off the grid and into our world in a brand new Sideshow Collectibles statue.

Pre-orders for Rinzler begins on September 29th.

- Jay West

* 9/27: Updated with these newly released images!




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  TRON Inspired Duct Tape Commercial
    Aug 22, 6:10 PM by WorldOutWest
"Roll Out!" Here's a funny and inventive commercial portraying duct tape as '82 TRON styled light cycles -- and there's a "bonus round" reveal at the end...

- Jay West



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