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TRON: UPRISING Compilation Reel by Alberto Mielgo

May 8, 4:16 AM by WorldOutWest

Here's a recent, four minute compilation reel put together by the incredibly talented artist Alberto Mielgo -- who was the Art Director/Production Designer on TRON: UPRISING. In it, Mielgo showcases some of his favorite scenes from the entire series.

Click here to view the reel.

Mielgo worked on TRON: UPRISING for three years, and received an Annie Award for Best Production Design in an Animated Television Production on February 2, 2013: Presented by the International Animated Film Society -- ASIFA Hollywood (annieawards.org).

The stunningly epic, highly stylized artwork truly shows how unique and ahead of its time the series was.

- Jay West

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Light Cycle Attraction - Disneyland's Tomorrowland

Apr 9, 8:48 PM by WorldOutWest

I've always thought the unused PeopleMover track in Tomorrowland at Disneyland in Anaheim, California would be perfect for a TRON-themed, light cycle ride -- a fantastic synergy of the futuristic/sci-fi themed land and the iconic, cinematic light cycles -- which are virtually identifiable worldwide. As such, it'd make sense as an attraction with a universal draw.

Now, MiceAge is reporting there's a strong likelihood of this coming to be in the near future.

MiceAge says: " -- while attention turns to Tomorrowland. Borrowing a new ride system and theme to be used in Shanghai’s Tomorrowland, the second project in the pipeline for Anaheim is a Tron themed speeder bike ride using much of the old People Mover route. This is an idea that has been thrown around in the past, but in recent months it’s gained serious steam and is quickly nearing a green light from Burbank."

Disneyland's Tomorrowland previously hosted a high speed ride -- Rocket Rods -- using the PeopleMover's tracks from May 1998 to April 2001. That ride, though very popular and highly entertaining, was short-lived because all the necessary changes to sustain them vs. the previous, easy going/slow moving cars of the PeopleMover weren't implemented. The original PeopleMover ride ran from July 1967 to August 1995.

This wouldn't be the PeopleMover's first encounter with a TRON theme. When the original TRON movie first opened in 1982, riders were able to enter "The World of TRON" via the PeopleMover when passing through an enclosed area of the Innoventions building, where imagery from the film played on two large screens that surrounded riders. A humorous bit about that, before entering, the booming voice of the MCP (Master Control Program) interrupted the other pleasant sounding ride music when entering -- warning riders that they had: "…. invaded the electronic realm of the Master Computer Program…" and to "…prepare for the Game Grid of TRON!". Of course, the name of TRON's villain in the movie is actually the Master Control Program -- a change made most likely to inform uninitiated riders that this tied into the computer realm.

- Jay West

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TRON: UPRISING - The Series Comes To An End

Jan 9, 10:59 PM by WorldOutWest

The TRON: UPRISING animated series will soon be coming to end -- with the three remaining episodes airing this month on Disney's X D channel on Sundays at midnight, Pacific time. This brings the series to a total 18 episode run -- or 19 episodes, if you count the 32 minute prologue "Beck's Beginning".

Ultimately, the series was never given a fair shake with its sporadic showings and extreme time changes on Disney's X D Channel -- which made it incredibly difficult to follow. While this is "The End" for now -- there is perhaps a possibility of TRON returning in animated series form circa the time of TRON 3.

I truly hope that the talented, creative forces behind TRON: UPRISING have the opportunity to gather again as a team in the future to explore this sci-fi/fantasy world further -- so as to continue to push the envelope as they so imaginatively have done. They created something very unique here, and made a bitchin' canon entry for the TRON saga with UPRISING -- one that holds up neck and neck with the two feature films.

Is TRON gone? Never… TRON LIVES!

* Note: As of this writing, the TRON: UPRISING soundtrack is #7 in the Top Ten Soundtracks on iTunes -- and TRON: UPRISING made the iTunes Best of 2012 list for Breakthrough Animated Series.

** 2/2/13 Update: TRON: UPRISING won two Annie Awards! Presented by the International Animated Film Society -- ASIFA Hollywood -- annieawards.org:

Best Production Design in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Alberto Mielgo -- TRON: UPRISING -- Disney TV Animation

Best Character Design in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Robert Valley -- TRON: UPRISING -- Disney TV Animation

- Jay West

You can watch the TRON: UPRISING animated series via iTunes, Xbox Live Marketplace, the Playstation Store, and Amazon.com Instant Video -- each venue offers full Hi-Definition and Standard Definition viewing options.

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Excellent montage: the official music video for the 3OH!3 and JT remix of "Lightbike Battle" -- from the newly released TRON: UPRISING soundtrack.

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TRON: UPRISING Original Soundtrack Now Available!

Jan 8, 11:13 PM by WorldOutWest

Today marks the release of the eagerly awaited soundtrack for the stunning TRON: UPRISING animated series!

The soundtrack contains 20 tracks comprised of music featured within the series -- as well as remix tracks inspired by the world of TRON: UPRISING.

Composer Joe Trapanese created the immersive, digital soundtrack -- returning to "The Grid" after his collaboration with Daft Punk in manifesting the fantastic arrangements and orchestrations for their highly successful TRON: LEGACY soundtrack. Trapanese has also incidentally been working with another popular French electronic band, M83, on the soundtrack for TRON: LEGACY (and rezzing up TRON 3) Director Joe Kosinkski's upcoming sci-fi adventure movie: OBLIVION.

Here's a track listing for the TRON: UPRISING soundtrack:

1. Beck's Theme – Lightbike Battle
2. Tesler Throwdown
3. Paige's Past
4. Lux's Sacrifice
5. Price Of Power
6. Rescuing The Rebellion
7. Dyson Drops In (Scars Suite)
8. Tron's Promise (Scars Suite)
9. Tron's Turn (Scars Suite)
10. Beck Betrayed (Scars Suite)
11. Torture (Scars Suite)
12. Revenge (Scars Suite)
13. Redemption (Scars Suite)
14. Goodbye Renegade
15. Compressed Space
16. Renegade's Pledge – End Credits
17. Lightbike Battle (3OH!3 and JT Remix)
18. Inferno (Opiuo Remix)
19. Dyson (David Hiller Remix)
20. Rezolution

The soundtrack is available for immediate download via iTunes and Amazon, and each of those offerings come with a digital booklet -- Amazon also offers quickly made-to-order CDs of the soundtrack.

You can preview the entire album for a short time here via AOL -- and here's an excellent video montage featuring footage from the TRON: UPRISING animated series set to the 3OH!3 and JT remix of "Lightbike Battle" from the TRON: UPRISING soundtrack.

You can watch the TRON: UPRISING animated series via iTunes, Xbox Live Marketplace, the Playstation Store, and Amazon.com Instant Video. New episodes are added there within hours of their broadcast on Disney X D -- and come with full Hi-Definition and Standard Definition viewing options.

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- Jay West

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Garrett Hedlund aka Sam Flynn Back for TRON 3

Dec 13, 5:50 PM by WorldOutWest

I recently posted news on the current development of TRON 3 which entailed screenwriter Jesse Wigutow (Eragon, Peter and the Starcatchers) being brought on to helm the latest version of the script.

Now, Next Movie reports actor Garrett Hedlund (Sam Flynn) has confirmed he will indeed be making a return trip to "The Grid" in TRON 3 -- reprising the role he originated in TRON: LEGACY as Kevin Flynn's (Jeff Bridges') son.

It's highly likely that actor Cillian Murphy (The Dark Knight films, In Time) will also return for a more substantial role in TRON 3 -- as he was introduced briefly as Edward Dillinger, Jr. in TRON: LEGACY -- the son of Kevin Flynn's nemesis (actor David Warner) in the original TRON movie. Murphy's Dillinger character could potentially serve as a major antagonist to Hedlund's Flynn.

- Jay West
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TRON: UPRISING Soundtrack To Be Released On 1/8/13

Dec 6, 6:19 AM by WorldOutWest

Hot on the heels of the exciting news regarding TRON 3's development, a soundtrack for the TRON: UPRISING animated series, which I first reported as coming soon here -- has now been officially announced!

It will consist of 20 tracks from the series, as composed by Joe Trapanese. Trapanese collaborated with Daft Punk on their fantastic TRON: LEGACY soundtrack, and then went on to infuse his own incredible music style in creating the soundtrack for the world of TRON: UPRISING.

The album will be available on January 8, 2013 via Amazon.com's MP3 music downloads -- and will come with a digital booklet PDF.

Click here to see the entire track listing on Amazon.com

** 12/20/12 Update: Click here to listen to an exclusive preview of the album via The Hollywood Reporter. The soundtrack is now also available for pre-order via iTunes.

- Jay West

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TRON 3 is Rezzing Up for the Big Screen!

Dec 5, 9:52 PM by WorldOutWest

The Hollywood Reporter posted an exclusive online report this evening on the progress of TRON 3:

The sequel to the 2010 reboot Tron: Legacy — called Tron 3 in some quarters — is moving a step forward with Disney in negotiations to hire Jesse Wigutow to pen the latest draft of the script.

Joseph Kosinski, who directed Legacy, is attached to helm this installment, which is being developed with a renewed urgency under Alan Horn, who took the reigns of Disney Studios in June.

Some considered the dark and trippy Legacy — which teamed newcomer Garrett Hedlund with Jeff Bridges, star of the 1982 original Tron — a lukewarm performer when it opened in December 2010. But the film grossed $400 million worldwide, good enough to spark interest in prolonging the franchise. With that foundation and a strong brand, Disney believes it can really go for broke with a new movie. Horn is making Tron one of his priorities, according to insiders.

Plot details are being kept under wraps. David DiGilio wrote an earlier draft of the script. Justin Springer, a co-producer on Legacy, is producing Tron 3.

Wigutow is already working with Disney on the adaptation of Peter and the Starcatchers and worked on Parallel, another Disney project being produced by Springer. The scribe, who also wrote Eragon and worked on Relativity’s remake of The Crow and Summit's remake of The Osterman Weekend.

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- Jay West

TRON: UPRISING Receives Annie Award Nominations!

Nov 29, 9:37 PM by WorldOutWest

The annual Annie Award nominations have been announced by ASIFA (The International Animated Film Association) -- and TRON: UPRISING has received four nominations!

Annie Award for Best Animated Special Production
Disney Tron: Uprising – Beck’s Beginning – Disney TV Animation

Production Design in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Alberto Mielgo ‘Tron: Uprising: The Stranger’ – Disney TV Animation

Character Design in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Robert Valley ‘Disney Tron: Uprising: The Renegade, Part I’ – Disney TV Animation

Storyboarding in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Robert Valley, Kalvin Lee ‘Tron: Uprising: The Reward’ – Disney TV Animation

Winners will be announced at the 40th Annual Annie Awards ceremony on Saturday, February 2, 2013 at UCLA’s Royce Hall, in Los Angeles, California. For a complete list of Annie Award nominations, ticket and event information, visit www.annieawards.org

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Here's a look back at the TRON: UPRISING panel held at Comic-Con in San Diego, California on Friday, July 13th 2012 -- a discussion with the talented ensemble of filmmakers, writers, actors, and artists responsible for bringing this fantastic series to life.

With: Executive Producer and Director Charlie Bean, Producers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, Elijah Wood (Beck), Bruce Boxleitner (Tron), Tricia Helfer (The Grid), Art Designer Alberto Nielgo and Lead Character Designer Rob Valley.

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- Jay West

TRON: UPRISING - New Episodes Are Here!

Nov 20, 6:12 AM by WorldOutWest

When the TRON: UPRISING animated series debuted this past May -- it struck me as something that transcended being "just" a television series: the production value was striking -- on the quality level of feature animation, and unlike anything that was otherwise commonplace amongst much TV animated series fare. Since then, UPRISING has consistently effused fantastic, imaginative direction and spectacular, highly stylized art design and music -- complemented by a sci-fi/fantasy "dream cast" including Elijah Wood, Bruce Boxleitner, Lance Henriksen, Mandy Moore, Paul Rebuens, and Tricia Helfer -- with clever, entertaining sci-fi stories delving further into the grand mythology of the World of TRON.

Also impressively, the series immediately cemented its own definitive place between both iconic TRON movies with its strong, signature elements -- making it stand head to head with each film.

However, since its debut, the series has had to contend with long breaks between certain episodes, making it difficult for many viewers to track and follow the series with any type of regularity. As well, its time slot has changed twice -- and is now being changed again to Sundays at midnight, Pacific time -- starting on December 2nd. Thankfully we live in the day and age of being able to set our DVRs (digital video recorders) to easily record TV programming!

Many on the net have also voiced that they do not get the Disney X D channel upon which it airs -- and the series actually found higher ratings and a wider audience when it was "shared" briefly on the Disney Channel for a few episodes. Other excellent ways to view the show are via iTunes, Xbox Live Marketplace, the Playstation Store, and Amazon.com Instant Video -- episodes are added there within hours of their broadcast on Disney X D -- and come with full Hi-Definition and Standard Definition viewing options.

I recently had the privilege of viewing an upcoming episode -- "The Stranger" -- which is set for broadcast on December 16th (two weeks after the series resumes episodes on December 2nd). Just when it seemed the series couldn't possibly get any better, the "envelope has been pushed even further" in stunning artistry and inventiveness -- and just flat out coolness. I won't go into any spoiler territory here -- but rest assured, it's epic!

There are nine more episodes in this season of TRON: UPRISING -- and to quote Castor from TRON: LEGACY -- "This is going to be quite the ride!".

Keep checking back to TRON-SECTOR for additional updates. You can also follow UPRISING's Director Charlie Bean on his twitter page here -- visit Art Director Alberto Mieglo's website here -- and check out Music Composer Joe Traponese's twitter page here. Speaking of UPRISING's outstanding music -- fans will be pleased to know there will be an official TRON: UPRISING soundtrack release soon!

- Jay West

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TRON 30th Anniversary Event - Tickets Now On Sale!

Sep 20, 9:45 PM by WorldOutWest

Tickets for the TRON 30th Anniversary Event at the Chinese Theatres in Hollywood on October 27th are now on sale!

The event -- which will run from 7 PM till 2 AM that day -- will include a screening of the original 1982 TRON movie, a panel with the filmmakers, and an after party -- all in an exciting TRON-like environment!

Here's details regarding both the General Admission and VIP ticket types, and what each includes:

GA $50* ticket gives you access to:
The TRON exhibit
The filmmakers panel with Q&A
The screening of TRON
The party
1 free drink
1 poster

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VIP $100* ticket gives you access to:
The TRON Exhibit
The filmmakers panel with Q&A
The screening of TRON
The party
Access to the VIP area
All night open bar in the VIP area
1 limited edition signed poster

- Please note that this is a 21+ over event.
* Ticket prices are subject to increase.

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- Jay West

TRON: UPRISING - Next Phase Video Promo

Aug 10, 2:05 AM by WorldOutWest

Here's a new TRON: UPRISING promo which aired during the "Rise of the Renegade" Marathon on August 9th on Disney's X D channel. It heralds the next phase of the series, which is set to begin in October -- and sets up the new episodes by proclaiming: "new vengeance", "new alliances", "new gear", "new secrets revealed" -- and "good and evil… will be reprogrammed". Buckle up Programs, it's going to be a bumpy ride…

- Jay West

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TRON: UPRISING Marathon on Disney XD 8/9/12

Aug 8, 11:03 PM by WorldOutWest

On Thursday, August 9th -- Disney's X D channel will run a marathon of "TRON: Uprising" featuring every episode that has premiered so far.

The line-up is as follows:

Thursday, August 9 (all times ET/PT)

7:00pm

"TRON: Uprising, Beck’s Beginning" (airs commercial free)

7:30pm

"TRON: Uprising" The Renegade Pt. 1

8:00pm

"TRON: Uprising" The Renegade Pt. 2

8:30pm

"TRON: Uprising" Blackout

9:00pm

"TRON: Uprising" Identity

9:30pm

"TRON: Uprising" Isolated

10:00pm

"TRON: Uprising" Price of Power

The Disney X D website has also launched a brand-new fast paced multi-level game "Grid Rush" where players must race across The Grid as Beck while avoiding General Tesler's forces.

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- Jay West

VIDEO: RINZLER Cosplayer At Euro Cosplay Gathering

Jul 28, 10:51 PM by WorldOutWest

Check out this fantastic RINZLER cosplayer from Switzerland who won second place in the solo category at the recent European Cosplay Gathering!

- Jay West

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TRON: UPRISING @ COMIC-CON 2012

Jul 17, 12:41 PM by WorldOutWest

Here's a hilariously cool moment from the capacity crowd TRON: UPRISING panel held at Comic-Con in San Diego on Friday, July 13th, 2012.

As the panel was concluding, the cast and filmmakers each drew a raffle ticket so as to personally give winning audience members iconic TRON "identity discs" that they'd all signed as a group.

When it came time for the man himself -- actor Bruce Boxleitner aka TRON -- to announce the raffle ticket number he'd pulled, no one claimed the ticket -- and many in the audience let out an "awww" very tellingly expressing that they'd wish they'd got it.

Boxleitner then playfully quipped: "How can I not get somebody?! Come on...!". Then powerfully proclaimed: "I'M TRON!" -- to which the audience erupted in applause and cheers.

Boxleitner then stood up -- wielding his disc, and said: "Let me see how many of you I can take out with this thing...!".

He then drew again, and ultimately, a very happy fan claimed the disc.

Check out these two incredible TRON: UPRISING video reels that were shown at Comic-Con! One's a "sizzle reel" with an overview of footage from the series, and the other reel has footage from a fantastic looking, two-part upcoming episode entitled: "Scars".

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- Jay West

The Original TRON Movie Turns 30!

Jul 8, 9:47 PM by WorldOutWest

On July 9, 1982 -- the original TRON movie made its theatrical debut… forever making an indelible impact on sci-fi cinematic history with its incredible artistry, designs, and visual effects. Pop culture delved into the World of TRON then, and never left -- with TRON's glow permeating everything from movies to television, and music to fashion -- generation after generation.

In 2010, TRON's long awaited sequel -- TRON: LEGACY -- unleashed an incredible new visceral experience and passage into this realm for audiences to experience via its ground breaking visual effects and imaginings.

The World of TRON is constantly growing and evolving: the new, highly stylized TRON: UPRISING animated TV series recently debuted to excellent critic and fan reception -- showcasing stories on Disney's X D channel that occur between the original TRON movie and the LEGACY sequel -- and a third TRON live-action theatrical movie is in the works.

Rest assured, this "Journey" is just beginning...