DaveTRON wrote: Disney doesn't get TRON anymore, if they ever did. They didn't understand what it said to us in 1982, they don't know why it lives on like it does, and they have no idea how to take it into the future. To be honest, I don't know that anyone, including Steven, really does at this point.

I assume you're talking visually? I'm not convinced it needs to be visually taken "into the future." I can think of some trilogies and sextilogies (or whatever it would be called) that happily and successfully took place in roughly the same universe throughout the series. I think this notion of needing to 'take it into the future' is what turned The Neverending Story into a complete joke.

If you're only talking about the story, then I still don't agree...

Traahn Wrote: True, but since we're all here because we liked Tron, I don't think much harm would be done by sticking to a formula that worked for us once already.

The formula is pretty basic (in a good way). It's really very Wizard of Oz/stranger in a strange land/heroic journey at it's heart. And I do agree that this formula should be preserved. In fact, you may recall my endorsement for a remake. That's what I meant really. We don't all want the same thing. Some of us want the original characters, some of us want new ones. Some of us want the world of Tron to reflect modern technology, some of us don't see that as being necessary. As fan communities go, we lack a unified voice, though I tend to think this keeps things interesting around here.

Off topic: It looks like I'll be in Seattle again next year. You should try to come to the show again.

User Hastin Wrote: TORONTO -- Commercial director Joseph Kosinski is in final negotiations to develop and direct "Tron," described as "the next chapter" of Disney's 1982 cult classic. Sean Bailey is producing via the Live Planet banner, as is Steven Lisberger, who co-wrote and directed the original film. Kosinski, who last month signed on to helm the remake of "Logan's Run" for Warner Bros. Pictures, will oversee the visual development of the project and have input on the script, which is being written by "Lost" scribes Eddie Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. Story details are being kept secret. Yea! Finally! Link to the full article, found through MiceChat.

My one horror :

that live action actors will be replaced by computer animation, either motion capture or otherwise.

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Whoever is doing this.. No we dont expect you to do the thing with backlight compositing anymore but don't replace those suited actors. If you do you remove the performace and Tron is DEAD!

zordmaker

I've been away from this site for a while, and I just checked this site again today. Man I'm glad I did. This is great news. I really hope this gets beyond preproduction. And I hope that they won't ignore the game and comics that have continued the story since then. At the very least, they should look at the new designs.