Skip to playerSkip to main content
  • 12 hours ago
Garth Davis, the filmmaker known for the Oscar-nominated 'Lion,' is attached to direct a 'Tron' sequel for Disney, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Transcript
00:00What am I supposed to do?
00:04Send that eye.
00:07The Tron franchise is back on track.
00:09The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Garth Davis,
00:11the filmmaker known for the Oscar-nominated movie Lion,
00:14is attached to direct a new Tron sequel for Disney.
00:17Jared Leto has been attached to the long-gestating project since 2017.
00:21The first Tron movie debuted in 1982 and starred Jeff Bridges
00:24as a video game expert and programmer
00:26who was transported into the fantastic world
00:28inside a computer program.
00:30I still do not understand why you want to break into the system.
00:33Because, man, somewhere in one of these memories is the evidence.
00:38Though Tron was not a hit, it developed a cult following
00:41and is fondly remembered for its groundbreaking special effects
00:44and imaginative story.
00:45In 2010, Disney released Tron Legacy,
00:47which once again starred Bridges along with series newcomers
00:50Garrett Hedlund and Olivia Wilde.
00:52Your father was the creator.
00:54Where did I find him?
00:56Make it there alive and he'll find you.
00:59Tron Legacy made $400 million worldwide,
01:01enough to generate interest in another Tron film from Disney.
01:05As for Davis, he also directed the 2018 feature Mary Magdalene
01:08as well as episodes of Top of the Lake.
01:10For more on this story, head to THR.com.
01:12For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
Be the first to comment
Add your comment

Recommended