Stars turn out for Tron Legacy Hollywood premiere

Actors Jeff Bridges and Bruce Boxleitner have led the cast and creators of "Tron Legacy" down the blue carpet at the Hollywood premiere of the film.

Lasers and neon lights created a futuristic atmosphere ahead of the star-studded screening.

Bridges and Boxleitner were joined by their co-stars Michael Sheen, Olivia Wilde, James Frain, and Garrett Hedlund at the El Capitan Theatre to watch the final cut of the science fiction action thriller.

"Tron Legacy" is the sequel to the 1982 film "Tron." It tells the story of a man who is trying to solve the mysterious disappearance of his father two decades prior, a genuis once known as the leading video-game developer in the world.

While following a series of clues, he finds himself pulled into a digital world where his father has been trapped for 20 years. The two then embark upon a life-and-death escape across a visually stunning cyber universe.

Bridges, who won his first Best Actor Oscar earlier this year for playing the lead in "Crazy Heart," also shared why he thinks fans have been so anxiously awaiting the follow-up to "Tron."

"Well, it's that whole, you know, the computer culture was just starting up when we did 'Tron.' There was no internet. Nothing like that, so. I think it's guys who were raised on video games who have a fondness for it."

For Welsh actor Michael Sheen, landing a part in "Tron Legacy" was dream come true.

"Mainly just to be part of the 'Tron' world. You know, the first film just changed my life, really. And I was 12 when I watched it, and I was just a perfect age, and just ready to be completely blown away by a film. And so this was that film for me. So, when I got called up and said that they wanted me to be in this one, it was like that little 12-year-old inside going, 'Yeess!' And I haven't stopped screaming since."

The French electronic music duo Daft Punk scored the film, which will be released in theatres across North America on Friday.