Comic Con Interview with Cast and Crew of ‘Tron Legacy’
At the 2009 San Diego Comic Con, MoviesOnline caught up with Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, Sean Bailey, Joe Kosinski, Steven Lisberger and Oren Aviv to talk about Tron Legacy.
Tron Legacy is the sequel to the 1982 sci-fi movie Tron. So naturally, the interview’s first question is about the 30 year time gap between films.
Oren Aviv, president of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production, says it’s not a goal of his to reinvent Disney classics, even though the studio is putting out Alice in Wonderland, A Christmas Carol and Tron Legacy. He says that “a great story and a great storyteller, that we can combine to come up with something that is fresh and unique” is what excites him.
Jeff Bridges wouldn’t talk much as to why his younger self appears in the sequel only to say that the technique used to pull off this trick was a challenge.
Steven Lisberger, director of the 1982 Tron and producer on the sequel, assures both old and new fans alike:
“This movie takes place in 2010 but accepts the history of what happened between 1982 and 2010 really happened. I guess it heavily considers the original and accepts the events of the original as true fact and back-story, for our story, but our story is a stand alone story.”
I’m excited about this new movie, and from the cast and crew’s interview, it sounds like they are as well! Most importantly, they seem to recognize that they need to pay homage to the loyal Tron fans but given the three decades gap, they need to make it assessable to new fans.
Tim Burton Talks About ‘Alice’ and Depp
Alice in Wonderland, Disney and Tim Burton’s new move, was a hot topic of the 2009 San Diego Comic Con. The teaser trailer revealed was helped by the surprise appearace of Johnny Depp, who plays the Mad Hatter in the film.
Disney Pictures Posts Photos of the Alice in Wonderland exhibit in San Diego
Walt Disney Disney Pictures shared some amazing costume displays from the new movie Alice in Wonderland on their official Twitter page. Click on the thumbnails for bigger pictures.
Here’s a look at Alice’s costume from Alice in Wonderland
Johnny Depp’s Mad Hatter costume:
The Red Queen’s costume:
And finally, the beloved White Queen’s gown worn by Anne Hathaway
Very neat that Disney Pictures posted these Twitpics! Can’t wait to see more updates!
‘Tron Legacy’ Revealed by Disney at SDCC and on Facebook
Today, simultaneously at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con and on Facebook, Walt Disney Pictures reveals the official name and logo for the Tron sequel: Tron Legacy.
Announced at the Comic Con panel is that the new movie is still about a year away from completion. Concept art of the new lightcycles and car versions of the lightcycles were revealed.
I’m glad the earlier reports of the new movie just simply being called Tron were incorrect. Tron Legacy sounds cool. And since it’s been 27 years since the original movie, the “legacy” name could really work.
What do you think? Are you excited for Tron Legacy? Do you like this official name? Tell us what you think!
Updated ‘Alice’ Photos on Walt Disney Pictures Facebook Page
Simply stunning display of colors and maddness!
Walt Disney Pictures released new photos from Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. And they are both beautiful and distrubing (in a good way!).
I’m so far loving all the images coming from Disney on this film. Tim Burton seems to have really captured the essence of Wonderland! I’m digging all the vivid colors.
Check out the Alice in Wonderland photos on Walt Disney Pictures Backklot’s Facebook Photo Album.
While you’re over on Facebook, please become a fan of The Magic Never Ends Podcast page!
New The White Queen Pic From ‘Alice in Wonderland’
Anne Hathaway is the White Queen in this new photo released by Empire Online.
Anne Hathaway is eye-catching as the White Queen in this brand-new picture available from Empire Online. Her appearance is elegant yet bizarre.
Which is not surprising since the White Queen seems to live her life backwards (screaming before she’s injured etc). Mostly an ally to Alice, she will prove not to be the most useful or reliable companion.
Though I’d rather see Hathaway in the lead role of Alice, I think she’ll excel in this odd character. Though truthfully all the inhabitants of Wonderland are more than a little odd.
Interesting fact is that the White Queen doesn’t appear in the Alice in Wonderland book, appearing in the sequel Through The Looking Glass.
But this Alice is not your Lewis Caroll classic. It’s a modernized re-imagining of Caroll’s book, from the wonderfully weird mind of Tim Burton! Burton is the no-brainer choice to direct Alice in Wonderland.
Linda Woolverton updated the story, which centers on the now-17-year-old Alice. Attending a party at a Victorian estate only to find she is about to be proposed to in front of hundreds of snooty society types, she runs after a white rabbit into a hole and ends up transferred once again to Wonderland. Still, she has no recollection of this place she visited 10 years before.
The 3-D movie will combine performance-capture imagery with live-action footage. The scheduled release date is March 5, 2010.
During their 3D panel on Thursday, July 23 at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con, Disney will debut first ever footage of Alice in Wonderland. Now I’m really upset I cannot attend this years Comic Con!
Are you going to Comic Con? We would very much appreciate updates/reports from Disney’s 3D panel!
Empire also displayed three other pictures, which shows Mia Wasikowska’s Alice, Johnny Depp as The Mad Hatter, and The Red Queen played by Helena Bonham Carter.
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Disney Reveals Synopsis for new ‘Tron’ movie
Walt Disney Pictures reveals new Tron movie to be simply called Tron, not Tron 2, Tron 2.0 or Tr2n as previously reported.
The studio will screen footage from the new film the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday July 23 at 11am.
This is the official synopsis for the Tron reboot:
“TRON is a 3D high-tech adventure set in a digital world that’s unlike anything ever captured on the big screen. Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund), the tech-savvy 27-year-old son of Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), looks into his father’s disappearance and finds himself pulled into the same world of fierce programs and gladiatorial games where his father has been living for 25 years. Along with Kevin’s loyal confidant (Olivia Wilde), father and son embark on a life-and-death journey across a visually-stunning cyber universe that has become far more advanced and exceedingly dangerous.”
For those that crave spoilers, jump on over to CC2K for an Advanced Script Review. SPOILER WARNING!
