TR2N updates
The buzz and anticipation for TR2N is getting bigger and bigger and news is beginning to surface about the sequel.
Tron star Jeff Bridges spoke with The Guardian about the sequel. "That's another unique, wild experience that was too good to turn down. Engaging in that world again feels just like it did all that time ago. Basically, I'm still a child, I love being childlike, and here was another chance to play with these crazy toys. And the cutting-edge technology makes it exciting. Doing the teaser trailer for Comic-Con, I had my first experience of motion capture. And that's turning the industry on its head. It's amazing being part of that" Bridges sounds really pumped about the sequel and that's exciting.
So the computer world of Tron is going to be motion capture. If your not sure what motion capture is watch THIS video as an example. "Well, when we made Tron there was no internet, no cellphones. But now we have motion capture, so I think we'll get a far more successful version of the story, which is someone literally getting sucked into a video game," says Bridges.
In other news, Ain't It Cool Newscaught up with the new director Joseph Kosinski. He told them 4 elements for the upcoming sequel.
1) Lisberger is involved as a consultant. Kosinski couldn't be happier about this. He mentioned that Lisberger (and, presumably, Syd Mead) initially wanted the light cycles to have external riders, but they couldn't convincingly pull it off with the technology of the early '80s. So those light cycles you saw in the Comic Con test footage essentially reflect Lisberger's original design.
2) The Comic Con teaser was shot in stereoscopic 3D, and the film will be, too. Kosinski is particularly excited about the look of the game grid in this format.
3) Shooting TR2N will be a "twenty-four month" process, but Kosinski's already been at it for a while now. He didn't give me an exact date, but he seems confident that the movie could be ready for late 2010.
4) As we reported last week, WATCHMEN's Michael Wilkinson is designing the costumes. He officially joins the production this week.
If you still haven't seen the incredible teaser, take a look at it HERE! I wish Disney would release it on the net in HD for god sake. If it looks incredible as a bootleg... just imagine how cool its got to look in HD.
-Phil
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tr2n is going to be amazing. this will be just as good as the 1st one….maybe even better
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