#TRON LEGACY GAME ON DISNEY PLUS#
With a script that was 80% completed, another follow-up idea supposedly in the works with Jared Leto, plus Tron fans and creators alike still holding out hope for another round on The Grid, it feels like a new installment in this series is a no-brainer. All of these unanswered questions at the end of Tron: Legacy have led to the one that matters most: whether any of those particular queries will be answered through a sequel to Joseph Kosinski’s 2010 box office success. Hopefully, Disney has learned what an asset the duo were to TRON: Legacy, meaning there won’t be any hesitancy this time around to getting them on aboard, should a third film make it to the big screen.Could We Finally Get A Sequel To Tron: Legacy?Īnd now, our dance ends with the same familiar step that we’ve been making over the course of the past decade. If this should happen, hopefully Daft Punk will return once again to both write the film’s score and to cameo. While this was originally planned back in 2010 and then subsequently cancelled, Kosinski himself has spoken about Tron 3. In recent months, there has been talks about Disney potentially returning to the TRON franchise for a third film. It may seem strange that Disney wasn’t initially willing to include Daft Punk, but it’s also a clear indication that studio heads don’t always understand everything about the films they’re in charge of getting off the ground. But, as previously mentioned, Daft Punk’s contributions remain a highlight even today, and their inclusion in the film was arguably one of the best decisions Kosinski made on the project. The film lacked a deeply engaging plot, and this likely was a major roadblock in achieving a greater degree of success. Unfortunately, for many, it felt as though Kosinski chose style over substance. Watching it unfold on the big screen set to Daft Punk’s immersive score was indeed a unique experience.
#TRON LEGACY GAME ON DISNEY MOVIE#
And we, you know, we started very early - I mean, the music for that film was written while were shooting so I was able to play it on set while we were shooting the movie - which was a very cool thing that I haven't been able to do since.Īs far as box office revenue went, TRON: Legacy did well enough, and the film being in 3D made excellent use of the technology at the time. they did a couple of demos and Disney, you know, said, alright, let's give it a shot. It just started with a conversation between me and Daft Punk about what we want to do and we very quickly learned that we both wanted a hybrid score of electronic and orchestra. But they quickly proved that they were up to the task and did a great job. The idea of hiring a, kind of a French electronic duo to do a major motion picture score at the time was concerning and required a lot of conversations on TRON. When that failed to yield satisfactory results, the decision was made for Disney to score TRON: Legacy themselves.
Though Kosinski was completely behind the idea, Disney executives agreed instead to meet with all of the top composers in Hollywood in order to find the right fit.
However, during a panel for posted to Comic-Con International's YouTube channel, TRON: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski revealed Disney heads were not originally convinced Daft Punk were the right choice to score the film. Related: TRON: Legacy - What Went Wrong With Disney's Long-Awaited Sequel TRON: Legacy seemed the perfect film for them to be a part of. For decades, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter had built a mythology around their music, playing the role of two robots on and off stage. The duo also composed the film’s soundtrack, which some argue was better than the film itself. TRON: Legacy was a visually stunning interpretation of the world that couldn’t be fully realized in the 1982 version, complete with a Daft Punk cameo as DJs inside a nightclub.
The story followed Sam (Garrett Hedlund), the son of computer programmer Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), who ventures into the digital world his father created and disappeared into 27 years earlier. Arriving nearly thirty years after the original TRON delighted audiences, TRON: Legacy was an attempt by Disney to reignite the concept of a computer generated world filled with danger and intrigue. The addition of the legendary French house music duo was a big highlight for many fans in the sequel to the famed Disney sci-fi film, but it almost didn’t happen. Disney didn’t originally want Daft Punk to be part of 2010’s TRON: Legacy.