A Tale Of Two Tron Roles
Written by Ian Cullen on December 4, 2009 – 10:30 am -
As a fan of the classic 80s movie Tron. I like many am looking forward to the sequel, which is titled Tron Legacy and sees Jeff Bridges return to his role of Kevin Flynn. However, Bridges will also be playing a second role, which sees him looking 27 years younger.
SciFi Wire were recently at a press conference where along with other journalist they got to quiz the actor about the de-aging process.
“It was challenging, in that I got a little taste of this new technology of acting what they call ‘in the volume’ and making movies without cameras,” Bridges said in a group interview Wednesday in Beverly Hills, Calif., where he was promoting the drama Crazy Heart. “It’s a completely different deal. That was kind of a challenge. It was great getting back with my old buddy, [original Tron director] Steven Lisberger, and Bruce Boxleitner.”
Bruce Boxleitner who played the duel role of Alan Bradley and Tron in the original reprises his role of Alan Bradley, who will not be de – aged for the film.
Fans got a glimpse of Bridges in the role of Flynn about two years ago at San Diego Comic Con, when the producers of Tron Legacy shown the masses a specially made trailer, which was put together as a marketing tool to sell Disney on the concept of a sequel to Tron. Bridges who has more or less been onboard with the remake since it was made public says that fans will be blown away by the actual movie, which looks far better than the trailer.
“All that technology that we were going to use in the movie itself is used in the trailer,” Bridges continued. “It wasn’t as highly polished as the movie is going to be, but it gives you a little peek into what you might find. That teaser was something they do kind of often with movies, and I think it’s a good idea. The Coen brothers told me they did it with making Blood Simple. Before they even shoot the movie at all, they shoot the trailer of the movie, as if it was already made, and then they use that to entice the financiers. So, even though it was a Disney property, Disney wanted them to shoot this pretty expensive trailer. I don’t know how much it cost, but it was pretty expensive.” The teaser footage was actually test footage that won’t likely appear in the finished movie.
Tron Legacy centres on Flynns son who is played by Garrett Hedlund, who goes into the computer world depicted in the original movie to seek out his father. Olivia Wilde and Michael Sheen co-star as programs living in the world of computer programs. Boxleitner also reprises his role from the original Tron. Lisberger collaborates as a producer. Joseph Kosinski directs the new vision of Tron.
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