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Tron: Legacy
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<p><i>Tron: Legacy</i> (stylized as <i>TRON: Legacy</i>) is a 2010 American <a href="/facts/Science_fiction_film/cNsrPn3y">science fiction</a> <a href="/facts/Action_film/5TjVB0kf">action film</a> directed by <a href="/facts/Joseph_Kosinski/2x1V4vTB">Joseph Kosinski</a> from a screenplay by <a href="/facts/Adam_Horowitz_(screenwriter)/fnfusMnj">Adam Horowitz</a> and <a href="/facts/Edward_Kitsis/phAJ8CpV">Edward Kitsis</a>, based on a story by Horowitz, Kitsis, <a href="/facts/Brian_Klugman/EuYgN6R9">Brian Klugman</a>, and Lee Sternthal. The second installment in the <a href="/facts/Tron_(franchise)/kAqC0Lz3"><i>Tron</i> series</a>, it serves as a <a href="/facts/Sequel/HcopA9hC">sequel</a> to <i><a href="/facts/Tron/FdSGv2jj">Tron</a></i> (1982), whose director <a href="/facts/Steven_Lisberger/yNpzSh7Y">Steven Lisberger</a> returned to co-produce. The cast includes <a href="/facts/Garrett_Hedlund/u173x7dg">Garrett Hedlund</a>, <a href="/facts/Jeff_Bridges/1uxnjkd1">Jeff Bridges</a>, <a href="/facts/Olivia_Wilde/Rut4xbxD">Olivia Wilde</a>, <a href="/facts/James_Frain/sT9Je83b">James Frain</a>, <a href="/facts/Bruce_Boxleitner/C1vzaSJj">Bruce Boxleitner</a>, <a href="/facts/Michael_Sheen/DeXqy4Va">Michael Sheen</a> and <a href="/facts/Beau_Garrett/xaFcDRNl">Beau Garrett</a>. The story follows Flynn's adult son Sam, who responds to a message from his long-lost father and is transported into a <a href="/facts/Virtual_reality/0psDGsxT">virtual reality</a> called "the Grid", where Sam, his father, and the <a href="/facts/Algorithm/fnl5NmRt">algorithm</a> Quorra must stop the malevolent program <a href="/facts/List_of_Tron_characters/GrYTvXRU">Clu</a> from invading the real world. </p><p>Interest in creating a sequel to <i>Tron</i> arose after the film garnered a <a href="/facts/Cult_film/bFplqvzW">cult following</a>. After much speculation, <a href="/facts/Walt_Disney_Pictures/22zg1xut">Walt Disney Pictures</a> began a concerted effort in 2005 to devise a sequel, with the hiring of Klugman and Sternthal as writers. Kosinski was recruited as director two years later. As he was not optimistic about Disney's <i><a href="/facts/The_Matrix/gbIXGnEK">The Matrix</a></i>-esque approach to the film, Kosinski filmed a <a href="/facts/Pitch_trailer/pPIAWGA0">concept trailer</a>, which he used to conceptualize the universe of <i>Tron: Legacy</i> and convince the studio to greenlight the film. <a href="/facts/Principal_photography/QuWTt1Wf">Principal photography</a> took place in <a href="/facts/Vancouver/rn2AKA1n">Vancouver</a> over 67 days, in and around the city's central business district. Most sequences were shot in <a href="/facts/3D_film/nuwLrplG">3D</a> and ten companies were involved with the extensive visual effects work. <a href="/facts/Chroma_keying/PJ2XcxFR">Chroma keying</a> and other techniques were used to allow more freedom in creating effects. <a href="/facts/Daft_Punk/cC1aTQjY">Daft Punk</a> composed the musical score, incorporating orchestral sounds with their trademark <a href="/facts/Electronic_music/zfGNfUvR">electronic music</a>. </p><p><i>Tron: Legacy</i> premiered in Tokyo on November 30, 2010, and was released in the United States on December 17, by <a href="/facts/Walt_Disney_Studios_Motion_Pictures/vhjGH9wd">Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures</a>. Disney vigorously promoted the film across multiple media platforms, including merchandising, consumer products, theme parks, and advertising. Upon its release, the film received mixed reviews from critics, who criticized the story and character development, but praised the performances of Bridges and Sheen, the visual effects, production design, and <a href="/facts/Tron%3a_Legacy_(soundtrack)/vvsLXkpx">soundtrack</a>. It was a commercial success, grossing $409.9 million during its worldwide theatrical run against a $170 million production budget. The film was nominated for an <a href="/facts/Academy_Award_for_Best_Sound_Editing/HzgXUuxy">Academy Award for Best Sound Editing</a> at the <a href="/facts/83rd_Academy_Awards/pzr7sChQ">83rd Academy Awards</a>, but lost to <i><a href="/facts/Inception/qWTDrVBH">Inception</a></i>. Like its predecessor, <i>Tron: Legacy</i> has been described as a <a href="/facts/Cult_film/bFplqvzW">cult film</a> since its release. A standalone sequel, <i><a href="/facts/Tron%3a_Ares/kAqC0Lz3">Tron: Ares</a></i>, is scheduled to be released on October 10, 2025. </p>