A Tron Legacy sequel has been confirmed to be in the early stages of development. Jared Leto is in talks for “Tron 3” and Daft Punk will return to create the soundtrack. Praise the Users!
The news of a third Tron film was confirmed by Mitchell Leib who is the President of Music and Soundtracks for Walt Disney Studios. Leib appeared on the podcast Light the Fuse, and said Disney is in talks with Daft Punk to compose the soundtrack. He also said Disney is finally happy with the script.
Tron 3 has been in development hell for 10 years. Tron director Steven Lisberger said a sequel was in the works before Tron Legacy hit the theaters in 2010. In 2015, Disney had settled on a script with Garrett Hedlund reprising his role as Sam and Olivia Wilde as Quorra. Also, Joseph Kosinski would return to direct the sequel. However, even though filming was already scheduled, Disney pulled the plug.
Leib said, “The timing wasn’t right to have done it years ago, I think we feel like the timing is right now and we learned a lot of lessons from that last movie.”
JARED LETO
Apparently, now is the time for Jared Leto to be in a Tron film. It’s no surprise that Leto is in talks with Disney to be in the Tron 3. He was in negotiations with Disney back in 2017 for Tron 3, but Disney put the project on hold yet again.
Tron Legacy director Joseph Kosinski said in 2017 that he had considered including Leto in the End of Line Club sequence, but it didn’t work out.
TRON SERIES CANCELLED
Most people don’t know that a Tron series was in early development for the Disney+ streaming service. However, despite the series being written by John Ridley who won an Oscar for 12 Years a Slave, Disney sent the series to the rubbish bin.
TRON LIGHTCYCLE POWER RUN
Disney will be opening a Tron-themed rollercoaster in Disney World’s Magic Kingdom in 2021. So it’s tough for Disney to continue to say that there’s not a big enough demand for a new Tron movie after spending an estimated $400 million on a Tron ride.
Tron Lightcycle Power Run first opened in in Shanghai Disneyland in 2016. The ride features a rollercoaster light cycles for each rider. The coaster flies through the Grid in a unique housing that looks both technological and organic.
It looks like the stars bytes are aligning for a new Tron movie. For hardcore Tron fans, it can’t come soon enough.
