‘TRON Legacy’ Director Talks About The Possibility Of ‘TRON 3’ Ever Coming Together At Disney
Even though the reception toTRON Legacywas mixed, there’s still a vocal contingent of fans who want to return to the grid with yet another sequel in the Disney sci-fi franchise. Even though development on a third movie has been stagnant, we recently learned there was aTRONseries in development for Disney+, but it wasscrapped before it was ever announced. Many are wondering ifTRONhas been shut down for good, butTRON LegacydirectorJoseph Kosinskiisn’t so hopeless.
Joseph Kosinski recently talked toComicBook.comabout the state of theTRONfranchise and the possibility of seeingTRON 3sometime in the future. He knows the franchise has staying power, and there will always be a desire to return to the grid. Kosinski said:
“There’s always been an interest sinceLegacy[for a sequel]. There’s always been talk and murmuring of doing another and continuing the story. I was in China a few years ago and saw them building the TRON ride in Shanghai, which, apparently, is pretty amazing, I would love to experience that at some point. I think it’s still a nice jewel in the crown of Disney IP and I think there are fans and people petitioning and pushing to continue it inside the halls of Disney.”
However, the director thinks it will take the right time and circumstances in order for it to come together again. He continued:
“Like anything, it just needs the right confluence of … it’s all about timing and the right elements and everything’s got to come together for a movie to happen. I think it’s possible and I think it’s worthy of it. I think there’s enough ideas in the franchise, and the fact that it is so unique and nothing else looks or sounds like it, thatTRONstory. There is, I think, a future for the franchise and I hope they keep making them.”
TRON Legacyarrived nearly 30 years after the originalTRON. Even though some critics say the story left something to be desired,TRON Legacywas innovative in the same way that the original was, bringing state-of-the-art visual effects, including a de-aged Jeff Bridges (even though the effects haven’t aged very well in the 10 years since). Plus, the film’s soundtrack is a cornerstone of phenomenal scores, thanks to the techno sensibilities of Daft Punk. And Kosinski thinks wheneverTRON 3comes together, it has to do the same thing. He said:
It took 28 years to getTRON Legacyoff the ground afterTRONdebuted all the way back in 1982. It may not have been ambitious on a narrative level, but it certainly brought new life to the Disney classic. Maybe we’ll get theTRONsequel we deserve in 2038 and it’ll have something to do with a computer virus called COBIT-19 that forces all programs into the real world. Just kidding. Please, don’t do that.
Joseph Kosinski’s next movie isTop Gun: Maverick, which is now slated to arrive onDecember 23, 2020.
