However, another programmer presents flynns work as his own. Tron, often stylized as tron, is a 1982 science fiction hybrid film released by buena vista distribution and starring jeff bridges, bruce boxleitner, david warner, and cindy morgan. The deaging of jeff bridges and, briefly, bruce boxleitner is exceptionally good. But somehow cgi bridges just looks fake all through the film. I hoped that there would be more action with newer cgi effects. Tron legacy 2010 the computer world of tron seen 28 years. Twentyeight years is quite the distance between a first and second film. Now a call comes for the young hero to join his old dad in throwing virtual frisbees at the. A young jeff bridges, some of the first cg used in cinema, and the inner world of a computer combine to form the 1982 film tron. The wackiest descriptions of jeff bridgess cgied face in tron.
Tron legacy 2010 is the sequel to the original movie tron 1982, produced by walt disney pictures and directed by joseph konsinski oblivion, starring jeff bridges and bruce boxleitner, in their original roles as kevin flynn and alan bradleytron, and garrett hedlund who plays the son flynn. This is what you look for in a disney movie, no bad words or sex, just fantasy violence where people dissolve or disintegrate if killed inside the game, lots of action, my 10 year old son was enthralled. This is a pretty detailed article on the process used in tron. Starring a young jeff bridges as a man who finds himself sucked into a computer system and forced to play dangerous games. Original star jeff bridges is digitally recreated in a belated and unnecessary followup to the 1982 film. Find out his take on 3d tvs in the home, people who dont use email, and why youre. Jul 10, 2017 i hoped that there would be more action with newer cgi effects. Jeff bridges on tron, 3d, and gadget addiction cnet. Jun 23, 2018 graphics seem super cheesy nowadays but the acting was good and young jeff bridges was so cute. As the film unfolded, there were some pretty cool action scenes, especially in the arena light cycle race. Legacy, a hightech ride at shanghai disney, an animated series, and even talk of a possible third sequel with oscar winner jared leto in early talks to star.
The software agent set up by flynn to run the virtual society has proven to be a little rigid and overzealous he also looks a lot like a rubber model of the young jeff bridges. The idea when they decided cgi jeff bridges was going to be in the film was that post avatar and more importantly benjamin button this could be done. Legacy reverseages jeff bridges today entertainment. Sep 28, 2010 cnet sits down with actor jeff bridges to talk about his work in disneys upcoming sequel tron. Kevin flynn is a young and gifted software engineer who works for the software corporation encom, creating several video games on the companys mainframe after hours, aiming to start his own game company. Disneys tron, the granddaddy of cgi animated films, celebrates its 35th anniversary on july 9. Jeff bridges younger in tron legacy featurettes clu 2. Digital domain scanned bridges, made a 3d model off of that data, and used avatarstyle facial capture to transfer the real. Tron legacy star jeff bridges explains how he plays his.
Dec 08, 2010 though tron used numerous cgi to produce similar facets, the burgeoning technology did not have quite the sophisticated capacity of its modern counterpart. I thought the lifeblood of legacy was jeff bridges as flynn dealing with his son, sam garrett hedlund and olivia wilde was great as quorra. This was then retrofitted onto mocap performance by bridges himself and stunt double john reardon who was his standin. Legacy is a 2010 american science fiction action film directed by joseph kosinski, in his feature directorial debut, from a screenplay written by adam horowitz and edward kitsis, based on a story by horowitz, kitsis, brian klugman and lee sternthal.
The film stars jeff bridges as a computer programmer who is transported inside the software world of a mainframe computer where he interacts with programs. Tron legacy star jeff bridges explains how he plays his younger. Flynn promises to one day show his son the wonders of the grid as the virtual world as called, but before he can, he disappears for good. Could they deage brent spiner the way they did jeff bridges. Legacy, the longawaited sequel to the scifi action classic from 1982 picks up where the original left off, computer programmer, and encom ceo kevin flynn, played by a young. Soon after he arrives, sam is confronted by an astonishingly young looking jeff bridges who is not flynn, but an evil program called clu. Jul 28, 2016 the work it took to achieve the distinct visual style of tron was a multilayered process. Legacy by gary murray starring jeff bridges garrett hedlund and olivia wilde written by edward kitsis and adam horowitz directed by joseph kosinski mpaa rating pg running time 127 min selig. Cgi was used for backgrounds and the light cycle races. To the sad story of a father who was trapped inside a snowman for the winter jack frost, we must now add tron.
Yes, jeff bridges, thanks to digital effects, appears in tron. The work it took to achieve the distinct visual style of tron was a multilayered process. Cnet sits down with actor jeff bridges to talk about his work in disneys upcoming sequel tron. A great film even taking into account its age and the extras disc is a welcome bonus, full of star interviews and how it was made type detail which is fascinating and a testament to the creativity of the film makers. He has won numerous accolades, including the academy award for best actor for his role as otis bad blake in the 2009 film crazy heart, one of seven. Star jeff bridges, creators detail the uphill battle of. Jeff bridges agereversed in new tron movie cbs news. Legacy is pure eye candy, so stunning visually that none of the dumb stuff matters, even the incredibly dumb way in which good and bad jeff bridges settle their differences in. Tron legacy 2010 is the sequel to the original movie tron. Tron stylized as tron is a 1982 american science fiction actionadventure film written and directed by steven lisberger from a story by lisberger and bonnie macbird. It is a sequel to the 1982 film tron, whose director steven lisberger returned to produce. Its not often something so expensive that bombed at the box office gets a second chance.
A computer hacker is abducted into the digital world and forced to participate in gladiatorial games where his only chance of escape is with the help of a heroic security program. Jeff bridges discusses tron legacy and cgi face youtube. It gives the young kevin flynn in the prologue and clu a slight but noticeable notquiterightness of their. Apr 18, 2016 major efforts, like the creation of a young jeff bridges in the 2010 disney film tron. It was one of the first major motion picture films to use computergenerated imagery cgi. Graphics seem super cheesy nowadays but the acting was good and young jeff bridges was so cute.
Dec 05, 2010 the software agent set up by flynn to run the virtual society has proven to be a little rigid and overzealous he also looks a lot like a rubber model of the young jeff bridges. Legacy boasts an adequate questtype narrative, enthusiastic performances by its young cast members and a capable turn by oscarwinner jeff bridges as he reprises his role as a. Could they deage brent spiner the way they did jeff. Major efforts, like the creation of a young jeff bridges in the 2010 disney film tron. Well not jeff bridgess face exactly, but the cgi version of his face tron. Tron legacys steve lisberger talks about digitized actors. When i started at disney i was in a 2d animation training program with the nine old men. The software used were cinema4d and openframeworks, the latter. He comes from a prominent acting family and appeared on the television series sea hunt 195860, with his father, lloyd bridges and brother, beau bridges. Jeff bridgess agespanning turn will be new trons legacy. Legacy, where the father has been trapped inside a software program for 20 years.
The film opens after the events of the first film, with kevin flynn jeff bridges recapping the events of tron to his young son sam played as an adult by garrett hedlund. Where vector graphics and simple straight motion were the virtual and literal limit of computers during the early 1980s, the period between then and 2010 has seen an exponential rise in. Jeffrey leon bridges born december 4, 1949 is an american actor, singer, and producer. Could they deage brent spiner the way they did jeff bridges in tr not like tron legacy and not on a tng film budget. Behind films most challenging effect visualeffects supervisor eric barba reveals how his team pulled off 61year old bridges stunning 3d reverseaging. Yes, young sam flynn has grown up an orphan because his dad was seduced and abducted by a video game. With jeff bridges, bruce boxleitner, david warner, cindy morgan. In march, when the tron legacy teaser trailer dropped online and showed us our first glimpse of a reverseaged jeff bridges, director joseph kosinski revealed to mtv news that capturing this cgi.
May 23, 2012 this is a pretty detailed article on the process used in tron. Im not sure how many great science fiction films disney has been apart of, none come to mind, but tron is certainly one of them. Tron legacy star jeff bridges explains how he plays his younger self. The current version of bridges also appears in the film, hoping, it would seem, to be rescued by his son.
Legacy, the longawaited sequel to the scifi action classic from 1982 picks up where the original left off, computer programmer, and encom ceo kevin flynn, played by a young, computer. The technological promise of disneys cgi in the jungle. With help from tron, a heroic and fearless security program and his lover, yori, flynn sets out destroy the mcp and help tron liberate the system from the mcps control, by destroying the mcp is. While the film received mixed critical reactions upon its release, it became a cult hit and was lauded as a pioneering. Dec 06, 2010 jeff bridges s agespanning turn will be new tron s legacy. It also goes beyond the techniques that barba and tron animation. The twist is that a human, played by jeff bridges, has been dragged digitally into this world but ultimately helps to save it. Tron is a 1982 american science fiction actionadventure film produced by walt disney productions and released by buena vista distribution screenplay written and directed by steven lisberger, based on a story by lisberger and bonnie macbird. In march, when the tron legacy teaser trailer dropped online and showed us our first glimpse of a reverseaged jeff bridges, director joseph kosinski revealed to mtv news. The whole thing took approximately 2 years to complete. Jeff bridges returned to tron and what a difference three decades makes, since bridges appeared in the original tron in 1982, he has gone on to superstardom and even won an.
Tron legacy 2010 the computer world of tron seen 28. Jun 27, 2010 a young jeff bridges, some of the first cg used in cinema, and the inner world of a computer combine to form the 1982 film tron. Take the young jeff bridges in this one, and compare it. A young man in an attempt to track down his longlost father gets trapped in a digital world. The cgi version of young jeff bridges is cobbled from footage of him in against all odds 1984 made 2 years after the original tron 1982. Behind films most challenging effect visualeffects supervisor eric barba reveals how his team pulled off. The technological promise of disneys cgi in the jungle book. Jul 07, 2017 disneys tron, the granddaddy of cgi animated films, celebrates its 35th anniversary on july 9. A hollywood leading man since the early 1970s and a fourtime oscar nominee, jeff bridges finally won an oscar in 2010 for his performance as hardliving country singer bad blake in crazy heart. Feb 07, 2008 with help from tron, a heroic and fearless security program and his lover, yori, flynn sets out destroy the mcp and help tron liberate the system from the mcps control, by destroying the mcp is. May 20, 2014 tron legacy 2010 is the sequel to the original movie tron 1982, produced by walt disney pictures and directed by joseph konsinski oblivion, starring jeff bridges and bruce boxleitner, in their original roles as kevin flynn and alan bradley tron, and garrett hedlund who plays the son flynn. And over the decades, the scifi adventure has spawned video games, the 2010 movie sequel. Jeff bridges faces his younger self in the new trailer for.
And over the decades, the scifi adventure has spawned video games, the 2010 movie sequel tron. Jeff bridges had to act in soundstage the scenes about his younger. The film stars jeff bridges as a computer programmer who is transported inside the software world of a mainframe computer where he interacts with programs in his attempt to escape. Dec 14, 2010 jeff bridges returned to tron and what a difference three decades makes, since bridges appeared in the original tron in 1982, he has gone on to superstardom and even won an oscar for best actor. Bridges face was tweaked digitally, then grafted on to a younger actors body. Other notable films include the last picture show, thunderbolt and lightfoot, tron, starman, the fabulous baker boys, the fisher king, fearless, the. Short on plot, but heavy on style and less corny than the original. The most advanced worldbuilding cgi and 3d effects in history the cameras used to shoot legacy are a generation more advanced than the avatar cameras, bridges playing a version of the dude from the big lebowski, and very little else. Legacy, a rebootsequel of steve lisbergers tron by joseph kosinsksi, which sees original star jeff bridges return as kevin flynn.
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