Disney Has Killed TRON 3

Movie DisneyTron 3 by Joey Paur

I've got some insanely terrible news for all you Tron fans out there. THR is reporting that Disney is no longer moving forward with their plans for Tron 3. This was a movie that I was incredibly excited about seeing get made, but apparently it's not going anywhere.

The project was never officially greenlit, but things seemed to be moving forward fast. Tron: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski was set to return to helm the sequel, and both Olivia Wilde and Garrett Hedlund were going to reprise their roles as the main characters.

Pre-production on the film started earlier this year, and the studio was looking to shoot it this fall. There's no word on why exactly they passed on the project, but I wonder if one of the reasons is because Tomorrowland underperformed at the box office. That might have sparked bad memories of Tron: Legacy underperforming at the box office when it was first released.

I'm really bummed out about this news. Tron is such a cool franchise, and I believe it still has awesome potential. We just won't get to see it. 

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