Disney Has Killed TRON 3
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.