Third TRON Movie Could be Called TRON: ASCENSION
A couple of weeks ago, we learned that the third Tron movie would start shooting this fall with Joseph Kosinski directing. Disney has yet to confirm this, but I've heard from a studio source that the movie is indeed happening and that Kosinski is coming back to direct.
Garrett Hedlund is also reportedly coming back to reprise his role, and I would really love to see Jeff Bridges and a few of the other cast members come back as well. I don't see how they could do it without Bridges. He's the heart and soul of the franchise. We haven't heard much on any of the other cast members, but a new report has surfaced that claims that the title of the new film is Tron: Ascension.
The info comes from Production Weekly, who tweeted out the following:
Joseph Kosinski’s TRON: ASCENSION is planning to film in Vancouver from Early-October 2015 thru February 2016. http://t.co/ihBaFAc3O5
— Production Weekly (@prodweek) March 30, 2015There's no word on what exactly the story entails, but I imagine that Cillian Murphy's character will be involved, as he is the son of original Tron villain Ed Dillinger. Then at the end of Tron: Legacy we saw Olivia Wilde’s character Quorra step out of the program and into and the real world. That seems like a story element that you can't really ignore, so I can't help but think that all of these things will play a role in the upcoming film. When talking about the sequel in a previous interview, Kosinski explained:
"Tron 3 delivers on the promise of Tron Legacy, particular the final scenes. There's a big clue there as to where we'll go with the next one. There's some characters we establish at the beginning of Tron Legacy who have a much larger role in Tron 3."
I also think that we can expect some kind of crazy story that pits the Flynns, the Dillingers, and the digital creations Quorra and Tron/Rinzler against each other, but that's just speculation on my part.
The director also previously talked about the film and explained that it would have a completely different redesign from Tron: Legacy. I loved the designs from that film, and I can't wait to see what Kosinski will do visually with the upcoming sequel.