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  • Olivia Wilde To Reprise Role As Quorra For “Tron 3”

    Olivia Wilde To Reprise Role As Quorra For “Tron 3”

    Olivia Wilde is set to star in Disney’s Tron 3, a sequel to Tron: Legacy and the original 1982 Tron.

    Olivia Wilde will reprise her role as selfless butt-kicking isomorphic algorithm Quorra. Garrett Hedlund will also be back as Sam, the son of the “creator” of the grid, which was played by Jeff Bridges in both the 1982 film and Legacy in 2010.

    In the original Tron, Jeff Bridges is a computer programmer who is pulled into his own digtal world, The Grid, and must battle anthropomorphic programs.

    Bridges returned in Legacy to play the same character, but his son, Sam, embarks on a journey into The Grid to find his long-lost dad.

    Olivia Wilde‘s Quorra was Bridges’ sidekick and pupil in Legacy, who was learning from Bridges how to “take herself out of the equation”.

    Tron was never a big hit at the box office, however, it being the first movie to use extensive computer-generated effects, it developed a large cult following.

    Tron: Legacy, with Olivia Wilde and Garrett Hedlund, didn’t do much better. Legacy had a $170 million budget, but only grossed $172 million in America.

    Tron: Legacy made over $228 million overseas, but studios see a smaller cut of international revenue and it didn’t make it a success.

    But, just like Tron, Tron: Legacy developed a following and became a slow-burning hit.

    Joseph Kosinski will return as the director, and shooting is rumored to begin in the fall in Vancouver, Canada.

    What do you think? Are you excited to see Olivia Wilde, as Quorra, in action again?

  • Olivia Wilde And Garrett Hedlund Will Return To The Grid For ‘Tron 3’

    It looks like Tron 3 is really happening, and stars Olivia Wilde and Garrett Hedlund are said to be ready to reprise their roles as Quorra and Sam Flynn respectively.

    Tron: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski is also back as he promised. Production is slated to begin later this year in Vancouver.

    The original Tron was released in 1982 and it’s still a mystery why it took Hollywood almost 30 years before coming out with a sequel to the sci-fi classic. But the industry seems to have learned its lesson and just a mere 5 years after Legacy came out, Tron 3 is reportedly in the works. Tron fans around the world are undoubtedly rejoicing.

    The first Tron took place inside a computer universe known as The Grid and starred Jeff Bridges and Bruce Boxleitner. While it wasn’t one of Disney’s more lucrative films, it became a cult classic and had a strong impact on pop culture and younger directors.

    2010’s Tron: Legacy picked up where the original left off, with Jeff Bridges breathing life into his character Kevin Flynn again. This time around, it’s his son Sam (portayed by Garrett Hedlund) who arrived on The Grid to look for his father. Wilde plays Quorra, Kevin’s apprentice and the last ISO alive.

    Like its predecessor, Legacy didn’t shine at the box office but still generated a persistent cult following (although the Daft Punk soundtrack might have a hand in this).

    While fans are stoked that the next Tron is finally coming to fruition, there’s very little concrete information about the movie.

    Aside from the rumors that it will be shot in Vancouver, the franchise’s final installment is said to be titled as Tron: Ascension or Tron: Redemption and will tie in with how Legacy ended – with Hedlund and Wilde’s characters back in the “real world.”

    And like all Tron news, no definite release date has been set yet. But fans are predicting that they’ll be back on The Grid by 2018 at the latest.