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HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: New 'Tron' races onKosinski will program Disney sequel - By Borys Kit
Sept 11, 2007
TORONTO -- Commercial director Joseph Kosinski is in final negotiations to develop and direct "Tron," described as "the next chapter" of Disney's 1982 cult classic. Sean Bailey is producing via the Live Planet banner, as is Steven Lisberger, who co-wrote and directed the original film.
Kosinski, who last month signed on to helm the remake of "Logan's Run" for Warner Bros. Pictures, will oversee the visual development of the project and have input on the script, which is being written by "Lost" scribes Eddie Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. Story details are being kept secret.
The original, about a computer programmer thrust into a computer and forced to fight in games he helped create, is remembered for its sci-fi gladiator-style battles and groundbreaking special effects. It was the first movie to use computer-generated images instead of models and other optical effects in conjunction with live action. The arcade game based on the movie was so popular that it earned more than the movie.
When making the original, in order to convince the studio to take a chance on a first-time director, Lisberger shot a test reel, financed by the studio, involving the deadly Frisbee battle. In a case of historical synchronicity, sources said one of the things Kosinski will be doing is working on a sequence involving the movie's Light Cycles to work out his vision for the movie. Sources also said visual effects personnel, for many of whom "Tron" was an inspiration to enter the business, already are jockeying for pole position to work on the sequence.
Brigham Taylor is overseeing for Disney.
Kosinski is a former architect whose specs caught the attention of director David Fincher, who convinced Kosinski to move to Los Angeles, where he joined the director at commercial house Anonymous Content. Kosinski then moved quickly up the ladder, eventually directing award-winning spots for Nike, Apple and Nintendo that gained notice for their use of computer technology that erased the lines between reality and CGI.
Kosinski is repped by Endeavor and Michael Sugar and Bard Dorros at Anonymous Content.
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"When making the original, in order to convince the studio to take a chance on a first-time director, Lisberger shot a test reel, financed by the studio, involving the deadly Frisbee battle. In a case of historical synchronicity, sources said one of the things Kosinski will be doing is working on a sequence involving the movie's Light Cycles to work out his vision for the movie."
So... your proof-of-concept clip is redoing the part of the film that's the least broken? I guess it does make sense in that it's the easiest thing to show to get people excited about a sequel.
No word yet as to whether Jay "Tron Guy" Maynard will sign on to the project.
Labels: disney, joseph kosinski, sean bailey, sequel, steven lisberger, tron
posted by Jeff Pidgeon at
10:57 AM
5 Comments:
Tron was made in the Cro-Magnon computer days. Wonder how on earth they'll update the concept now that CGI is everywhere in film and media?
I'd embrace the crude retro-ness of it somehow.
I guess there's always the option of someone trapped in a shared-over-the-network video game like World of Warcaft or something. I don't think that's as appealing as trying to visualize what the internet itself looks like from the inside.
It's a pretty silly idea - I think The Matrix probably did it as well as it can be done.
I would love to see a Tron film that drew on the visual style of the original but with more up dated digital effects. This is a move that could actually benefit from a remake.
I agree - the only thing I really like in the original is the design work. It's hard to top Moebius and Syd Mead!
I look forward to a sequel, but not a remake; the original is a classic and remaking it would probably end up feeling like a colorized version of "Casablanca" or a shot-for-shot remake of "Psycho" (and we all know how those turned out.
By the way, I noticed that the press release came out of Toronto. Here's a crazy idea: perhaps the studio would consider premiering the film there if Mayor David Miller would (temporarily) rename the town T'RON-2.
[insert sound of rim-shot here -- ba-dum-bum]
;)
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