TRON 3 Might Not Be "Totally Dead" According To Star Garrett Hedlund

TRON 3 Might Not Be "Totally Dead" According To Star Garrett Hedlund

Fans of the Tron franchise were disappointed to learn that Disney had scrapped plans to go ahead with a third entry into the cult sci-fi series for the time being. However, Tron: Legacy star Garrett Hedlund may have just offered them a small glimmer of hope...

By Minty - Sep 24, 2015 06:09 PM EST
Filed Under: Sci-Fi
Source: Comicbook.com

While promoting his role in Joe Wright's Pan to Comicbook.com, Troy and Inside Llewyn Davis actor Garrett Hedlund weighed in on Disney's decision to halt production on Tron 3. Hedlund had a starring role in Joseph Kosinski's Tron: Legacy, which split audiences down the middle back in 2010. Despite this, many fans have expressed a desire to see where the franchise can go from here, and Hedlund may have just offered them a glimmer of hope.

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I haven’t been told it’s totally dead," the actor claimed. "Ever since we did Legacy, we knew that to have another story follow it up, it had to be concrete and exciting. Disney needed to have the right story to go forward." He also remarked on the sequel's early story treatments. "I think it was going to introduce some things that were as exciting as Legacy was and then some, though."

However, it took 28 years for the first sequel to get made, and he's aware history could end up repeating itself. "Who knows, maybe it’ll be like Legacy was to the first Tron, it’ll be 30 years, and I’ll have my young Flynn CGI face, who knows?" he joked. "But they could do it anytime from now, and I would of course jump back in. Something like that could be quite fun, though!"

Despite Hedlund's enthusiam, it's likely we'll be waiting a little while for Tron 3 to roll around. In the meantime though, you can catch him in Pan, which hits theatres October 9.
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Minty
Minty - 9/24/2015, 6:16 PM
Apologies if this article is shit. I had to complete it on my phone as my laptop got fried.

I probs won't be around for the next few days while I sort my shit out ;)
HulkOnion
HulkOnion - 9/24/2015, 6:17 PM
Flynn lives??????;))))
HulkOnion
HulkOnion - 9/24/2015, 6:17 PM
I didn't get to see Legacy in theaters, I hope this happens however I still doubt it will
staypuffed
staypuffed - 9/24/2015, 6:19 PM
There's hope!
I want a third Tron so much. Please, Disney, make it happen.
grif
grif - 9/24/2015, 6:20 PM
why would disney care about a movie that MIGHT break even when they have all of this?


loki668
loki668 - 9/24/2015, 6:36 PM
"TRON 3 Might Not Be 'Totally Dead'"


Then, for the love of the gods, will somebody go ahead and just KILL it already?
Pathogen
Pathogen - 9/24/2015, 6:36 PM
I would hump even a fat chick if she straddled a light bike
HavocPrime
HavocPrime - 9/24/2015, 6:39 PM
I hope we get a Tron 3, Legacy had its moments and it would be nice to see what will happen with Quorra being in the real world.
UltimateLegend
UltimateLegend - 9/24/2015, 6:40 PM
Oh man, I hope Marvel is approaching him about Iron Fist!
ScionStorm
ScionStorm - 9/24/2015, 6:41 PM
I was quite satisfied with Legacy. I think it lived up to the things that originally made Tron so great (which really didn't have to do with the plot). Playing at pioneering FX, a certain kind of atmosphere, and conceptual ideas realized. Legacy hit all three well enough.

I really want to see where it goes from here. I hope Disney gets off it's ass on this and finds what it needs to do this next story.


Also, I want Tron to be part of the Marvel Universe, honestly. At this point, there isn't any memorable big gaming corporations in the comics and ENCOM is like the Kaiba Corporation of the world.

ENCOM should be up there as the big gaming corporation of Marvel. But then again, I still want Planet-Terry to be integrated into the main Marvel universe...
Kurne
Kurne - 9/24/2015, 6:45 PM
Then we burn it next.
DarkModeDan
DarkModeDan - 9/24/2015, 6:46 PM
thewolfx
thewolfx - 9/24/2015, 6:52 PM
Garrett should of been robocop


Also grif has a point.
MFLuder
MFLuder - 9/24/2015, 6:54 PM
PLEASE DISNEY!!!! MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!!
Phango
Phango - 9/24/2015, 7:03 PM
Tron 3 needs to happen.
Nivekian
Nivekian - 9/24/2015, 7:06 PM
This is one of those strange properties that I'm surprised getting a sequel is so hard, given how Legacy was praised.
imkennypowers
imkennypowers - 9/24/2015, 7:11 PM
@CinemaHero

Well played, sir!! That made me chuckle.

imkennypowers
imkennypowers - 9/24/2015, 7:18 PM
@Minty - "Apologies if this article is shit. I had to complete it on my phone as my laptop got fried.

I probs won't be around for the next few days while I sort my shit out ;) "








hahahahaha.
Seriously though, sorry to hear! Hopefully it won't cost you too much time & money before you're back up and running.
DarkModeDan
DarkModeDan - 9/24/2015, 7:28 PM
@ImKennyPowers

Humperdink
Humperdink - 9/24/2015, 7:44 PM
gaikinger
gaikinger - 9/24/2015, 8:40 PM
I loved both Trons and Uprising being cancelled was a crime. Tron:Redemption needs to happen.
deadpoox
deadpoox - 9/24/2015, 8:54 PM
This movie needs to happen it would be a fitting end to the series to make it a trilogy

Also, screw the haters FLYNN LIVES
deadpoox
deadpoox - 9/24/2015, 8:56 PM
Or we could just wait 28 years
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 9/24/2015, 9:52 PM
This isn't Hellboy 3 all over again is it?
Optimist18
Optimist18 - 9/25/2015, 12:01 AM
@ScionStorm,

"Also, I want Tron to be part of the Marvel Universe, honestly. At this point, there isn't any memorable big gaming corporations in the comics and ENCOM is like the Kaiba Corporation of the world."

That...actually wouldn't be a bad idea! I'd be GAME for that. ;)
Optimist18
Optimist18 - 9/25/2015, 12:06 AM
While I'm curious to see what happened after the end of "Legacy", neither "Tron" movie blew me away exactly. I finally sat down and actually paid attention to the original when "Legacy" came out, and found it to be a clever little affair, if somewhat overly sophisticated for general audiences. "Legacy" however, treated it like it was a bonafide classic, and that emotional reverence & enthusiasm was infectious, and part of the reason I liked it so much, perfectly demonstrated through Daft Punk's soundtrack, which is the BEST thing about "Legacy". It made stuff from that flick memorable that wouldn't have been otherwise.
WackyBantha
WackyBantha - 9/25/2015, 1:31 AM
NoPhucksGiven
NoPhucksGiven - 9/25/2015, 5:37 AM
I enjoyed legacy and its soundtrack. I actually want another sequel to wrap the story up.
ManDeth
ManDeth - 9/25/2015, 7:42 AM
One thing that hurts it is that Hedlund and Wilde/Cockburn have not become bigger stars since Legacy. Hedlund is done nothing of note in the 5 years since Legacy and will probably be doing TV soon. Olivia Wilde, real name Olivia COCKBURN, is already doing mediocre TV.
Minty
Minty - 9/25/2015, 11:18 AM
@ImKennyPowers - LMAO! I'm not gonna lie, I did try Andy's technique to blow on it... but I didn't take it that far ;)

Cheers bud, I think I've got it working now, although it did take a chunk outta my wallet. Ah well, at least its back ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
imkennypowers
imkennypowers - 9/26/2015, 10:40 AM
@Minty - "LMAO! I'm not gonna lie, I did try Andy's technique to blow on it... but I didn't take it that far ;) "

hahaha. It's awesome/funny when someone's electronics don't work & they blow on it, you can almost guarantee they grew up in the 80s-90s and/or they owned an Nintendo or Super Nintendo. hahaha

"Cheers bud, I think I've got it working now, although it did take a chunk outta my wallet. Ah well, at least its back ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ "

Glad to hear you weren't out of commission for too long. Yeah it's not cheap to get computers/laptops fixed, much less in a timely manner. When I got my Macbook eight years ago, MacAuthority, a licensed Apple repair store, was a cheaper alternative to the Apple Store. However, over that time everyone started going there & their business is booming, so their prices have gradually increased and they're not as cheap an alternative, if cheaper. They're so busy, four yrs ago when my HD crashed the first time, it took 24-48 hrs before a tech looked at it and another 24-48 hrs to replace the HD. So, I caved and paid the $50 expedited service fee to get my macbook fixed within 24hrs. They expedited it for free the second time bc I sweet talked the nice lady on the phone. hahaha.
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