(Writer's note: This was written before I saw the Flynn Lives Viral Video, If I'm not mistaken i wrote this in January)
TRON 3.0 Draft One
Script Treatment by Robert Garlen
ENCOM, Sam has taken over the company. Alan is the new Chairman of the Board. News comes up without Sam’s knowhow that Ed Dillinger Jr. is owner of controlling shares of Encom. Sam and Alan are fired and replaced by Dillinger. He releases a series of new Best Selling Games, and Pushes Encom beyond any place the Flynn Dynasty has taken it.
Sam retreats to his Father’s office at the Arcade. Revealing what he saw, Sam Brings Alan into the GRID, and they begin rebuilding it in Human Image. Unknown whether TRON is alive or dead, Alan and Sam build Neo-TRON (N-TRON). With Quorra’s help they start rebuilding the grid. Until N-TRON discovers a new, dangerous program, SARAK, Modeled after Dillinger. With SARAK comes a new MASTER CONTROL Program. The MCX (Master Control Program X) Slowly Sarak and MCX begin taking over the system.
SAM who’s rebuilt the Grid, has put in his own fail safe for getting out, placed where Flynn’s house was once at. SAM, ALAN, N-TRON, and QUORRA try to battle SARAK only to be captured and placed in the games. SAM tells everyone this is all part of his plan.
While SARAK is corrupting the Grid, he reveals he’s a computer Virus and is Terminated and replaced by ED DILLINGER JR! The entire Grid itself is corrupted to his will. He walks through the Grid Like a force of Nature, destroying everything in his wake.
SAM, ALAN, N-TRON, and QUORRA are placed in Games. They stay alive together for as long as possible. They are entered in DISK WARS, and SPACE PARANOIDS during which they escape. During their escape Sam and Alan break free to get Alan out of the system to build an Anti-Virus to take down Dillinger, MCX and SARAK.
DILLINGER is the mind behind MCX, he controls it, it tries to intimidate him by explaining he can release evidence of him stealing Sam Flynn’s shares. Dillinger threatens to erase the MCX unless he abides by him. MCX asks how he can do it when he’s stuck in the Grid, Dillinger reveals that he is the grid and reveals a “new toy” he created for himself, it’s a device called the TOKEN, opening up Portals to the real world based on certain locations.
N-TRON and QUORRA battle their way through the city distracting everyone from SAM and ALAN’s mission.
SAM and ALAN make it to the escape portal. SAM finds it and opens it for ALAN when Alan asks why Sam won’t go, Sam replies he’s not leaving her. Alan goes through the Portal.
QUORRA and N-TRON are captured. Sam arrives but is beat by ED DILLINGER JR. While beating Sam he revealed his True Intentions. To get Sam to go into the Grid long enough for him to get trapped so he couldn’t Stop Dillinger from getting in.
Dillinger is about to kill Sam when TRON appears. With TRON is his love YORI. They confront Dillinger and defeat him. While in the Real World Alan builds an anti-virul code to destroy the MCX. The gang head to the speaker, a program similar to Dumond, N-TRON gets the information and blasts it into the MCX destroying it.
Sam, Quorra, Tron, Yori, and N-Tron saved the day. Sam and Quorra leaves Them so they can run the system, Sam finishes his goodbyes by saying “I’ll send Help.” He and Quorra walk away when Tron Responds “Wait by the Printer, Jr. just told me about that little Mix up you and Alan.1 had.” Sam agrees. Him and Quorra leave with Dillinger.
In the real world Alan waits for them, Sam and Quorra appear and discover at the arcade’s printer information that shows them Ed Dillinger Jr. Stole the Shares from Sam. Ed is taken to the Police by Sam with the information, everything is restored.
Sam ends the series by turning to the camera and saying: “End of Line…Man.”
TRON 3.0 Draft Two "TRUE BIT."
Script Treatment by Robert Garlen
The Grid has been nearly erased. Only a few Programs have survived. Sam has been running Encom. Checking his Stocks to make sure everything is going right. Alan has the board controlled while Sam runs the company. On the news, Sam is publically screwed over, as Ed Dillinger Jr. reveals he always owned the controlling shares. He takes the company and turns it into an Apple/Microsoft like conglomerate, controlling everything.
Sam and Alan are kicked off the board and publically humiliated. Alan and Sam talk about how he had the shares and what could’ve happened. They quickly decide that it was Dillinger who stole the shares. Alan laughs at history repeating itself and they both decide they need to go into the Grid and into the Encom memory banks to get the information back. Alan explains that the entire grid is weaved together, any spot they enter the grid will always be the same grid.
Sam reveals he set up a way to get into the Grid in his dad’s office and at his former desk in Encom. Alan wanting to play it safe, informs Sam they need to build a program to protect them. Sam mentions Quorra, Alan protests that a group of four is better than a group of three. Sam agrees to military strategy and with Alan creates Neo-TRoN (N-Tron) Sam, Quorra, and Alan enter through the arcade.
In the Grid we discover that Dillinger himself has altered the setting, turning it into something beyond what Clu or Flynn could do. Using a new Master Control Program the “Encom MCX” and an Encom created virus SARK3.5 to run the Grid.
N-Tron and Sam are Captured, Quorra and Alan run, and escape. N-Tron and Sam agree to do what is necessary to get out and to stop MCX and SARK.
They’re placed in Games, put to different ones then earlier. Sam and N-Tron are subjected to play Space Paranoids. N-Tron is puzzled but assured by Sam to trust him and follow his lead. They’re entered in a Lightmobile with a large canon on it and sent out into the Space Grid.
N-Tron and Sam battle it all out.
Sark and MCX watch the battle. They understand one is a user. Sark begins having data flashbacks of Tron, and Original Sark.
N-Tron and Sam talk about escaping, Sam wishes to wait until a proper time, N-Tron is more impulsive and attempts to use the Recognizers to open a doorway for escape. Sam’s hand is forced and he joins N-Tron, who claims to have a plan.
Quorra and Alan reach Flynn’s Grid House. Inside they can’t find Sam’s device. Dillinger Jr. steps from the shadows and reveals he has it.
Dillinger takes down Quorra and Alan.
MCX’s control room Dillinger enters with Alan and Quorra. He challenges the authority of the MCX.
MCX attempts to control Dillinger by threatening to release the evidence of Sam’s Stock Reports and Dillinger’s Control.
Dillinger threatens the MCX: “You can try to control me. But I’m not my father, I know better than to build the world’s smartest machine without keeping secrets. I can stop you anytime I want.”.
Dillinger reveals the machine created by Sam: “This little Token, is a way to get out at any time from the grid, to the arcade, or to Encom. And all I have to do then, is type ONE KEY and you’re terminated.”
Dillinger forces MCX and his creation SARK to be his slave. He orders them to catch N-Tron and Sam.
Sam and N-Tron make it to house and discover everything has been destroyed. Sam and N-Tron are broken.
They plan to go after SARK and MCX. Taking off on the Lightmobile they head for TRON CITY.
They enter TRON CITY. SARK’S guards at every corner, Sam and N-Tron battle their asses all the way to the top. Sam goes against SARK, N-Tron interfaces with MCX. Through MCX N-Tron discovers Quorra and Alan are alive. He Helps Sam defeat SARK.
N-Tron and Sam head for Dillinger.
They meet atop a tower in the middle of the city. There Sam and N-Tron finally meets Edward Dillinger Jr. He’s got Alan and Quorra trapped. One has to stay and the other has to save them. Sam agrees to fight, N-Tron to save Alan and Quorra. Ed Dillinger beats down Sam. He reveals everything to Sam “I had to reduce you to nothing. Then when you were at the very bottom, I knew you’d come here, and let down your guard long enough for me to see what this place is. Your father stole his legacy from mine.”
Sam responds “My father took his back.”
Dillinger: “This, this is my father’s legacy, something he could’ve created if Kevin Flynn had stayed away from Encom. I’ve seen this all before. This was never about the games, this was about something bigger, this was about Destiny!”
Sam: “Destiny isn’t predetermined it’s what you make of it. Its legacy, its what you craft for yourself. Ed Dillinger stole from my Father and threw his life away. You want to talk about Destiny? Legacy? This makes no one money, bring’s no one profit, this place isn’t meant to be sold, it’s meant to help people.”
Dillinger attacks Sam, Sam beats him.
Sam: “Our father’s might’ve been the best of enemies. But every generation has its chance.”
Sam offers his hand to Dillinger, Dillinger takes it and gives Sam the device. Sam gets to N-Tron who’s rescued Alan and Quorra. Sam, Quorra, Alan, and Ed Dillinger Jr. open the portal and go home.
N-Tron is left in the grid alone with the MCX and Zombie programs. N-Tron knows his mission, rebuild the system in peace.
In the real world Dillinger hands over control of the company back to Sam Flynn and Alan Bradly. Sam marries Quorra, and with the help of N-Tron and Dillinger Rebuild the Grid to be a peaceful system.
let me know what you guys think, I might post my Daredevil Script Treatment on the site.