Disney Takes Tron: Legacy Viral Campaign to the Next Level

Disney Takes Tron: Legacy Viral Campaign to the Next Level

Bruce Boxleitner and Garrett Hedlund appear, in character, at a mock Encom press conference in San Francisco that included protests and a jump from a helicopter!

By bsprecher - Apr 04, 2010 07:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Tron

If you've been following the Tron: Legacy viral marketing campaign, then you know Disney has been working hard to make it the most unique, immersive campaign for a movie ever. The campaign started at the San Diego Comic-Con last year with a scavenger hunt that led to a real-life recreation of Flynn's Arcade from the original Tron and a sneak peek at the updated light cycle. The new round of viral madness kicked off with a binary countdown that led to the revealing of a new still and IMAX event, followed by the release of a set of new stills.

Now, Disney's taken it to the next level by hosting an Encom press conference--Encom is the company that Kevin Flynn (played by Jeff Bridges) worked for and against in the original Tron--during WonderCon that featured Bruce Boxleitner taking the stage as Alan Bradley, his character from Tron. Bradley was joined on stage by another original Tron character, Lora Baines (Cindy Morgan), now his wife. The press conference was eventually interrupted by the "Flynn Lives" group, who claim that Flynn is still alive and that Encom knows something about his disappearance.



Garrett Hedlund also made an appearance as Kevin's son, Sam Flynn, who crashes the Encom press conference by skydiving onto the stage after jumping out of a helicopter!

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antonio
antonio - 4/4/2010, 8:07 AM
THAT'S PRETTY COOL.I NEVER GOT INTO TRON(COME ON,IM 12 years old right now)
MOVIE LOOKS SOLID!! JUST GLAD THAT GARRET HEDLUND AND Jeff Bridges ARE IN IT.
bsprecher
bsprecher - 4/4/2010, 8:12 AM
@Antonio: The music is a little weird and the graphics are, obviously, out-dated, but the original Tron was a lot of fun! You should check it out!
antonio
antonio - 4/4/2010, 8:13 AM
I SHOULD RENT IT.FOR SOME REASON,MY MOM TOLD ME JEFF BRIDGES LOOKS LIKE DANE COOK.SHE LIKED THE FILM THOUGH,SO WHO KNOWS
marvel72
marvel72 - 4/4/2010, 8:16 AM
the first film is a cult classic,lets hope the sequel lives up to the hype.
bsprecher
bsprecher - 4/4/2010, 8:18 AM
You've got to admit, they're pulling out all of the stops with this viral campaign!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 4/4/2010, 8:53 AM
Great find!!!!

Damn..... GARRETT HEDLUND should've been CAP!

Lookin' forward to this!
Nightwing09
Nightwing09 - 4/4/2010, 9:43 AM
I can't wait to see this movie
Checkmate
Checkmate - 4/4/2010, 10:49 AM
Thats awesome! Encom's red background still makes them look suspicious as ever.
SHAZAM171
SHAZAM171 - 4/4/2010, 11:35 AM
I can't for Olivia Wilde in hot black shiny latex. LOL
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 4/4/2010, 2:36 PM
Shazam171 @ ; D

Cool!
WingPow
WingPow - 4/4/2010, 4:53 PM
@LEEE777

Yea.. I agree. He would've been great. Moot comment at this point though.
SHAZAM171
SHAZAM171 - 4/4/2010, 10:49 PM
Olivia Wilde will be in Tron Legacy and she looks soooo hot!! LOL
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