That TRON sequel you’ve been craving for 27 years? It’s got a title now — and a logo

July 23rd, 2009 at 04:48pm Will Pfeifer

A bit of geek news from the first official day of the San Diego Comic Con: The eagerly awaited sequel to TRON (which, if you’re old enough to remember, hit theaters waaaaay back in 1982) has a name, and it’s not (the admittedly catchy and appropriate TRON 2.0). Here (via Cinematical) is the official logo…

 

And here, (also via Cinematical) is the official plot synopsis:

“TRON is a 3D high-tech adventure set in a digital world that’s unlike anything ever captured on the big screen. Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund), the tech-savvy 27-year-old son of Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), looks into his father’s disappearance and finds himself pulled into the same world of fierce programs and gladiatorial games where his father has been living for 25 years. Along with Kevin’s loyal confidant (Olivia Wilde), father and son embark on a life-and-death journey across a visually-stunning cyber universe that has become far more advanced and exceedingly dangerous.”

I was a 14-year-old video game nut in 1982 when TRON hit theaters, so needless to say, I was primed for that film (and the excellent video game that hit arcades at the same time). It’s a whole other world now, but with Jeff Bridges still attached as Flynn, I’m tentatively optimistic. Don’t let me down, Disney.

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