To summarize, Disney began work on a sequel to Tron: Legacy immediately. Legacy was meant to kick off a larger universe of movies and TV. As time went on, other expected hits flopped, and Disney acquired Star Wars and made it their new darling, the Tron sequel got shelved.
Jared Leto, who was going to have a minor role in Tron: Ascension, pushed to have a new movie made anyway, making his character the star. The result is that what was more of less going to be the third act of Ascension was fleshed out into a whole movie minus Sam Flynn, Quora, and Tron.
Imagine if Return of the Jedi was never made. Instead, the third act of the movie, the attack on the second Death Star, was turned into a whole movie but the continuation of the plots involving Han Solo, Darth Vader, and Luke Skywalker were completely cut out. Then Wedge Antilles was made the star of the movie and he personally confronted Chancellor Palpatine and saved the galaxy. That’s pretty much what has happened to the Tron franchise. :(
So Disney had a decent time with Tron: Legacy, acquired Star Wars, shelved Tron while they obliterated Star Wars worse than George Lucas with the prequels, then decoded to go back and destroy Tron with a cult leader who’s also a shitty actor.
Peak example of innovation capitalists keep claiming they do.
Except Disney did not have a decent time with Legacy.
It flopped at the box office. Was a critical disaster and had mixed responses from fans.
Rightfully so, because it is a terrible movie, that had a great soundtrack and looked good. The new cast were really bland and the whole thing was a head scratcher. It really is amazing that the third movie was ever made.
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Seriously, i hate when people speak in an authoritative voice when they don’t know what they’re talking about. By every measure of commercial success that’s commonly considered, Tron Legacy did well. It made over 200 million in profit. It was expected to make 40-50 million on its opening weekend, and perfectly achieved that when it took in 43.6 million. It was the number one movie at the box office. It had a 170 million budget and earned 410 million at the box office, netting 240 million profit just on ticket sales.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tron:_Legacy
I don’t even care much about the movie, i just hate when someone talks in an authoritative voice about something they’re completely wrong about
I would be happy to watch a Wedge Antilles movie. It would almost have to be better than what they’ve been doing with the core movies.
This was the best performance I’d ever seen from Leto.
It was mid. Didn’t know he had it in him.
Okay, but explain why serial sex pest and bad joker impersonator Jared Leto got cast in the leading role?
Jared Leto was a producer on the picture; he put up money and was a primary decision-maker on the film. He also had an ally in Sean Bailey, who was a producer on Tron: Legacy and was the Disney exec who was trying to get the follow-up off the ground.
