Disney Reportedly Pulls the Plug on TRON 4 After TRON: ARES Crashes at the Box Office, Is Jared Leto to Blame?

That's the thing, legacy was the perfect setup for a sequel, and they just dropped it.

That movie was cancelled and we need to get over the fact we will never see Sam and Qorra again. ..

Same.

He was the worst thing about Bladerunner 2049.

"An infortunate training incident…"

Here's a signed affidavit that we will never here about Ares ever again

I liked him thought he did a good job in WeCrashed because he was playing a weirdo the audience was meant to hate. As always, he brought a certain I-can't-stand-this-man energy to the role

I'm sure they'll try to reboot Tron again in 15-20 years and the exact same thing will happen, as is tradition

The original Tron was very experimental. It had an out there concept (which I can really respect for sci-fi), it had a pioneering synth soundtrack, and pioneering visuals. It was kind of novel but a lot of people found it boring and convoluted. It found a cult fandom of nerds like this guy and to the rest of the world it became a punchline for a weird flop of a film. Even the Simpsons took a shot at it.

Decades later they made a sequel that nobody seems to hate. Tron Legacy was actually well made, it's got decent cinematography to it, they built sets, the CGI looks great with the possible exception of a de-aged face that does not hold up, and Daft Punk's soundtrack is universally acclaimed. Most moviegoers agree that the plot of Tron Legacy exists. It was a success; it made more than its budget, it sold some tie-in merch. The weebs I knew around that time had pictures of either Olivia Wilde or a light cycle as their desktop wallpaper for a few months, and then the world moved on. It wasn't bad, but it's still a niche fanbase compared to The Matrix or Pirates of the Caribbean or Star Wars.

And now they've made another for some reason. It's got very little to do with any of the original characters, Tron isn't even in it. It's about virtual characters emerging into the real world, released at a time when people are worried about AI and the effects it's going to have, and it stars an actor basically nobody likes. I've heard mixed reviews about the NIN soundtrack.

Yeah, he's got an underage rape cult and should be in jail.

He was also the producer of the movie.

Opening weekend doesn't tell you if it's good or bad. It does give you a good idea if it's going to make a profit. This one is going to be a big money looser.

Of course you have. You just haven't talked to them about it.
Odds are good you've even met a murderer and didn't know it.

Without making money on residuals like rentals and syndication box office is how we measure value

This is the most absurd post….

Opening weekend is all that matters when it comes to a movies success. It has always been that way. There are very few movies where the financial success does not come from opening weekend.

Like most of Hollywood right now, if executives and producers stopped trying to make everything into generic action franchise movie, then it might be good. Tron was always a cult movie. Small loyal following who dragged countless friends family and living spouses to go sit for 2 hours to watch it.

If they would have kept it an ultra sci fi movie truly for the fans - it could have done moderately well. But they don't want moderately well, they want ultra blockbuster so tried to make it appeal to everyone. So it appeals instead to no one, and here we are. Another franchise on the fire.

They first did that "real world" thing in Legacy, though, with Quorra. I will say they did a good job with the concept in this one.

Personally I sought it out in IMAX because this is one of those big special effects and sound movies that makes theater worth it. It looked and sounded great.

I think if any of your childhood was in the 1980's and you were a boy, and a bit of a nerd you'd appreciate.

And yes I do still have my tron record album /comic book.

The NIN sound track is worth a listen. Otherwise apparently, no.

according to internet, it's shit

It's quite good. It mostly ignores and retcons Legacy somewhat. But the story that it does build is interesting in its own right. A worthy addition to the Tron history.

I enjoyed it for the visual and audio aesthetic. The story is a bit meh, but it's Tron so that's what I expected going in.