Tag: Joseph Kosinski

“Tron: Legacy” has pulled in $244 million in global box office since its Dec. 17 release, and as far as visual effects and design go,  it has been the most discussed and debated film of 2010. The visions of the movie were achieved by a massive team, but right at the top of that glowing pyramid was Joseph Kosinski, who made his feature-film debut with the movie.  We talked to the filmmaker about the movie’s heritage, modern digital life and those CG faces that left some moviegoers wandering the uncanny valley. GB: The original film was certainly a landmark moment on several levels, but — for someone new coming to it now in 2011 — it may be easier to respect than to actually enjoy. Or do you think that’s unfair to say? JK: Steven Lisberger ["Tron" director] told me, “You’ve ...

WELCOME TO THE MACHINE: The new Disney film “Tron: Legacy” picks up the story of the 1982 movie “Tron,” which was neither a critical nor a commercial success but somehow still echoes in pop culture as an early signpost of the digital era’s glowing frontier. “Tron” is remembered more for its ideas and images (and its namesake video game) than for its story or characters, and that is a challenge presented to this new film, which stars Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund and Olivia Wilde. Here’s a look at Steven Lisberger and the heritage of “Legacy.” At Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, the power lunches are served in the Rotunda, the swanky, employees-only restaurant that has the Doric columns and frosty hush of a serious museum. On a recent afternoon, most of the eyes in the buttoned-down dining room were fixed on ...

WELCOME TO THE MACHINE: On Friday, the Disney film “Tron: Legacy” picks up the story of the 1982 movie “Tron,” which was neither a critical nor a commercial success but somehow still echoes in pop culture as an early signpost of the digital era’s glowing frontier. “Tron” is remembered more for its ideas and images (and its namesake video game) than for its story or characters, and that is a challenge presented to this new film, which stars Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund and Olivia Wilde. On Wednesday night, Hero Complex readers got an early (and free) screening of “Tron: Legacy” in IMAX 3-D and afterward our very own Geoff Boucher interviewed director Joseph Kosinski, producer Steven Lisberger and screenwriters Edward Kitsis and Adam Horwitz onstage. Here are some video highlights: And a few photos as well: RECENT AND RELATED “Tron” glow-in-the-dark posters are ...

Disney has bet plenty on “Tron: Legacy” and the wager goes well beyond movie theaters. Here’s a longer version of a story that ran on the cover of today’s Los Angeles Times Business section.   Hollywood is obsessed with producing reboots and sequels to its hit movies. But Walt Disney Co. is trying something more audacious this week — releasing a sequel to a 1982 sci-fi fantasy film that was a box office disappointment and that most of today’s moviegoers have never seen. On Friday, “Tron: Legacy” will arrive in theaters as one of most intensely marketed films of 2010, but it represents an investment that goes well beyond the box office. The movie sits at the center of a massive multiplatform push with high stakes for Disney, which is counting on the mercury-glow of the film to light up toy and ...

On Thursday our guest correspondent Jay West gave you the lowdown on the new trailer for “Tron: Legacy,” the highly anticipated December film. Today he has a transcript of the Q&A session at the Bridge screening of that trailer last week. The questions were asked by the audience and the answers are from “Tron: Legacy” director Joseph Kosinski and Steven Lisberger, the co-writer and director of the original 1982 “Tron” film and a mentor figure on the new film. Question: Will the Tron 2.0 video game be considered canon for the new movie? Kosinski: No. Q: We know Alan (Bruce Boxleitner) is in the movie, but is “Tron” coming back from the first movie? Kosinski: Yes.  Q: What was your working relationship? The two of you? Lisberger: We’re 30 years apart. [Audience laughs.] We get along real well. Joe is gonna ...

“Tron: Legacy” doesn’t hit theaters until Dec. 17, but for the truly devoted fans of the original 1982 “Tron,“ the excitement is already at a fever pitch. One of those fans is Jay West, who has been writing as a guest correspondent for Hero Complex on all things “Tron.” “Games? You want games? I’ll give you games.” – Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn, in the original ”Tron“ Games are exactly what “Tron” fans are now engaged in. Last week, as part of an ongoing ARG (alternate reality game) viral campaign on the Flynn Lives website, fans vied for tickets to a mysterious cinematic event staged at IMAX theaters in five cities: London, Sydney, Toronto, New York and Los Angeles. Tickets for L.A. were snapped up within minutes. And what was that mysterious event? On Feb. 27, those ticket holders were lucky enough to see the new ...