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The Star Of Disney’s TRON Sequel Is …
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... Garrett Hedlund ("Friday Night Lights," "Four Brothers," "Eragon") will play the lead role in “Tron,” the sequel to "Tron." (Shades of "Star Trek" and "Rambo"! Both the original and the sequel now have the same title!) He'll play a computer geek tracing the steps of Jeff Bridges' character from the first "Tron." He made his feature debut in "Troy," which is almost "Tron." Find all of The Hollywood Reporter’s story on the matter here . ...
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... • Garrett Hedlund has signed on to star in the lead role of Disney's upcoming sequel to the 1982 classic "Tron." Hedlund made his feature debut in "Troy." He also appeared in "Friday Night Lights," "Four Brothers" and "Eragon." In "Tron," he plays a man pulled into a computer world to retrace the steps of the character from the first film. (The Hollywood Reporter) ...
Garrett Hedlund Cast as the Lead of Tron 2.0
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... the steps of a character from the original movie named Kevin Flynn”, who was played by Jeff Bridges. Bridges has signed on to return for the sequel, as has Bruce Boxleitner. Beau Garrett and Olivia Wilde are also attached. You can read what Wilde had to say about the project in a story posted earlier today.
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... the role of Flynn, who was a computer programer but ended up as the CEO of a software corporation. Olivia Wilde and Beau Garrett have also been cast in the project, which was known as "Tron 2" and "Tr2n" but it now going with the simple "Tron." Sean Bailey is producing along with Steven Lisberger, who co-wrote and directed the original film, and Jeff Silver. The movie is eying a spring shoot. Hedlund is repped by Endeavor and Brillstein Entertainment Partners. source
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Tron 2 Has A Lead User Tron 2.0 has a leading man! Yeah I know, I was hoping itd be Boxleitner or Bridges too but lets face it, theyre kind of old. Theyll be in the movie but HR says its a guy named Garrett Hedlund who will star. Apparently competition for the role was fierce. Disney is reported to have considered and met with a wide variety of actors including Ryan Gosling and the new Captain Kirk Chris Pine. Im not sure if my geekhead could have handled the possibility of Captain Kirk in a Tron movie. Luckily, we will now never have to find out whether or not my ...
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... pulled into a computer and retracing the steps of Jeff Bridges Kevin Flynn. Bridges is on board to play Flynn again, while Olivia Wilde and Beau Garrett recently won the two female lead roles. Ryan Gosling According to The Hollywood Reporter, Hedlund beat the likes of Ryan Gosling (really? Gosling in a CG blockbuster?) Cloverfield s Michael-Stahl David and current Captain Kirk Chris Pine to score the role. Director Joseph Kosinski aims to start shooting in the spring. [Source: The Hollywood Reporter ]
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