Just when I thought the folks in Hollywood couldn't be any more bereft of creativity, flooding the Cineplex with an endless array of uninspired sequels, remakes and so-called "updates," they go and do something like this...and totally redeem themselves!
Ladies and gentlemen, Tron II has gotten the go-ahead.
17 years before Keanu Reeves and pals were prancing around in black leather fetish apparel in The Matrix movies, it was Disney's Tron that first explored the idea of humans doing battle in cyberspace, without the help of overlong Kung-Fu fights or creepy rave sequences. The groundbreaking 1982 film, which starred Jeff Bridges and Cindy Morgan (known best as Caddyshack's Lacey Underall), was also the first to utilize true CGI (albeit with Commodore 64-quality results). On top of that, it was freakin' awesome, man!
25 years later, a follow-up is finally in the works. According to The Hollywood Reporter, director Joseph Kosinski has signed on to helm "the next chapter" of Tron, with writing duties assigned to Lost veterans Eddie Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. Thanks Disney; this totally makes up for Underdog.