After several weeks of a hushed online viral marketing campaign, anticipators of the 2010 Disney TRON sequel were treated to an all-new teaser trailer in IMAX theaters across the world on Saturday.
To celebrate the unveiling, director Joseph Kosinski and the original’s director, Steven Lisberger attended a screening for fans in Los Angeles. At the conclusion of the trailer, Kosinski reportedly stated, “I drove half an hour and I’m not leaving ’til we see it again!”
Due to the bulky nature of the IMAX print, it took 25 minutes to rewind the footage (part of the reason all other screenings were denied a repeat viewing), and Kosinski fielded fan questions, albeit coyly, in the intervening period.
In response to a query about popular European dance duo Daft Punk (who are confirmed to be scoring the film) playing an actual role in the film, Kosinski responded with “Yeah,” before adding, “[They're] in the movie. Their music is all over it.”
Fans of both the film and the band recently made a ruckus on the internet over a supposed leaked track from the soundtrack. That song was later exposed as a fake, but the music that accompanied this new teaser was indeed an all-new original piece composed specifically for the trailer. Some sort of Daft Punk live event is in the works as a sort of cross-promotion with the film, but specifics aren’t yet known.
In a follow-up question posed after the event by /Film founder Peter Sciretta and FirstShowing‘s Alex Billington, Kosinski elaborated on the IMAX footage seen in the trailer. He revealed that he shot five action sequences that will be displayed in the full-range IMAX format, just as Christopher Nolan did with select sequences from The Dark Knight. This is perhaps the next step in the direction of a film completely shot in the IMAX format, though it will certainly be difficult amid obstacles including, but not limited to, the sheer weight and bulkiness of the camera and equipment necessary to do so.
For fans who have been eagerly awaiting this sequel for 28 years (no, not just this guy), this new flurry of information only wets the palette for more excitement sure to come. What could easily have been a torrid Hollywood modernization of a quirky cult classic at least appears to be headed in the direction of a faithful, innovative update.
Tron Legacy opens in 3D theaters and IMAX 3D on December 17, 2010. You can check out the aforementioned trailer for yourself when it premieres in front of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland starting this Friday, March 5.
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