It looks as though Disney has pulled the plug on the upcoming ‘Tron’ sequel.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the ambitious sci-fi sequel has been unplugged… and we shouldn’t expect them to pick the project back up anytime soon.
“Tron 3 won’t be coming to a theater near you,” they revealed. “Disney has chosen not to move forward with a third installment in the sci-fi series, sources say.”
“While sources say the project was never officially greenlit, earlier this year it seemed that things were moving ahead with Tron: Legacy helmer Joseph Kosinski returning to direct and stars Olivia Wilde and Garrett Hedlund reprising their roles.”
Of course, there were plenty of rumours surrounding the now-cancelled ‘Tron’ sequel… and while it seems that Disney was looking to resurrect the powered-down franchise, Variety says they just couldn’t find room on their already rather hefty slate.
“We had never greenlit the movie, but it was in development for some time,” said a Disney executive, on their decision to shelve ‘Tron 3’. “Things in the queue got ahead of it and we have such a big slate out in front of it, we started to think, ‘Where does it go?’ And it’s a pretty big investment to make if you are not even sure when you are going to release it.”
But that doesn’t mean the project had never gotten off the ground.
“Prep had been started on the third film, and production was looking to shoot this fall, likely in Vancouver, British Columbia,” explained THR. “Disney had been interested in adding Jared Leto to the cast, but an offer and negotiations had never commenced.”
Unfortunately, it looks as though we won’t get to see Jared Leto downloaded onto the internet superhighway any time soon. And for now, it seems that ‘Tron 3’ has been shelved.
Via yahoo.com