Is Disney Really Spending $300 Million on 'Tron 2'?
Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Disney, RumorMonger, Remakes and Sequels
$300 million seems to be the new blockbuster catch-phrase. First it pops up in a typo in Time magazine last month, and now it's getting slapped on another science fiction fest. In fact, this little bit of news popped up long ago -- and by popped up, I mean hidden deep within a long article that no one seemed to notice.The middle of an article from the Vancouver Sun contains this ditty: "Vancouver post-production units are salivating at the prospects presented by the Disney remake of Tron, which carries a whopping $300 million budget and opportunities aplenty for effects and digital polish." If Avatar's big price tag was a typo, I can only assume this is as well. It's the only thing that makes sense!
Now I have a soft spot for Tron. I remember, pretty vividly, seeing it at my local drive-in when it came out. But really -- do you think a Tron sequel will bring in the big bucks to pay off that big price tag and then continue to make lots of money? It has a following, but I doubt it's a $300 million + + + following, or that this feature will easily lure in the masses to make it a project that can soar well beyond the biggest price tag ever. C'mon, the biggest name in the flick so far is Jeff Bridges!
It's great for those effects artists that need work, but if this news bit is true it seems awfully over-indulgent to me. What do you think?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
4-10-2009 @ 11:10AM
Peter T Chattaway said...
The Sun is a Canadian newspaper, so the $300 million might be in Canadian currency -- which, at present exchange rates, would still amount to over US$240 million.
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4-10-2009 @ 11:38AM
c said...
If it is true Disney is a bunch of morons. No way will it make that kind of money. I think it is a typo myself.
4-10-2009 @ 9:01PM
jv said...
C'mon, the biggest name in the flick so far is Jeff Bridges!
And what is that supposed to mean Monika Bartyzel?
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4-10-2009 @ 10:55PM
Jonesy said...
Destined to be a flop.
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4-12-2009 @ 11:14AM
Bill W. said...
Hopefully it's a typo. I don't see how it could make that money back. I am interested to see it, but Tron became a cult hit and still isn't highly regarded by a lot of people. IF it's true it must be because Disney has a lot of faith in Pixar to hit a home run (as they constantly seem to do).
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5-03-2009 @ 7:39PM
Tim Gilman said...
AH! thats IF Pixar is attached. Disney does a lot with CGI besides Pixar.For instance the effects in Race to Witch Mountain we're probably done by some "effects" company and movies like Bolt or Meet the Robinsons were done independently from Pixar.
5-30-2009 @ 11:14PM
kwilt said...
i know 300 million is a lot for a cult movie like Tron and jeff brides is the star, but remember there was a particular movie 14 years ago that starred kevin costner and dennis hopper that was the first to cost 200 million. Thats right i mean Water World. I'm sure it will be better than that. watching paint dry is better than that!
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