With my all my fawning, constant coverage of Tron: Legacy last year, you might have forgotten that Disney was also going to release a CG cartoon series prequel to the movie, subtitled Uprising. Well, he first trailer for the series just came out... and frankly, I just came. Obviously, I'm way too much a Tron fanboy to be anything resembling partial here, but the animation looks great, the fact that the lightcycles can turn instantly in 90-degree angles makes me happy, and the plot, well:
There's Tron. Tron is in fucking Uprising. And Tron will be voiced by Bruce Boxleitner. I am fanning myself like a 19th century Southern belle at this news. Admittedly, I have zero idea how this works with the stuff seen in Legacy, but as long as they have a plan better than "a wizard did it" I will be fine with it. The series starts properly on Disney XD in 2012, although there will be a 10-part mini-series in the fall. You know, if Disney XD runs Tron: Uprising with the Avengers cartoon, they'll be able to rename it the "Rob Bricken's Childhood Ecstasy" block. (Via /Film)Beck, a young program who becomes the unlikely leader of a revolution inside the computer world of The Grid. His mission is to free his home and friends from the reign of the villainous Clu 2 and his henchman General Tesler. Beck will be trained by Tron - the greatest warrior the Grid has ever known. Tron will not only teach Beck the fighting skills he needs to challenge this brutal military occupation, but will be a guide and mentor to him as he grows beyond his youthful, impulsive nature into a courageous, powerful leader. Destined to become the new protector of the system, Beck adopts Tron's persona and becomes the archenemy of Tesler and his oppressive forces.
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