--- description: But it almost certainly won’t be called 'TRON: Bio-Digital Jazz, Man' title: 'TRON 3' Is Happening, With Olivia Wilde and Garrett Hedlund image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1e829e73b5430ca0/6987e8fbcd6848762b09d4b7/olivia-wilde-garrett-hedlund.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 'TRON 3' Is Happening, With Olivia Wilde and Garrett Hedlund by [Darren Franich / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Darren Franich / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 8, 2015 1:41 PM CUT  Olivia Wilde and Garrett Hedlund at the 'TRON: Legacy' World Premiere on December 11, 2010 in Los Angeles. Olivia Wilde and Garrett Hedlund at the 'TRON: Legacy' World Premiere on December 11, 2010 in Los Angeles.Alberto E. Rodriguez—Getty Images by [Darren Franich / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Darren Franich / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 8, 2015 1:41 PM CUT It took almost 30 years for Hollywood to make a sequel to _TRON_. And when _TRON: Legacy_ hit theaters in December 2010, it explicitly pointed the way forward to further neon-monochrome adventures beyond the grid. But although rumors of a _TRON_ threequel persisted for years, there never seemed to be an official momentum for the film. Until now: EW has confirmed the news, originally reported by [_The Hollywood Reporter_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/olivia-wilde-reteams-garrett-hedlund-786680 "undefined"), that Disney is moving forward with a new _TRON_ film. _TRON_ will star _Legacy_ leads Olivia Wilde and Garrett Hedlund, while director Joseph Kosinski will return to helm the threequel, which is supposedly titled _TRON: Ascension_ or maybe _TRON: Redemption_ or possibly _TRON: Rise of the Isomorphics_, but unfortunately almost certainly won’t be called _TRON: Bio-Digital Jazz, Man!_ Although _Legacy_ had a soft critical response and good-not-great box office, it’s proved oddly persistent in pop culture, partially/entirely thanks to cultishly adored Daft Punk soundtrack. (Disney clearly sees the world of _TRON_ as one of its key properties—the characters and the unique retro-future aesthetic pop up in _Disney Infinity_, and there’s a _TRON_ ride planned for Disney Shanghai.) Although there’s no official timeline for the production yet, various rumors point to _TRON 3_ filming in Vancouver later this year; given the lengthy post-production process, that would put it on track to hit theaters in 2017 (or possibly even 2018, depending on how many lightcycles they need to fit in). Given how _Legacy_ ended, it seems unlikely that Jeff Bridges will return. But at least we’ll always have this immortal moment in movie history: _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/2015/04/07/tron-3-olivia-wilde-garrett-hedlund?xid=IFT-Trending "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com/ "undefined")_._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3811200/tron-3-olivia-wilde-and-garrett-hedlund/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3811200/tron-3-olivia-wilde-and-garrett-hedlund/"},"headline":"'TRON 3' Is Happening, With Olivia Wilde and Garrett Hedlund","datePublished":"2015-04-08T13:41:29.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T06:12:02.491Z","description":"Director Joseph Kosinski will return","url":"https://time.com/3811200/tron-3-olivia-wilde-and-garrett-hedlund/","keywords":["movies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1e829e73b5430ca0/6987e8fbcd6848762b09d4b7/olivia-wilde-garrett-hedlund.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Darren Franich / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1e829e73b5430ca0/6987e8fbcd6848762b09d4b7/olivia-wilde-garrett-hedlund.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Olivia Wilde and Garrett Hedlund at the \"TRON: Legacy\" World Premiere on December 11, 2010 in Los Angeles.","caption":"Olivia Wilde and Garrett Hedlund at the \"TRON: Legacy\" World Premiere on December 11, 2010 in Los Angeles.","creditText":"Alberto E. 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