This film marked the directorial debut for director Joseph Kosinski (Oblivion, Only The Brave, Top Gun: Maverick). The score for Tron: Legacy was composed by legendary French electronic music duo Daft Punk, and was also easily the most praised aspect of the film for most. This praise was more than earned as the score is an absolute gem. The duo crafted a musical soundscape that managed to immerse audiences in the world, making it feel even more digital when paired with the special effects.

Encom Boardroom scene from Tron: Legacy (2010)

The cast is led by Garret Hedlund as Sam Flynn, the son of Tron creator and original film protagonist Kevin Flynn, and Olivia Wilde as Quora, a special program acting as Kevin Flynn’s assistant. Jeff Bridges and Bruce Boxleitner return as both their real-world and digital-world characters as well, Bridges as Kevin Flynn/C.L.U. and Boxleitner as Alan Bradley/Tron.

On my last re-watch of this movie, I also caught what has now become one of the most random cameos, with Cillian Murphy appearing in the opening boardroom scene and then never again. With this film being released the same year as Inception and after the first two Christopher Nolan Batman films, it felt odd to see Murphy just here in a throwaway role. Fans speculated that he would be playing the villain in the expected third Tron film, however that never came to be. Looking into his role though, he was asked about it during an interview in 2012, having this to say;

Talk about being in a movie for a ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ [role], I was just such a fan of the original, and they asked me if I wanted to be in it. I said, ‘Absolutely. Anything you want.’ — comicbookmovie.com , January 22, 2012

The level of respect for Tron is immense. It became a cult classic for many film fans, and still to this day is remembered as a fantastic and wholeheartedly original science-fiction film. However, with it’s sequel the same sentiment was not shared, although it should have been. Tron: Legacy was released in 2010 to very mediocre reception, however garnering $400 million off of a $170 million budget, making it fairly successful, especially for a sequel to a cult science fiction movie from 1982.