Tron Legacy Officially Coming December 2010

My TMT partner-in-crime Peter Georgiou and I shoot the shit quiet frequently. Whenever the subject at hand involves the latest bullshit in film-news (which tends to be 99.999% of the time), we come to our conclusion(s) on whatever the topic based on common sense (or specifically the "sense" of your average studio executive), logic and good ol fashioned connecting-the-dots. And it's that state of mind which (in my opinion) sets us apart because we don't simply assume everyone else is excited about a upcoming film 100% based we ourselves are and automatically proclaim that "it's gonna be huge" (i.e. nerdgasm).

Hence why we both knew that Watchmen (as brilliant of a film that it ultimately was) wouldn't "click" with the general public. So when the subject of Tron Legacy arose, Pete simply stated, "It's a sequel to a nearly 30 year-old cult film that bombed in theatres. No one outside of the Internet community will give a shit."

Cut to the 2008 Comic-Con test footage for the sequel being released to the public. Upon seeing it, Peter confessed, "Honestly, that looks pretty damn awesome. I will definitely go see it now." The funny thing is he tends to be the more level-headed and rational one between us. Even more interesting is that I've heard similar reactions from others - the kind of folks who have zero idea of what Tron is/was to begin with. Or in Peter's case, knew about the original 1982 film and simply didn't give a fuck initially.

And that's exactly why I'd be worried if I were Sony right about now. The studio recently announced their Seth Rogen-starring/Michel Gondry-directed Green Hornet had moved from July 7th to December 17th of next year. But now (as per Coming Soon) Disney has "coincidentally" set the theatrical release of Tron Legacy for that date as well where it will also face off against Sony's The Smurfs and Warner Brothers' Yogi Bear.

Of course, who are we kidding? This is nothing more than a game of chicken to see who will flinch. At the very least, one of these four films will move. But it won't be the Tron sequel.