Disney XD greenlights animated 'TRON' spinoff

Elijah Wood, Mandy Moore and Bruce Boxleitner lead the voice cast

By Daniel Fienberg Friday, Nov 5, 2010 4:13 PM

Jeff Bridges' eyes from 'TRON: Legacy'

Credit: Disney

Disney XD has formally confirmed that the cable network will be spinning off this winter's "TRON: Legacy" as a new animated series premiering in the summer of 2012.

"TRON: Uprising" will be executive produced and directed by Charlie Bean ("Samurai Jack," "Robotboy") and will feature "TRON: Legacy" screenwriters Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz as consulting producers, along with "TRON: Legacy" co-producer Justin Stringer.

The Disney XD series will bridge the gap in the "TRON" storyline between the 1982 feature film and "TRON: Legacy." "TRON: Uprising" will, in turn, be preceded by a 10-part micro-series airing in the fall of 2011.

"'TRON: Uprising' is the culmination of an extraordinary collaboration between Disney Television Animation and our feature film studio," states Gary Marsh, president, Entertainment, and Chief Creative Officer, Disney Channels Worldwide. "And it is a perfect reflection of everything we want Disney XD to stand for --innovative storytelling, aspirational, heroic characters, and world class design."

The all-star vocal cast will include Elijah Wood as Beck, a young computer programmer who enters the computer world of The Grid and becomes a revolutionary leader. Also lending their voices are Emmanuelle Chiriqui, Mandy Moore, Nate Corddry, Lance Henriksen, Paul Reubens, Reginald VelJohnson and, naturally, Bruce Boxleitner.

"TRON: Legacy," starring Garrett Hedlund, Jeff Bridges and Olivia Wilde, opens on December 17, 2010.

Daniel Fienberg
Executive Editor

A long-time member of the TCA Board and a longer-time blogger of "American Idol," Dan Fienberg writes about TV, except for when he writes about movies or sometimes writes about the Red Sox. But never music. He would sound stupid talking about music.