Tron: The Next Day

2011

Sci-Fi / Thriller

7
IMDb Rating 6.7/10 10 2225 2.2K

short film

Plot summary

TRON: The Next Day is a 10-minute short film, released on the Blu-ray edition of TRON: Legacy in April 2011, that fills in the backstory between TRON and TRON: Legacy. It features scenes from the real-world Flynn Lives ARG as well as purely in-universe content. The short film also reveals the full chronology of the Flynn Lives Organization, naming Roy Kleinberg as the secret figure heading up the operation and Alan Bradley as its financial backer. Some scenes in the short also set up the story for a potential third film.

Director

Kurt Mattila Photo
Kurt Mattila

Top cast

Jeff Bridges Photo
Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn
Bruce Boxleitner Photo
Bruce Boxleitner as Alan Bradley
David Warner Photo
David Warner as Ed Dillinger
Dan Shor Photo
Dan Shor as Roy 'Ram' Kleinberg
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
96.07 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
12 hr 10 min
Seeds 16
178.29 MB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
12 hr 10 min
Seeds 67

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by breakdownthatfilm-blogspot-com 8 / 10

A nice little addition to Tron: Legacy (2010)

It's interesting how a short film can either excite viewers for an upcoming piece or draw interests into what might happen in the future or both. This is exactly what this short film does. The title of this 11- minute video speaks for itself. The setting takes place directly after Tron: Legacy (2010), literally the day after. This leads to some very interesting ideas for the upcoming plot of the next Tron sequel.The story is narrated by an unknown figure called Zachattack who's been the head of a movement since Kevin Flynn's disappearance in 1989 (from what was explained from Tron: Legacy (2010)) called "Flynn Lives". And as this character continues to talk, the audience gets to see a couple interesting things. First, this narration will go through a series of time line dates that explains how the movement was born and how it effected people in and outside the ENCOM corporation.This brings me to next interesting part - interviews. As the time line continues, there will be several interviews with characters like Alan Bradley, Roy "Ram" Kleinberg (who was in the Tron (1982)) and various civilians. But this is most intriguing and ironic part because the story shows us that know one else knows, not even employees of ENCOM know where Kevin Flynn is. The fact is, only we (the audience) and Sam Flynn know what became of Kevin Flynn. Doesn't it feel weird to know the answer yet you can't tell anyone in real life?This is some deep stuff we are getting into here. It even gives us some clues to who might be in the next sequel and who is going to play a major part. I also enjoyed the music provided by composers Daft Punk, Musikvergnuegen & Walter Werzowa. All contributed to an effective score mashup. I won't give it a full score because it is not a feature film and it is only giving the audience clues. Let's hope things are kept in continuity for the upcoming sequel because it looks like it's going to get interesting.This tiny window into what happens the day after Tron: Legacy (2010) is thought provoking and exciting. It looks like things could be big for the next Tron movie.
Reviewed by WeAreLive 7 / 10

An alternative ending to the movie

Just like with the movie this 11 minute short was very good. Like with the first review on this page it is interesting to see this lead to a possible sequel to the film it self.There is not really much for me to talk about or review here to be honest but if enjoyed the film you might this.
Reviewed by DanTheMan2150AD 8 / 10

October can't come soon enough

Can't believe I'm only just learning about the existence of this short film now... serving as a bridge to both the original film and its sequel, Legacy, TRON: The Next Day, if anything, offers a tantalising look back into the digital frontier. An interesting mix of a narrative short and an in-universe documentary that gives fairly meaty roles to both Bruce Boxleitner and Dan Shor, all accompanied by the timeless brilliance of Daft Punk's soundtrack, if the trailer and tease of a musical score by Nine Inch Nails is anything to go by... October can't come soon enough! Flynn Lives!!!
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