{"id":2067727,"date":"2025-10-03T22:55:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T22:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2067727"},"modified":"2025-10-03T22:55:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T22:55:16","slug":"the-secret-tron-sequel-that-you-likely-didnt-know-existed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-secret-tron-sequel-that-you-likely-didnt-know-existed\/","title":{"rendered":"The Secret Tron Sequel That You Likely Didn&#8217;t Know Existed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While getting <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/1979652\/recap-before-tron-ares\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:all caught up on everything &quot;Tron&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">all caught up on everything &#8220;Tron&#8221;<\/a> before you see &#8220;Tron:\u00a0Ares,&#8221; there is one piece of &#8220;Tron&#8221; media you might not know about. The mainline\u00a0 movie series thus far consists of just two feature-length movies \u2014 1982&#8217;s &#8220;Tron&#8221; and 2010&#8217;s &#8220;Tron: Legacy.&#8221; Given that it <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/1632245\/ranking-sequels-released-20-years-after-original\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:took over 20 years for the sequel;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">took over 20 years for the sequel<\/a>\u00a0to arrive, there was obviously a fair amount of other &#8220;Tron&#8221; content released in the meantime, including novels, comic books, video games, theme park attractions, and a short-lived animated series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But what if we told you that there was actually a film that takes place between &#8220;Tron&#8221; and &#8220;Tron: Legacy,&#8221; that you not only probably never saw, but probably weren&#8217;t even aware of until this very moment? That film is &#8220;Tron: The Next Day,&#8221; a crucial piece of the &#8220;Tron&#8221; universe that was little seen and has been almost entirely forgotten.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read more: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/255020\/actors-who-got-grossed-out-kissing-their-co-star-on-screen\/?zsource=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Actors Who Got Grossed Out Kissing Their Co-Star On Screen;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Actors Who Got Grossed Out Kissing Their Co-Star On Screen<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Tron: The Next Day was a short included on the Tron: Legacy Blu-ray<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Sam opens jacket to reveal &#8220;Flynn Lives&#8221; shirt in &#8220;Tron: The Next Day&#8221; (2011) &#8211; Disney<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At first, the 2003 video game &#8220;Tron 2.0&#8221; was the official canonical sequel to the original &#8220;Tron&#8221; film. But with the release of &#8220;Tron: Legacy,&#8221; Disney \u2014 as it did when it\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/171612\/how-disney-changed-the-star-wars-universe-forever\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:changed &quot;Star Wars&quot; forever;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">changed &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; forever<\/a> by\u00a0decanonizing almost everything that wasn&#8217;t the main film series \u2014 retroactively rendered the events of &#8220;Tron 2.0&#8221; as no longer part of the official lore.\u00a0Instead, the &#8220;Tron: Legacy&#8221; Blu-ray release contained a new bit of &#8220;Tron&#8221; content that took place after the original movie but before &#8220;Tron: Legacy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Tron: The Next Day&#8221; is a 10-minute film that has thus far only ever officially been released as an extra on the Blu-ray edition of &#8220;Tron: Legacy.&#8221;\u00a0It is not yet on\u00a0Disney+, nor on any official Disney YouTube or social media channels. It&#8217;s definitely not difficult to find and watch, but don&#8217;t look for it from\u00a0Disney itself. Hopefully that changes as the &#8220;Tron: Ares&#8221; marketing machine hits the home stretch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Either way, &#8220;Tron&#8221; fans should watch it, as it gives more backstory on the Flynn Lives Organization, including the roles of Roy Kleinberg (Dan Shor) and Alan Bradley (Bruce Boxleitner). Garrett Hedlund also reprises his role as Sam Flynn, and Jeff Bridges \u2014 in voice only \u2014 once again plays Kevin Flynn. It obviously doesn&#8217;t fully fill in everything that happened in the many years that passed between the events of the first two &#8220;Tron&#8221; movies, but it touches on a few key elements and is worth seeking out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you enjoyed this article, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.looper.com\/newsletter-syndicated\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:sign up to our free newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">sign up to our free newsletter<\/a> for the biggest movie and TV news delivered straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/1986304\/tron-secret-sequel-the-next-day\/?zsource=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:original article on Looper;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">original article on Looper<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While getting all caught up on everything &#8220;Tron&#8221; before you see &#8220;Tron:\u00a0Ares,&#8221; there is one piece of &#8220;Tron&#8221; media you might not know about. The mainline\u00a0 movie series thus far consists of just two feature-length movies \u2014 1982&#8217;s &#8220;Tron&#8221; and 2010&#8217;s &#8220;Tron: Legacy.&#8221; Given that it took over 20 years for the sequel\u00a0to arrive, there [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2067728,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[386728,359443],"class_list":["post-2067727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-flynn-lives","tag-tron-legacy"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/The-Secret-Tron-Sequel-That-You-Likely-Didnt-Know-Existed.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2067727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2067727"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2067727\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2067729,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2067727\/revisions\/2067729"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2067728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2067727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2067727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2067727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}