Disney’s long-awaited plans for the release strategy of “Tron: Legacy” and its 1982 predecessor “Tron” call for releasing both at the same time on April 5 in all sorts of configurations, including a $99.99 gift set featuring the first HiDef version of the original and a Blu-ray 3D edition of the new film.
A 5-disc collector’s set with the same discs as the gift set but no collector’s identity disc and special packaging will be available for $79.99.
Each movie is also available separately.
The original, now dubbed “Tron: The Original Classic Special Edition,” is available separately in a two-disc set for $39.99 and includes a new “Tron Phenomenon” documentary featuring interviews with cast and crew of both films, and “Photo Tronology,” featuring director Steven Lisberger and his son, Carl Lisberger, exploring Disney’s photo library and discovering materials taken during the making of “Tron,” plus previously released extras.
The new “Tron: Legacy” is also available in a two-disc Blu-ray/DVD set for $39.99 or as a four-disc combo pack including Blu-ray 3D for $49.99.
Among the bonus features:
- First Look at TRON: Uprising, the Disney XD animated series
- Visualizing TRON – How did the filmmakers bring to life the gorgeous world inside the GRID?
- Installing the cast – Hear from all the stars of TRON: Legacy and their experience in making the movie
- The Next Day: Flynn Lives Revealed – What happens immediately following the end of the movie? What is Flynn Lives and who is responsible for their efforts?
- TRON: Disney Second Screen – Using your iPad or computer, watch the movie with exclusive interactive elements available on your 2nd screen
- Launching the Legacy – Beyond the amazing visuals is a rich story filled with an entire world’s history and mythology. Discover how the writers and filmmakers created this complex fiction
- Disc Roars – Watch director Joseph Kosinski use the raucous crowd at Comic-Con to record actual ADR for the disc game stadium crowd
- Music video – “Derezzed” written, produced, and performed by Daft Punk
— By Scott Hettrick