After its debut at San Diego ComicCon 2008, "Tron" (formerly "Tron 2” and "Tr2n") is poised to become one of the most talked about movies in production this year. Now, it finally has a leading man to fix the buzz on.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Garrett Hedlund will be the main character, a man who finds himself pulled into a computer, where he will retrace the steps of Kevin Flynn, the protagonist of the original "Tron." We reported earlier that Jeff Bridges will reprise his 1982 role of Flynn alongside his original co-star Bruce Boxleitner, and that they'll be joined by actresses Olivia Wilde and Beau Garrett. Read more...

One of the most buzzed about movies at this year's Comic-Con was Joseph Kosinski's "Tron 2.0” (then titled "Tr2n"), Disney's sequel to their 1982 technology classic. It's hard to believe that a sequel to a twenty-six year old movie could create such a frenzy -- but hey, I was there, and the footage was pretty darn cool.

As it turned out, none of the revealed footage was from the film, but test scenes cooked up to test the special effects and wind up the geek audience at Comic-Con. The film has vanished off the radar a bit, but you can expect the buzz to pick up again now that casting has begun.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Turistas" stars Olivia Wilde and Beau Garrett are the first to sign on for "Tron 2.0." Read more...