And this was the happy word I received today on the Grapevine of Industry Insiders. TRON LEGACY... is getting close, incredibly close to having its SEQUEL announced!Tron: Legacy will pass $300 million worldwide in box office by the end of the week, a solid but not fantastic number. I don't think Disney would even be considering a film sequel unless merchandise sales have been impressive.
Of course, Disney has already committed itself to the Tron franchise longterm with a Tron animated show debuting on Disney XD in the summer.
The first film was expensive to produce at $150 million, but that's not an unreasonably figure for a effects laden, blockbuster film today. I wonder if they'll try to bring it in lower for a sequel.