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TRON: UPRISING Behind-the-Scenes Featurette

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: May 17th, 2012 at 8:44 pm

While fans of TRON may be holding their breath waiting for a sequel to 2010′s TRON: Legacy, Disney XD aims to hold you over with their futuristic animated series, TRON: Uprising.  With the debut of the first episode set to air on the network tomorrow (unless you’ve already watched it here), Disney has released a behind-the-scenes featurette with tons of footage and some great cast commentary from the recent press junket. We were lucky enough to bring you interviews with stars Elijah Wood, who plays Beck, and Mandy Moore, who voices Mara.

TRON: Uprising also stars Emmanuelle Chriqui, Nate Corddry, Lance Henriksen, Reginald VelJohnson, Paul Reubens, Tricia Helfer and, of course, Bruce Boxleitner. The first episode, “Beck’s Beginning,” will air Friday, May 18 (9:30 – 10:00 p.m., ET/PT) with an uninterrupted encore on Disney XD on Monday, May 21 (7:00 p.m. ET/PT), followed by the series launch on Thursday, June 7 (9:00 p.m.).  Hit the jump to see the featurette.

Creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz Talk ONCE UPON A TIME Season 1 Finale, Animated Series TRON: UPRISING, and Involvement with TRON 3

by Christina Radish    Posted: May 13th, 2012 at 9:19 am

In “A Land Without Magic,” the Season 1 finale of the ABC drama series Once Upon A Time, Emma (Jennifer Morrison) and Regina (Lana Parrilla) must team up together in order to find a way to save Henry’s (Jared Gilmore) life. Meanwhile, in fairytale land, Prince Charming (Josh Dallas) attempts to escape from the Evil Queen’s (Parrilla) clutches to reunite with a fallen Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin). With everything at stake, everyone’s happily-ever-after is in jeopardy.

During this recent exclusive phone interview with Collider, show creators/executive producers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz talked about what’s to come for the finale and the returning guest stars (including Jamie Dornan as The Huntsman and Emilie de Ravin as Belle), the challenging of developing two parallel storylines in two different worlds, how their experience on Lost helped them prepare for a show like this, how they’ve been planting the seeds for Season 2 for some time now, and what fans can expect from the bonus features on the Blu-ray release on August 28^th. They also talked about their animated Disney XD series Tron: Uprising, and said that they’ll still be co-producers whenever Tron 3 (which they’ve seen the first draft of) happens. Check out what they had to say after the jump:

TRON 3 Update from TRON: LEGACY Screenwriters Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: March 19th, 2012 at 10:03 am

Before Joseph Kosinski‘s TRON Legacy even opened, Disney was preparing for a sequel in the event that the movie was a smash hit.  Instead, TRON Legacy opened to mixed reviews and middling box office.  It wasn’t a flop, but it wasn’t the success Disney wanted based on the amount of marketing they had poured into it.  However, Legacy reportedly moved enough DVDs and merchandise (where the real money is made) to keep a sequel in the cards.  There’s also the upcoming TRON Uprising animated series, which could influence whether or not the sequel gets a greenlight.  However, all has been quiet on TRON 3 since June 2011 when Disney hired Dave DiGilio to write the script.

TRON Legacy screenwriters Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis have now moved on to run the hit ABC series Once Upon a Time, but they’ve remained co-producers on TRON 3.  Hit the jump for what they had to say about the sequel’s current status.

WonderCon 2012: ONCE UPON A TIME Panel Recap; Plus Highlights from Q&A with Creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz

by Rachel Howard    Posted: March 19th, 2012 at 9:37 am

Fans of Once Upon A Time got a special treat at Wondercon Sunday when the creators, Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, stopped by for a panel and a early screening of episode 16 “Heart of Darkness.”  For those not caught up: Once Upon a Time is a show where the fairytale characters that we all know and love have been cursed by the Evil Queen to live in our world with no idea of who they really are. The story switches back and forth between the two worlds, with part of each episode taking place in “fairytale land” in the past with characters such and Snow White and Prince Charming, and the other half dealing with the lives of their counterparts in our world.  The story itself centers around Emma Swan, and outsider to the town of “Storybrooke,” who is brought to the town to save it by the son whom she had given up for adoption when he was a baby. And guess what, his adopted mother is the Mayor of Storybrooke, who also just happened to be the Evil Queen. Congratulations, you are now 10 minutes into the first episode.

With all the layers and facets to the story, it’s not hard to believe that the creators spent more then a little time working on Lost. To be honest, when I first heard of Once Upon A Time, I didn’t know what to expect. At first glance it looks to be rather light and campy, but as you delve deeper into the stories it proves itself to have a much more serious and darker tone as well. It’s very character driven in the same way Lost was, but the addition of telling the story in two entirely different worlds gives it a interesting depth and mode of exploration for the characters and who they are.  Before the panel I  sat down with Kitsis and Horowitz and discussed  some of what goes into writing the show and what we can expect from the rest of the season.  Hit the jump for more.

Evan Spiliotopoulos to Rewrite McG’s QUIJA

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: April 19th, 2011 at 4:53 pm

Screenwriter Evan Spiliotopoulos (The Lion King 1 ½) has been brought in to work on the script for Universal’s adaptation of the board game Quija. Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz (Tron: Legacy) were initially set to pen the screenplay, but Heat Vision reports that Spiliotopoulos will be doing a rewrite.

McG (Terminator Salvation) is set to direct the flick, which is said to be a family adventure story in the vein of The Mummy and Indiana Jones. However, with the addition of Spiliotopoulos, it sounds like this could very well end up being much closer to Jumanji. The scribe has worked on a number of Disney straight-to-DVD releases in the past, with his most recent being Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure. However, Spiliotopoulos also did a draft of Wanted 2 and worked on the comic book adaptation Agnes Quill. Ouija is set to be released on November 9^th, 2012.

McG Will Direct OUIJA

by Jason Barr    Posted: January 4th, 2011 at 6:31 pm

A few weeks ago, we reported that McG (Terminator Salvation) and Breck Eisner (The Crazies) would duke it out for the Ouija director’s chair.  Tonight we can confirm that McG has emerged victorious and will helm Universal’s adaptation of the Hasbro board game.  Per Heat Vision, the studio is now in negotiations with the director who will helm a script by Tron: Legacy scribes Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis.

While Universal and Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes are keeping plot details for Ouija close to the vest, it is believed that the film will be akin to adventure films such as The Mummy and Indiana Jones.  Maybe it’s just me, but this vague description keeps making me think that Ouija will come out looking a lot like a sequel to 1995′s Jumanji (a film that nine-year old me was none too fond of).  Again, it’s probably just me.  As for McG, his next directorial effort is the romantic comedy This Means War starring Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, and Tom Hardy.  Ouija currently has a release date of November 9, 2012.

Exclusive Interview with TRON: LEGACY Screenwriters Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: December 5th, 2010 at 12:09 pm

At the Los Angeles press junket for TRON: Legacy, I got to interview screenwriters Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz.  Since I knew I wouldn’t have a lot of time with them, I decided to try and have some fun with my questions.  Also, since we ran a more in depth interview with Kitsis and Horowitz a few weeks back, I didn’t want to ask the same things.

Anyway, during the interview they talked about how they pitched the story to the studio, writing the light cycle battle, what props they got to take home, what’s it like for them with the way Disney is pushing the movie at Disneyland, what’s the one thing they’re really proud of in TRON: Legacy, their upcoming TV project, and more.  Hit the jump to either read or listen to the interview:

Disney XD Orders TRON: UPRISING Animated Series Featuring Bruce Boxleitner, Elijah Wood and More!

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: November 4th, 2010 at 11:54 am

With Disney’s long awaited sequel Tron Legacy hitting theaters in a little over a month, fans are foaming at the mouth for everything Tron related. Even after the movie gets released, audiences will have something new to look forward to on the grid as Variety reports Disney XD has ordered Tron: Uprising an animated series being developed for release in the summer of 2012. Charlie Bean (Samurai Jack) will executive produce and direct the series, so you know the action will be amazing, and Tron Legacy writers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz will serve as consulting producers. For more on the new series including the interesting list of cast members, hit the jump

Screenwriters Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz Interview TRON: LEGACY

by Tommy Cook    Posted: October 30th, 2010 at 9:44 am

The other day I had the opportunity to watch the twenty minutes of “Tron Night” footage and then participate in a round table interview with the writers of Tron: Legacy, Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. Tron: Legacy, the sequel to the cult classic Tron, follows Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund) as he searches for his missing father Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges – protagonist of the first film) into the depths of a digital computer world. What stuck out most about the twenty minutes of footage shown wasn’t the oft talked about dazzling action scenes, of which you can see glimpses of in the trailer and the recently released short clip, but rather the focus on character and relationships. Often times in big budget tent-pole films, the set pieces take precedence over the characters within them. This does not appear to be true of Tron: Legacy. It is revealing that the climax of the Tron Night footage was not something blowing up or people fighting one another or a razzle dazzle chase scene but instead a reunion between father and son. It is this emotional core at the heart of the Tron sequel that gives me hope as to its possible merit.

During the interview, scribes Kitsis and Horowitz, best known for their work on the television show Lost, expanded on the emotional core at the heart of Tron: Legacy as well as discussed how they pitched the film to Jeff Bridges, what Tron and The Wizard of Oz have in common and the potential for a Tron 3.0 — among many other topics of conversation. Hit the jump to check out the interview.

New TV Series: ABC Grabs ROMEO & JULIET, Samuel L. Jackson’s Detective Drama HANKSHAW and LOST Producers’ Fairytale Drama

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: October 13th, 2010 at 3:21 pm

Apparently over the past couple pilot seasons, ABC has ordered contemporary versions of Romeo & Juliet set in New York and Chicago but nether of them came to fruition. Now it looks like the network is in the romantic tragedy market again, but this time the setting will stay in Renaissance Verona as Deadline reports Catherine Hardwicke is in talks to direct the pilot for the series that will follow the seminal couple star-crossed lovers as they attempt a romance despite belonging to clans that are at odds with each other. I’m pretty sure Hardwicke already did a similar story by directing Twilight, but perhaps that’s the appeal. This would be Hardwicke’s first venture into TV if she ends up directing the script from Andrea Berloff (World Trade Center). Period dramas have been all the rage lately with Mad Men, The Tudors and Boardwalk Empire, but do we really need another telling of Romeo & Juliet?

Hit the jump for details on a couple new series’ from Samuel L. Jackson and executive producers from Lost.

Disney Hired Pixar’s Brad Bird and Michael Arndt to Write Pages for June TRON: LEGACY Re-Shoots

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: July 13th, 2010 at 12:48 pm

As Disney positions Tron: Legacy as the major tentpole of the holiday season, the studio wanted to make sure they utilized all available to make the film something special.  Enter Ratatouille writer/director Brad Bird and Toy Story 3 writer Michael Arndt.  Disney had scheduled Tron re-shoots for June to beef up “character, emotion, and theme.”  In preparation, the studio screened a very early working cut of the film for Brad, Arndt, and fellow Pixar colleagues John Lasseter and Ed Catmull.  Subsequently, Disney hired Arndt and Bird to write some pages in collaboration with original writers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz (Lost) for the re-shoots, which lasted six days.  More after the jump:

Disney Already Wants a Sequel to TRON LEGACY

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: April 6th, 2010 at 9:03 pm

Tron Legacy is still nine months away from hitting theaters, but Disney has commissioned the film’s screenwriters Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz to gas up the light cycles and write a sequel.  According to Heat Vision Blog, Horowitz and Kitsis (who also write for Lost) are looking for a way to round Tron Legacy into a trilogy, although it’s unknown whether or not the new films will be directly tied to the upcoming film or if they’ll be spin-off stories.

Disney has yet to make any deals with Legacy director Joseph Kosinski or the members of the cast, but they all had options placed in their original deals.  Clearly, Disney thinks they have a big hit on their hands and they want to have a script ready to go if Legacy meets their box office expectations.  The studio needs a screenplay ready at the moment they flash the greenlight because of the lengthy post-production required to create the 3D Tron world.  This way if Legacy is a success, Disney could conceivably have the sequel in theaters by 2012 or 2013 as opposed to the studio wasting time waiting on a script.

TRON LEGACY Writers Move the Pointer to OUIJA

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: November 1st, 2009 at 11:32 pm

After speeding through the 80s arcade games of the “Tron” universe, “Tron Legacy” writers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz are going lo-tech with an adaptation of “Ouija” based on the popular board “game”.  Since I haven’t read the script for “Tron Legacy”, I’m not sure what made Kitsis and Horowitz the men for this job.  My best guess is that their agent and a movie executive whipped out “Ouija” and when the agent asked if Kitsis and Horowitz should write the movie, the spirits moved the pointer to “Yes”.  The spirits then used the numbers at the bottom to determine their quote.  The spirits seem to like the number “0″.

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