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Tron movie fact. Did you know that Disney's Tron Legacy is now marking the longest gap between a live-action film and its sequel in Hollywood's history.
Tron 1982
Tron Legacy 2010
28 years - MickeyFlynn7.2 #8223 10-27-10 8:15AMLike Reply
Now I feel old. I remember when the first one came out. - DesperateMousewife873.8 #105 10-27-10 8:22AMLike Reply
I remember too. - Song954.9 #93 10-27-10 11:19AMLike Reply
What about The Wizard of Oz and the Return to Oz sequel. About a 45 year gap for those movies - DisneyDan552.5 #38273 10-27-10 1:51PMLike Reply
Did wiz 2 have any of the original cast? - MickeyFlynn7.2 #8223 10-27-10 3:15PMLike Reply
I also believe the two movies werent made by the same company or writers As well there were several other versions of the Oz series. You may recall the version Micheal Jackson did "The Wiz" in 1978. - MickeyFlynn7.2 #8223 10-27-10 3:44PMLike Reply
Sorry not sure about criteria, just relaying what Guinness said. - DisneyDan552.5 #38273 10-27-10 5:11PMLike Reply
IMO i think Tron Legacy is a more definitive sequel simply based on the continuation not only with the original characters but the storyline as well. As I recall Return to Oz was a very similar storyline with adaptations from the novels with some of the same characters (Dorothy/Aunt Em/ToTo) and new characters (Jack) and props (ruby slippers/tornado) which to me is not a true sequel but quantifies as a remake based on the combination of all three novels and adaptations from original film. Funny thing is Disney was almost forced into making this film. The original book had been in the public domain in the US since 1956. The remaining sequels entered public domain in the US from 1960 through 1986. The rights to these books were held by you guessed it the Walt Disney Company, and their impending expiration was a prime motivator for the production of the 1985 film Return to Oz - MickeyFlynn7.2 #8223 10-27-10 7:39PMLike Reply
