Jeff Bridges on Playing His Younger Self in Tron: Legacy

Jeff Bridges on Playing His Younger Self in Tron: Legacy

Academy Award-winning actor Jeff Bridges talks about playing his younger self and working in "The Volume" motion capture room!

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By bsprecher - Aug 01, 2010 05:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Tron
Source: MTV



I recently had the opportunity to talk to Academy Award-winning actor Jeff Bridges about the social impact of technology and the technology that went into Tron: Legacy at Disney's "Comic-Tron" party and Bridges spoke more about the subject in an interview with MTV.

"It was very exciting to be a part of that. "That was one of the reasons that got me involved in Tron in the first place, was to be a part of that cutting-edge technology. This one takes it to the Nth degree, really."



Bridges went on to say that technology opens up many new possibilities for actors.

"Playing the young [version of myself], we did a lot of work in a space called The Volume where you record your motion capture work. That was a completely unique experience for me, I had never done that. But, you know, it's great to be able to play a character in a story any age you want now. I could play my character when he's four years old now; that's a great thing to be able to do."



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bsprecher
bsprecher - 8/1/2010, 6:01 AM
Reeeallly getting pumped to see this movie!
bsprecher
bsprecher - 8/1/2010, 6:04 AM
Studio execs must like what they see of Tron so far because Kosinski is directing a remake of The Black Hole and he has two other sci-fi projects in the works, Archangels and Oblivion!
BIGBMH
BIGBMH - 8/1/2010, 6:19 AM
It's very impressive. It's only been a year, but it's much better looking than what they did with Arnold's face in Terminator Salvation. It's not perfect, but this sort of technology is improving rapidly.
bsprecher
bsprecher - 8/1/2010, 6:34 AM
@BIGBMH: Yeah, if you look really closely at the footage of "young Bridges" in the Tron: Legacy trailer, you can see that there's something not quite right with his mouth when he talks, but it's pretty damn near perfect. Plus, Bridges said that they're going to keep polishing the effects right up until the release so hopefully it will improve.

You're avatar is funny, but that movie was t-e-r-r-i-b-l-e! Sorry.
bsprecher
bsprecher - 8/1/2010, 6:57 AM
jazzman
jazzman - 8/1/2010, 6:57 AM
when is see the trailer i feel that Green Lantern movie should look like that LOL
bsprecher
bsprecher - 8/1/2010, 7:17 AM
@jazzman: Yeah, I would be up for a darker, more menacing Green Lantern, but I have a feeling it's going to be a much "lighter" movie. Ba-dump-bum!
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 8/1/2010, 7:35 AM
THIS IS PRETTY COOL. I REMEMBER THE FIRST ONE, MY EYES WERE BUGGING WALKING OUT OF THE THEATER, THE NEON LOOK WAS COOL BUT IT DOES A NUMBER ON YOUR EYES AFTER A WHILE. I LIKE HOW THIS NEW ONE HAS UP TO DATE GRAPHICS...DAMN LOOK HOW FAR WE'VE COME,....
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 8/1/2010, 7:40 AM
I am not a big Tron fan but this movie looks impressive, to say the least.
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 8/1/2010, 7:43 AM
It looks much better than when they did it to Patrick Stewart, I'll give it that :)
Ven0m
Ven0m - 8/1/2010, 8:59 AM
Man Tron is gonna be so awesome! I havent seen the first one in a long time I will need to catch up.
scambune
scambune - 8/1/2010, 9:08 AM
Wow! A sequel to a thirty-or-so year old boring flop? Hell yes! Hollywood, Disney, Jeff Bridges...you rock!!!
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 8/1/2010, 9:28 AM
scambune: As I said before, I am not a fan of the original. However, the movie was anything but a flop.
theartofoneness
theartofoneness - 8/1/2010, 10:03 AM
I think they couldmhave made his younger version look a lot more like his actually younger self. I think it looks a little too cg still. but i am happy they are doing this. It means the more they try the better it will get and soon we will see old actors coming back to life :)
logunvadercap
logunvadercap - 8/1/2010, 10:46 AM
i remember going to see the original movie at the theaters as a child. awesome!!! but at this rate, i'll be in my sixties before the third one comes out!
flames809
flames809 - 8/1/2010, 11:06 AM
brent- if green lantern is light it will be good because if they ever do jla it would be nice to see the different characters with this different rules they follow like batman dosent kill ppl, green lantern kills aliens and follow the rules of the green lantern
BIGBMH
BIGBMH - 8/1/2010, 11:16 AM
@Brent, I noticed the mouth looked a little weird and theres just this kind of weird smoothness to the face, but since it's a computer world anyway, I think it will work fine. Just imagine this tech 10 years from now. It'll be flawless!
As for Blankman, I was 3 years old when it came out, so as a kid, I thought it was actually a serious movie. I also thought Steel was a great movie back then, but that's besides the point. But, yeah it's pretty bad. I still have a soft spot for it though.
flames809
flames809 - 8/1/2010, 11:34 AM
big- for me blankman was a funny movie and i was 1 or 2 when it came out. and i saw it when i was 5
Bryanferryfan
Bryanferryfan - 8/1/2010, 12:02 PM
I'm the old head here , Tron was so breathtaking that I put it up with Star Wars as far as visual effect went. The animated sequences in the original still hold up today. Tron Legacy looks equally promising. It will do well. Also like to mention this about Jeff Bridges, he has always been one of my favorite actors. You younger fans should go back and look at his filmography. You'll be a huge fan of his work.
Bryanferryfan
Bryanferryfan - 8/1/2010, 12:02 PM
I'm the old head here , Tron was so breathtaking that I put it up with Star Wars as far as visual effect went. The animated sequences in the original still hold up today. Tron Legacy looks equally promising. It will do well. Also like to mention this about Jeff Bridges, he has always been one of my favorite actors. You younger fans should go back and look at his filmography. You'll be a huge fan of his work.
Ven0m
Ven0m - 8/1/2010, 1:40 PM
@BIGBMH 10years try just a couple. Tech advances every 18 months if not sooner. This shit will be upon us before we even know it. Bridges even said they were working on polishing him up a lil bit so hopefully before its release it will look even better.
anathem
anathem - 8/1/2010, 2:17 PM
um...this type of thing typically never works out at the box office. i'm taking a "wait and see" approach.
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 8/1/2010, 3:24 PM
Nice!:)
ClintEastwood
ClintEastwood - 8/1/2010, 4:05 PM
Has anyone seen Starman? Brilliant movie.
RadHatter
RadHatter - 8/1/2010, 4:53 PM
Starman ruled! Getting more and more pumped each day for Tron: Legacy. Thanks for the news Brent Sprecher!
RadHatter
RadHatter - 8/1/2010, 5:00 PM
Oh dang! I completely missed that trailer. Thanks again Brent, you've made my day!
gaikinger
gaikinger - 8/1/2010, 7:17 PM
tron is just a brilliant dance of light that makes me happy. nice to see it return. most anticipated film in my must see cannon.
jshark
jshark - 8/2/2010, 2:46 AM
I loved the original growing up and was excited playing Kingdom Hearts 2 in the Tron world. I've been uber excited since finding out about the new movie. Can't wait.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/2/2010, 3:29 AM
Now thats BEYOND COOL! :)
McFinn138
McFinn138 - 8/4/2010, 10:31 PM
This technology is in it's infancy really.And it's particularly exciting if you think of what they could do with say Harrison Ford doing a younger Indiana Jones.Or by some miracle reprising the role of Han Solo.
McFinn138
McFinn138 - 8/4/2010, 10:32 PM
Oh wait.Better yet Bruce Campbell playing the role he should have played in the 80's.Batman.
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