Since Fall of 2010, Disney California Adventure Park turned its Hollywood Backlot section into ElecTRONica to celebrate the Disney sequel TRON: Legacy. One of the mainstays of the section has been a recreation of Flynn’s Arcade complete with classic arcade games including TRON itself. Now a petition hopes to keep the arcade a permanent fixture of the amusement park. More after the jump.

While it is unclear when ElecTRONica will be removed from California Adventure, which is located across from Disneyland in Anaheim, CA, it can be assumed that Flynn’s Arcade will be taken out at that time as well. The group behind this petition looks to prevent that from happening. Below is official description of the “Keep Flynn’s Arcade open.” petition.

We the undersigned would like the oppurtunity [sic] to have you hear our plea to keep Flynn’s Arcade open. Flynn’s is a place for families to come together and play the arcade games that everyone loves and also get a piece of Tron history. Tron has become a favorite in the hearts of young and old and should be a pemanant [sic] fixture inside California Adventure.

I find it a bit strange to have a petition to prevent something from happening when there is no evidence of when or even if it will happen. However, I like their spirit, so if you are interested, I recommend that you sign the petition just in case.

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Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” works really well for X-Men.



College Humor does a funny parody of The Negotiator, with Rob Corddry guest starring.



/Film found this montage of all of Chewbacca’s scenes from the original Star Wars Trilogy.



Earlier this month, the Alamo Drafthouse held a special screening of They Live, and director John Carpenter gave an introduction.



Haters love the video of Justin Bieber getting killed in an episode of CSI, so here’s a version that replaces some of the faces with rage faces.



If you want to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II, but are afraid that you’ll be lost, this trailer should help. Or not.

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The Internet is full of videos related to movies, whether they be fan made, studio made, or somewhere inbetween. We regularly bring you the best, most interesting, or just plain weirdest, and today we do it again. Check out the latest viral videos after the break.

YouTuber Gen is back with a video that edits together all the Harry Potter films with some cool indie rock music.

What happens when you mix Back to the Future with Zelda? This short film from 3GI shows us. [via /Film]

“Maneater” by Hall and Oates seems like the perfect anthem for Jaws [via /Film]

In a recent episode of the Fine Bros.’ “Kids React to Viral Videos” series, the kids watched the trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.

When even smaller superheroes like Green Lantern get their own movie, Hawkman tries to convince the rest of the superheroes that he deserves his shot.

Check out this parody of The Tree of Life.

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Our friend Anton has posted some Tron 3 previews in the past on his YouTube channel, and he was recently sent what is supposedly a new one. The submitter claims it’s test footage for Comic-Con 2011, but despite the professional quality, it looks to clearly be a fan trailer. Take a look for yourself after the break.

What do you guys think about the title “TRON: Destiny”?

UPDATE

Anton tells us that the guy who found the video contacted him again and said he was mistaken, and that it definitely is a fan trailer.

With the release of TRON: Legacy on Blu-Ray this past week (and the re-release of the original TRON from 1982 on the same day), fans of the cult Disney film-turned-blockbuster-success are jumping in joy to see both these films in HD for the first time. However, newcomers to the Tron franchise might not be as excited due to their lack of knowledge of what it’s about. With that in mind, allow me to compare the two films in detail as a way of explaining why this series is so famous. This article will be divided into three categories: Story, Visuals, and Music, with decisions made as to which of the two films does better in these areas. Without further ado, let’s dive into the Grid and take a look at Tron and Tron Legacy.

*Note: This article contains minor spoilers for both “Tron and “Tron Legacy”*

Round 1: The Story

TRON is the story of Kevin Flynn (Jef Bridges), a former video game designer for a company called ENCOM who believes the new head of his old company, Edward Dillenger (David Warner), stole his video game ideas and claimed them as his own. In order to get evidence of this act of plagiarism, Flynn, with the help of former co-employee Alan Bradley (Bruce Boxleitner), sneaks into the company’s HQ one night and tries to hack into their system. However, Flynn gets more than he bargained for when he is digitized by a malicious computer entity called the Master Control Program (or MCP, for short) and sent inside The Grid. The Grid is a beautiful, yet dangerous world set inside the computer mainframe, where programs look like people, humans (referred to as “Users”) are worshiped as gods, and video games are like gladiatorial battles for survival. In order to end the wrath of the MCP and his right-hand man Sark (both of whom also played by Warner) and escape The Grid with his life, Flynn teams up with Alan’s old program, Tron (also played by Boxleitner), and embarks on a dangerous quest for freedom. The story, while simple, brings forth a unique concept of digital worlds right in front of our own eyes, while the characters involved are fleshed out to a good degree and keep the viewer engaged throughout the entire film.

TRON: Legacy, on the other hand, serves as the sequel to TRON, taking place over 20 years after the events of the original film. Sam Flynn (“Friday Night Lights” star Garrett Hedlund), Kevin Flynn’s son, is sent on a search for his father, who disappeared sometime after the events of the first movie. Sam quickly finds himself on a new version of The Grid created by his dad, this time ruled over by Kevin Flynn’s rouge creation, Clu (also played by Jeff Bridges). With the help of Kevin Flynn’s protege, Quorra (Olivia Wilde), father and son find themselves in a race against time to escape The Grid and foil Clu’s plans for a hostile takeover of the world of the “Users”. The story here’s a lot more complex than the original TRON, bringing in concepts from famous stories like “Atlas Shrugged” and even the old format known as “The Hero’s Journey”. While certain characters like Tron and Alan Bradley play less of a role here, their presence is still felt through the film, and the ending is something most people won’t see coming. In the end, despite being superior to the first movie in terms of the themes involved, the story of TRON: Legacy is just as fun to see play out.

Winner: *Tie*

Round 2: The Visuals

While the original TRON is famous for being the first movie to use computer animation as effects in a feature-length film, they can be considered to be very dated by today’s standards. Some people might say the costumes look silly, and the CGI to be basic compared to most films that use them today. Despite this potential assumption, they give a very nostalgic feeling for the 80′s and filmmaking back then (it was considered to be the “Avatar” of its day, despite its cult classic status), so they’re actually watchable event to this day. TRON: Legacy, however, takes the look of the first movie to a whole new level. The Grid and its inhabitants look even more impressive than before, and the whole world in there is just beautiful to look at. Even the vehicles and disk battles are taken up a notch. When killed, or “derezzed”, if you will, programs shatter like glass, and the famed light cycles from the first movie control more like actual motorcycles. Overall, TRON: Legacy is the obvious winner here, but it does nothing to hamper the look of the original film, whatsoever.

Winner: TRON: Legacy

Round 3: The Music

Story and graphics are one thing, but you have to have the right musical score to help keep the feel of the movie. Both films succeed in this in their own way. Wendy Carlos’ score for TRON is memorable amongst fans for its use of light-techno music and the occasional song by rock group, Journey. In this case, the song used is “Only Solutions”; another Journey song, “Separate Ways”, is heard briefly in TRON: Legacy. The score for TRON: Legacy, like with the film’s visuals, is also taken to a whole new level. The music this time is composed by famed techno duo, Daft Punk, who bring a unique mix of techno beats and a 100-piece orchestra to give the film a edgy, intense feel to it at times. See my review of that particular soundtrack for more details. It’s a tough call, but in the end, TRON: Legacy wins in this category. I’d recommend both scores, but the score for Legacy is something you have to see to believe.

Winner: TRON: Legacy

Final Verdict

While TRON: Legacy might be the overall winner here, I highly recommend watching both films. They’re both really solid even for Disney films, and are great additions to one’s film collection. If you want to get both films at once, I recommend picking up the Five-Disc Combo Pack, which includes both films in Blu-Ray, as well as Digital Copy, Blu-Ray 3D, and DVD copies of TRON: Legacy. Bottom line, this is one series that fights for the Users!

The Buzz is a feature in which we round up the biggest and most popular film and television stories of the week or sometimes previous week. Why go through pages of blogs just to find out what everyone is talking about? We’ve got it all right here. Check out all the stories after the break courtesy of Fused Film.

Top Stories

Disney Is Moving Forward With Tron 3! But Should They?

In a follow-up piece on Deadline, timed around the DVD release of Tron Legacy earlier this week, we missed the quip in the article that Disney is in fact moving forward on a third Tron film, a sequel to this past year’s Tron Legacy. The trade site’s article was about Joe Kosinski passing JJ Abrams as the most profitable first [ >> ]

Relativity Media Gets Juan Carlos Fresnadillo to Direct The Crow

So it turns out Relativity Media has other plans for The Crow, than the one that has been in development the past few years. Originally Rock legend and actor Nick Cave was said to be rewriting the script for this new The Crow remake, with Blade‘s Stephen Norrington set to direct. Well no go there, he departed the project back in October, [ >> ]

The Planet: New Rumors on Snyder’s Superman have Metallo as Villain? Sam Lane Is Bad Too!

There literally have been tons of rumors floating around about Superman. There are too many to count and it is getting increasingly harder to decipher what is true and not true. The fact from fiction may just be the ploy used to throw everyone off the trail of what this movie will really be about. One thing is for sure, [ >> ]

Arnold Schwarzenegger In Jee-woon Kim’s Last Stand

We have been following the post Governor escapades of Arnold Schwarzenegger for awhile now and besides his Governator, comic/cartoon/whatever else it will end up being, we haven’t really be sure what he will land in terms of action roles, live action movies if anything at all. A Polish Film Distribution site posted another rumor today that has Arnold playing a sheriff in [ >> ]

“Mortal Kombat: Legacy” Web Series Finds Distributor With Machinima + First Look Clip!

Warner Bros. Digital Distribution and Machinima.com today announced they have signed an agreement to premiere and distribute the highly anticipated “Mortal Kombat: Legacy” live action digital series produced by Warner Premiere. Directed by Kevin Tancharoen (“Fame”), and starring Jeri Ryan (“Star Trek: Voyager”) as “Sonya Blade,” Michael Jai White (“The Dark Knight”) as “Major Jackson ‘Jax’ Briggs” and Darren Shahlavi [ >> ]

Other Headlines

Will and Jaden Smith to Star in M. Night Shyamalan’s Untitled Sci-Fi Adventure

Bill & Ted 3 Explores Duo Writing The Song That Saves the World

UPDATED: Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson Cast in The Hunger Games

David Gordon Green Works on Script for Remake of Ice Station Zebra

Hugh Jackman Offered Role For Snow White and The Huntsman

Andy Serkis Hired as Second Unit Director for The Hobbit

First Official Fright Night Images Show Hints of Buffy Rather Than Twilight!

TV Stories

Showtime Orders Kristen Bell’s “House of Lies” Comedy Series! Claire Danes’ “Homeland” Show Too!

Veronica Mars fans, Kristen Bell is returning to TV. On Thursday, Showtime ordered 12 episodes of House of Lies, a half-hour comedy starring Don Cheadle as a “self-loathing,” cutthroat management consultant and Bell as one of Cheadle’s razor-sharp employees. Bell is most famous for her role in the hit series Veronica Mars, which if you haven’t watched, it’s time. The whole series [ >> ]

Check New Images for Next 2 Supernatural Season 6 Episodes “My Heart Will Go On” & “Frontierland”

Supernatural has just six episodes left in season six, which means a lot of loose ends need to be tied up in a very short period of time. Now we have photos of two of the next episodes and after a lag in the major plot points “And Then There Were None” gave us a turn for the better, introducing [ >> ]

The Office Boss Carousel Continues James Spader, Catharine Tate & Ray Romano Linked To Big Job

The upcoming Season 7 finale was already set to be a star-studded affair, with Ricky Gervais, Will Arnett and Will Ferrell having booked guest slots. However, according to TVLine.com, yet another comedic trio has signed on for the episode — Ray Romano, James Spader and Catherine Tate — and now they’re all being linked with the top job? Or at [ >> ]

Watch Brand New Extended Doctor Who Season 6 Trailer!

Doctor Who Season 6 Extended trailer from BBC! The Doctor is coming to America, and the stakes have never been higher. Don’t miss the all-new season of DOCTOR WHO, starting Saturday April 23 at 9/8c only on BBC America. It has been confirmed that Matt Smith will return as the Eleventh Doctor. Producers also confirmed that Karen Gillan will return as Amy Pond and Arthur Darvill [ >> ]

Is Judd Apatow Plotting a Freaks and Geeks Reunion Film?

A source tells TV Squad, after a successful reunion at the PaleyFest last month, Judd Apatow is getting the ’Freaks and Geeks’ band back together — literally Apatow and stars Jason Segel and Seth Rogen, are currently developing a ‘Freaks’ spin-off that would revolve around the band Creation featuring characters from the series –  Daniel Desario (James Franco), Kim Kelly (Busy Philipps),  Nick Andopolis (Jason Segel) [ >> ]


That’s it for this week’s edition of The Buzz. Be sure to come back next Friday for another edition, and follow FusedFilm on Twitter and Facebook.

The Internet is full of videos related to movies, whether they be fan made, studio made, or somewhere inbetween. We regularly bring you the best, most interesting, or just plain weirdest, and today we do it again. Check out the latest viral videos after the break.

Freddie25, YouTube singer of many medleys in the past, has now created a medley of songs featured in the perennial animated show The Simpsons.

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The Tron: Legacy Blu-Ray (out on April 5th) promises to have several easter eggs, as would be expected from a film with just a vast viral campaign. We’ve already been leaked a ten minute short film titled “The Next Day”, which both fills in the gap between the two Tron films and teases the third. Now we have a short teaser called “The Dillingers’ Chat” from the same source that gives us more clues to the plot of Tron 3.

Cillian Murphy played Encom board member and software engineer Edward Dillinger in TRON: Legacy, part of the corrupt regime that cared more about profits than advancement of technology. Edward is the son of Ed Dillinger (David Warner), the main antagonist of the original TRON film. Elder Dillinger was a VP at Encom thanks to stealing Kevin Flynn’s inventions until Flynn exposed his thievery after going digital. Since the story is that Dillinger was fired from Encom and created his own company, it was surprising that his son is now on the board, creating their main product. Had the son gone rogue? According to this chat between him and his father, apparently not.

A few months ago, it was reported that new scenes, possibly even a teaser for ‘TR3N’, would be included with the DVD Extras of TRON: Legacy. At least one of those extras leaked online earlier today. The video is both a continuation and a brief summary of the viral campaign, and hints towards the confirmed third installment of the TRON series. Watch the video after the break.

The intentions of this video aren’t clear, but it could be hinting at the plot of TRON 3 or the plot of the TRON 3 viral campaign. There may be hidden images in this footage, but we haven’t found anything yet, and we’ll update this article if anything is found. Either way, It’s a pretty cool addition for those of us who the campaign.

[Thanks to @CoreyMPAnderson] TRON: Legacy hits shelves on April 5th. For our coverage of the Flynn Lives campaign, visit the viral page for Tron: Legacy.

UPDATE:

This one may have slipped past those who haven’t seen the original TRON, but one of the film’s characters makes a reappearance in this video. Roy “RAM” Kleinberg, who turns out happens to be Zack Attack from the Flynn Lives viral, is played by Dan Shor, who played the program RAM in the original film. While never revealed in TRON, we now who the user is that created the program. Here’s a picture of RAM from the original 1982 TRON.

The Internet is full of videos related to movies, whether they be fan made, studio made, or somewhere inbetween. We regularly bring you the best, most interesting, or just plain weirdest, and today we do it again. Check out the latest viral videos after the break.

What happens when you mash up Stevie Wonder’s hit 1972 song “Superstition” with footage from the classic horror film Poltergeist? This video from Jeff Yorkes. [via /Film]

If Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory was accurately remade today, it would probably take place at Apple headquarters, and College Humor imagines just that.

Speaking of Charlies, did you know that Charlie Sheen (aka Jimmy Fallon in a great impersonation) has a fragrance?

You know this week was bound to be full of Charlie Sheen parodies, so here’s two more. The Taiwanese news organization NMA is back to their computer animated antics again in their attempt to explain the recent controversy. [via The Guardian]

Everyone likes to rag on Sheen’s hit sitcom Two and a Half Men, and College Humor kicks him while he’s down, dubbing in audio from his recent strange interviews into the show.

Moviefone has a great list of the Top 50 best music scenes in film history, complete with videos. Of course Say Anything tops the list with the boombox scene.

The Disney animated television series Tron: Uprising gets its first trailer. The show is meant to bridge the gap between the two Tron movies. [via io9]

The Adjustment Bureau YouTube page has posted a short video from the film’s director George Nolfi. It’s a series of photos gathered from thousands of fans, and you can make a version with your own photos at YourLifeAdjusted.com.

That’s it for this edition of Viral Video Round Up; what did you think of the videos we featured? If you have a video that you think should be featured, let us know in the comments below.