Jul 25 2008This is Not the 'Tron 2' Title. It Can't Be. Seriously?
Yesterday, a surprise clip shown at Comic Con gave attendees their first glimpse at Disney's sequel to Tron. Besides revealing that Jeff Bridges was willing to reduce himself to reprising his role, the most insanely stupid title ever was unveiled.
Can you guess which of these ridiculous options it is? (Hint: it's far more ludicrous than the Fast and Furious title, including all the fakes ones I made up.)
- Tron 2.0
- Trn
- 2ron
- Tr2n
- 2222 2 (Tron 2)
- Tron.blogspot.com
- YouTron
- Tron's MySpace Account
- 2 Tron 2 Tronious
- inTRONet
- Tron. You know, Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner... Tron! Ask your dad or something.
It's Tr2n! TR2N! How is this acceptable? A "2" is not an "O". In no way is a "2" an "O". The reason zero is able to be represented by a circle, similar to an "O", is that there is no way of confusing it with another number, such as a two, because they look nothing alike. Are they serious about this? I really think they should consider inTRONet.
‘Tron’ Sequel Teaser Revealed, Jeff Bridges Returns For ‘Tr2n’ [MTV]
Reader Comments
1. Morono - July 25, 2008 12:28 PM
LOL this is ridiculous
2. SandraB - July 25, 2008 12:38 PM
yay for inTRONet
3. emily - July 25, 2008 12:38 PM
I thought Tron 2.0 would actually have been pretty good. Looks like they're taking typography tips from the guy who did Se7en.
4. HoboCode - July 25, 2008 12:42 PM
Wh@1 1h3 Fu7k?
5. HOLOCRON - July 25, 2008 12:52 PM
maybe they mean for it to be "TRAN"...
...as in "tranny-wreck".
6. troy - July 25, 2008 1:10 PM
tron guy better be in this movie or else its crap
7. KC - July 25, 2008 1:18 PM
2ron seems like the obvious choice since it's phonetically correct.
tr-two-n is hard to say.
8. Tom - July 25, 2008 1:18 PM
Wasn't TRON 2.0 already the name of the videogame?
http://buenavistagames.go.com/product/tronPC.html
9. Priest - July 25, 2008 1:28 PM
how would you even say TR2N out loud anyways?
"hey guys you up for seeing 'trr-two-on? Coolness!!"
10. Superevil - July 25, 2008 1:51 PM
Tron 2: FIF!!!
11. kenny - July 25, 2008 1:53 PM
I read it as 2 Tron 2 Trurious and unfortunately I have to say that that's funnier
12. Manny - July 25, 2008 2:25 PM
The marketing genius behind the name of the movie is clearly Vietnamese.....
TR-TWO-N was my GF"s name in high school and she and her sister used to gang tackle my nut sack like the deprived refugees they were.
13. B - July 25, 2008 3:03 PM
i believe TR2N is pronounced 'TROON'. Gee..why don't they just kick us Tron fans in the balls and shoot our dogs.
14. ClickHereHater - July 25, 2008 3:09 PM
Excuse while I go wash my face with broken glass.
15. The Real Grape Ape - July 25, 2008 3:44 PM
Blasphemy! If it wasn't for TR1N, you'd all be typing on typewriters and staring at vacuum tube TVs broadcasting ANIMALYMPICS reruns.
TR2N will be glorious, like the hole i visit during my lunch break.
TR3N will be even glorious-er, but TR4N will suck because 4 is unlucky.
time for lunch...
16. katra - July 25, 2008 3:48 PM
probably got inspired by SE7EN
17. whisht - July 25, 2008 3:55 PM
but what about:
Tron and Tronner
Barack Tron (as in "elect tron")
Tronned
Tronny and Susannah (a UK thing)
Trontium Dog (another really bad 2000AD crossover)
and surely...... XTronNet?
18. Snoodle - July 25, 2008 3:59 PM
*shrugs* I'm alright with TR2N. ...but now that you've said it I wish it was called '2 Tron 2 Tronious'...
19. slickypete - July 25, 2008 4:38 PM
lol, TURTOON!
Say it with me... TUUUUR-TOOOON.
20. Eddy - July 25, 2008 4:44 PM
I'm sure the screenshot of Tron is more appropriate, but why are we spared a picture of Tron-costume-man?
21. Scillaen - July 25, 2008 4:44 PM
Shouldnt it be Tr1n? you know since 1 is 2 in binary? at least that would make a modicum of sense to the geeks of the world
22. nlag - July 25, 2008 7:23 PM
2 Tron 2 Tronious was my favourite title... well done mate.!!
23. Joey - July 25, 2008 8:03 PM
I don't care what they call it as long as it's good. The first one was a ground-breaking masterpiece. They're going to have to have a serious CGI budget to make this one the same. What are the chances of that happening? Probably not good, but after reading the description of the teaser I'm very interested to see what the preview looks like.
I also agree that Jeff Bridges had to be in this, so I'm they made the right decision there. Anyway, what else has he been doing lately? Time to get back to those roots, man! That was the movie that put you on the map for aging geeks everywhere. Well, that and Starman. :)
24. Spanky McFadden - July 26, 2008 12:00 AM
What about Trizzy Trizon Part Tiz-Ew?
25. Rexamillian - July 26, 2008 2:27 AM
For your consideration...
Episode II: Attack of the Trons
The Tron Supremacy
The Tron Knight
Harold and Kumar Escape from Tron
Legally Tron 2
Tron's Twelve
Tron Raider 2
26. Lock Lamora - July 26, 2008 5:51 AM
Trwnage
27. rfdsfds - July 26, 2008 7:39 AM
i heard the whole story was fake...there was no tron 2 trailer or even a mention of the whole thing...which sorta makes sense
28. bigjerm - July 26, 2008 12:09 PM
that makes as much asense as Thir13en Ghosts... but at least the 3 in thir13en looks like an e. why put the number inside the number? stupid.
it should be called "tron again: the shareware files"
29. Teh J - July 26, 2008 1:58 PM
Uh...1 in binary is 1. 10 is 2.
30. Jinjar - July 26, 2008 3:59 PM
NuTron
31. Doc - July 26, 2008 4:15 PM
"Tr2n" is not that bad, typographically, but people will just call it "Tron 2". "NuTron" is gold!
They should be forced to shoot it in a Lazer Tag battle room with no CG...
32. Doc - July 26, 2008 4:16 PM
But of course the best possible title is:
Tron 2: Electric Boogaloo
33. Matt - July 26, 2008 10:25 PM
Have you guys seen the trailer yet? I, personally, think it looks fuckin dope. Here is a pretty poor quality cam taken Comic Con...if you look really close at the screen (and the camera zooms in halfway through) you can pretty much see whats going on very well. Looks awesome!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=DTD_Ej-oPSw
34. Francis Ford Coppola - July 27, 2008 2:26 AM
I 2unno a2ou2 2he res2 of you 2uys bu2 I li2e 2he new 2i2le.
35. Bobeyo - July 27, 2008 11:58 AM
Tr2n? That... that's... what the hell were they THINKING? Even 2ron would have been acceptable over that, although the most logical retarded number-within-the-title title would be T2ON since at least the 2 could be made to look like an R.
People are so retarded these days.
36. slugworthy - July 28, 2008 11:03 AM
i look forward to the scene where they scan tron.
37. momboelitist - July 28, 2008 1:03 PM
I Think 2ron would work.
38. Cottonmouth - July 30, 2008 1:15 AM
TR2N works. Watch the trailer at getthebigpicture.net
Look at the style of the lettering. The top of the 2 looks like to top of the O in the word TRON. In Times New Roman, it looks like hell, but in the movie trailer, the style looks right.
39. igoclick - August 4, 2008 6:03 PM
its easy to understand... if "1" is the first response in binary, and "0" is the second response, the "2" is the "0"... i'm sure this makes more sense in hollywood, after all figured out "se7en" somehow.
40. dude - August 19, 2008 11:23 AM
Hilarious! Good work. Great comments.
By the way, I vote for: Tron 2: Electric Boogaloo.