The 3D high-tech/digital adventure follows Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund), the tech-savvy 27-year-old son of Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges, reprising his role from the first movie). While investigating the disappearance of his father, Sam finds himself pulled into the same world of fierce programs and gladiator-type games where his father’s been living for 25 years.

The movie also features Bruce Boxleitner, Olivia Wilde, Beau Garrett, and John Hurt. The electronic music duo Daft Punk is working on the score.

Check out the trailer and see what you think:

Image: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

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Nope, it’s "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo," a family film being fast tracked by the studio. I’m still holding out hope for a "Finding Nemo" sequel, but this sounds like a fun movie, too.

It’ll be a departure for McG, who most recently helmed "Terminator: Salvation," which had multiple studios vying for his next project. Sean Bailey ("Tron") is producing with McG’s Wonderland Sound and Vision.

Penned by Bill Marsilli, the film will tell the beginning of the famous Captain Nemo, and how he created his warship, the Nautilus. The characters come from the Jules Verne novel.

The original 1954 film was the first live-action film made by Walt Disney, who famously bet his studio on a movie best remembered for the giant squid scene. It became the second-highest grossing film that year and won three Oscars. And if you’ve been to a Disney theme park in recent years, you’ve probably seen some of the various Nemo rides.

Disney hopes to begin production this year.

Image: McG, We Are Marshall, Warner Bros., 2006

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He’s had roles in "Troy," "Friday Night Lights," "Four Brothers," and "Eragon," and also starred opposite Lindsay Lohan, Jane Fonda and Felicity Huffman in "Georgia Rule."

Remember the original "Tron," the 1982 cult classic? It starred Bruce Boxleitner as a computer hacker who was abducted into a computer and forced to participate in gladiator-type games. His only chance of escape rested in a heroic security program.

Gee, I kind of feel like that pretty much every day – like I’ve been abducted by my computer and forced to live in its world. But hey, it pays the bills, so I can’t complain!

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Hedlund is an interesting choice, because he’s been on the edge of hitting it big in the industry for a while. This movie could do the trick, because it has a huge fan base already built in, and they’ve got a $150 million budget, which I’m sure will include lots of cool special effects.

Jeff Bridges is reprising the role of Flynn – that’s cool! – who was a computer programmer but ended up as the CEO of a software corporation. Olivia Wilde and Beau Garrett have also been cast in the project, which was known as "Tron 2" and "Tr2n" but is now going simply by "Tron" (thankfully).

Image: Garrett Hedlund, Friday Night Lights, Universal Pictures, 2004

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