Tron Press Conference

Screencrave.com interview with Garrett Hedlund.

For Garrett and Olivia, what was your entry point to Tron? Was it something that you watched growing up?

Garrett Hedlund: It’s kind of unique how I did it because I was working on my first film and I’d ended up watching Tron for the first time in Malta on a balcony in an alley, and you sort of have this slight kind of instinct at some point. There’s something really going on about Watchmen and about working with all the guys, I was really excited that way, I was really moved when somebody introduced me, I was kind of — it was a great time and even more sort of surreal to be working with all these guys, it’s crazy for me.

Olivia Wilde: Well Garret and I were both released after Tron was released so I was aware that because it because sort of a phenomenon in the culture obviously, I think I was first aware when it was referenced in different music videos, games, TV shows, I think T-Shirts, I probably saw a Tron T-Shirt before I saw the movie, and the first time I really watched it carefully was before the meeting with Joe. I admit, but I’m glad I did, it holds up, I mean right now that retro-funky look that it has is just as cool to watch, I think. It was revolutionary for its time, and we’re revolutionary for our time so it’s very, very exciting for us.
Garrett what was the most demanding of you, physically or for your character?

Garrett: Maybe next year you’ll get a better glimpse, but once in the Tron world, you know it’s fantastic and it looks amazing every time it’s onscreen especially in 3-D, but for two months straight of, you know, all day everyday, you being in this, you start forgetting what it was like film the film with just jeans and a T-Shirt, but physically you’re grueling just day after day and either the cable works or the certain stunts we had to do, you know the most minimal of stuff, can be very tedious and just taking one knee and holding your arms out straight is tough. It just looks great.