Tron 2.0

Disney has tapped Friday Night Light's Garrett Hedlund to play the lead role in the upcoming Tron movie sequel.

Known for his roles in NBC's Friday Night Lights, Eragon, Troy and Four Brothers, the 24 year old actor from Minnesota will play as the lead character in the hunt for Jeff Bridges character in the digitized computer world.

According to {tiframe linktext:="The Hollywood Reporter" width:="850" height:="450" url:="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i4790a46c9905faf37800bb951922ec3f"}, Hedlund beat out other actors competing for the role including Ryan Gosling (The Notebook), Chris Pine (Star Trek), and Michael Stahl-David (Cloverfield). Word from {tiframe linktext:="Cineblend" width:="850" height:="450" url:="http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Tron-2-Has-A-Lead-User-11459.html"} is that the movie will be due out in 2011.

Related Links:

{tiframe linktext:="The Hollywood Reporter" width:="850" height:="450" url:="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i4790a46c9905faf37800bb951922ec3f"}
{tiframe linktext:="Cineblend" width:="850" height:="450" url:="http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Tron-2-Has-A-Lead-User-11459.html"}
Bee Sure to Bookmark BeeSight.com for complete coverage of all the buzz in movies, games and more.

Tags: tron  sequel  Garrett Hedlund  Disney  movie  news  lead