Disney is pulling out all the stops to roll back the years for Jeff Bridges in Tron 2.0, after they reportedly flew him to Canada for digitization. It is nearly 27 years since the original film, and they are keen to de-age the actor for scenes that show the aged Flynn interacting with his younger self.
This clone plotline was demonstrated by preview test footage shown at 2008's Comic-Con, which had a beardy and true-age Bridges watching over his younger self racing.
The process will involve plaster casting Bridges to form a 3D model. This will then be used to form a youthful visage to be superimposed onto a body double in post production. It's a similar process to that used in X-Men: The Last Stand on Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen to de-age them by 20 years.
Tron 2.0 co-stars **Tron **original Bruce Boxleitner, as well as John Hurt, Karl Urban and relative newcomers Olivia Wilde and Garrett Hedlund. The film begins shooting in spring this year for a 2011 release.