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Olivia Wilde and Garrett Hedlund returning for 'Tron 3'

The news comes weeks after it was reported that the third installment of the sci-fi thriller was slated to begin production in the fall.

By Veronica Linares
Olivia Wilde will reprise her role as Quorra in the forthcoming Tron: Legacy sequel. File photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
1 of 3 | Olivia Wilde will reprise her role as Quorra in the forthcoming Tron: Legacy sequel. File photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, April 8 (UPI) -- Olivia Wilde and Garrett Hedlund are returning for the Tron: Legacy sequel.

According to The Hollywood Reporter the actors will reprise their characters as Sam Flynn (Hedlund) and Quorra (Wilde) from the 2010 film.

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The news comes weeks after it was reported that the third installment of the sci-fi thriller was slated to begin production in the fall.

The original Tron film was released in 1982 featuring Jeff Bridges as a young computer hacker who is abducted into a digital world and forced to partake in gladiatorial games, where he finds an ally in a heroic security program. The new version, Tron: Legacy was released in 2010 and followed Sam Flynn as he looked for his father in the digital world he designed.

Tron 3 has been in development at Disney for five years. There is no word on wether Bridges will return for the sequel.

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