Disney has decided not to make Tron 3 after all, according to Variety. The film had been set up to start filming in Vancouver this fall (see “Disney Plans ‘Tron 3’”) with the stars from Tron: Legacy (see “Stars Return for ‘Tron 3’”).
The reason was Disney’s crowded slate, according to the report, which includes not only its own live action films, including The Jungle Book, Alice: Through the Looking Glass, and Beauty and the Beast, but also films from Marvel, Lucasfilm, and Pixar. And, of course, Tron: Legacy did only $400 million worldwide against a budget of $170 million, so it wasn’t a big winner (the studio gets 50% or less of the box office).