But if Kosinskis feeling any pressure, he certainly doesnt show it.

The footage Ive seen so far looks amazing.

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Even the rough stuff we showed?

Even the rough stuff.

I suppose its getting that creative distance after working on it for so long, too.

Yeah, its three years in.

But I know on a movie like this, its all about the final polish.

Its all about the final sound mix, its all about finishing all those effects.

So I assume thats intentional, that you dont want to reveal any of that too soon?

Its all about experiencing stuff in the theatre.

Its important to market the film and get the right message out about it, you know?

Because I think theres a lot of misconceptions about what the movie is, because itsTronand becauseTronis a videogame.

As your first feature, did you feel a weight of expectation when taking on a name likeTron?

I felt pressure on every short film I worked on, and every commercial I worked on.

So this is just on a much bigger scale, and working with many more people.

2001was a hugely influential film.

Did you come up with the visuals ideas before the story, or vice versa?

It was very much a parallel process.

The way we made this film was very different from most.

I think its a smart way to do a movie like this.

Did it help you creatively?

WithoutBenjamin Button, I dont think wed have been able to do what weve done in this movie.

Theres nothing more difficult than creating a human being.

Its our biggest challenge on the movie, and weve set the bar very high.

But I think, when you see Clu in the context of the film, itll work well.

Has makingTron: Legacybeen similarly painstaking?

Gosh, I dont know.

Obviously, theres thousands of man hours put into every second of this movie, for sure.

The original Tron pushed numerous technical boundaries.

What boundaries do you thinkLegacyhas pushed?

Thats the most important thing, for me that were telling a story that couldnt be told before.

Thats what Im most interested in pushing.

Youve done promos forGears Of WarandHalo, of course do you see this as just an extension of those?

Maybe in terms of the technology we used, yeah.

But it definitely played a role.

The originalTronwas directed by Steve Lisberger, whos co-producer onLegacy.

What was his capacity?

Was he involved from an early stage?

We describe him as a kind of Obi Wan Kenobi, you know?

Wheres his character gone, do you think?

Joseph Kosinski, thank you very much!