This article is about the film. For the soundtrack album, see Tron: Legacy (soundtrack).
| Tron: Legacy | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Joseph Kosinski |
| Produced by | Sean Bailey Jeffrey Silver Steven Lisberger |
| Screenplay by | Adam Horowitz Edward Kitsis |
| Story by | Adam Horowitz Edward Kitsis Brian Klugman Lee Sternthal |
| Based on | Characters by Steven Lisberger Bonnie MacBird |
| Starring | Jeff Bridges Garrett Hedlund Bruce Boxleitner Olivia Wilde Michael Sheen James Frain Beau Garrett |
| Music by | Daft Punk |
| Cinematography | Claudio Miranda |
| Editing by | James Haygood |
| Studio | LivePlanet Sean Bailey Productions |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 16, 2010 (Australia) December 17, 2010 (United States/Europe)[1][2] |
| Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $170 million[3][4] |
| Gross revenue | $363,731,000[3][5] |
| Preceded by | Tron |
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[edit] Plot
In 1989, Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), an innovative software engineer and the CEO of ENCOM International, disappears. Twenty years later, his son, Sam (Garrett Hedlund), who became ENCOM's controlling shareholder after his father's disappearance, takes little interest in the company besides an annual practical joke on the board of directors. Sam is visited by his father's friend and ENCOM executive Alan Bradley (Bruce Boxleitner), who urges Sam to investigate a mysterious page originating from Flynn's old arcade. While exploring the decrepit arcade, Sam discovers a concealed computer laboratory and unintentionally transports himself to the Grid, a virtual world inside the computer.Sam is captured and taken to the game arena, where he is pitted against Rinzler, the champion of the games. During their duel, Rinzler notices that Sam is not a Program, but rather a User. Rinzler takes Sam before Clu, a digital copy of Kevin Flynn, who rules over the Grid. Clu nearly kills Sam in a Light Cycle match before Quorra (Olivia Wilde) rescues him. Taken to a distant, off-grid hideout in the "Outlands," Sam is reunited with his father.
Flynn explains that he had been working on a new, "perfect" system and had appointed Clu as its creator. After much work, Flynn discovered a new series of sentient "isomorphic algorithms" (ISOs), self-produced Programs that carried the potential to unlock mysteries in science, religion, and medicine. Clu considered these Programs to be an imperfection and, in keeping with his directive to "create the perfect system", betrayed Flynn and had the ISOs wiped out. Flynn also revealed that while he hid from Clu, who had ambitions to reach the real world, the portal back to the real world had closed, and he became a captive inside his own creation until Sam re-opened it from the outside.
Resolving to make it back to the real world where he would be able to delete Clu, Sam makes his way back onto The Grid to find a Program named Zuse, who he believes can provide safe passage to the portal. The End of Line Club owner, Castor (Michael Sheen), is revealed to be Zuse and, instead of helping Sam, he betrays him to Clu's guards. Though Flynn and Quorra arrive just in time to help Sam escape, Quorra is grievously wounded and Zuse gains possession of Flynn's identity disc. Knowing the disc works as a master key to The Grid, Zuse attempts to use it to negotiate with Clu, but Clu simply takes it and destroys the club. Flynn and Sam save the injured Quorra and stow away aboard a freighter heading towards the portal. While Flynn heals Quorra, he reveals her to be the last surviving ISO.
The three unexpectedly arrive at a station aboard a massive warship (similar in appearance to Sark's) and encounter Rinzler. As Quorra attempts to distract him, Flynn recognizes Rinzler as the reprogrammed Tron. Elsewhere on the ship, Clu addresses his army, expressing his desire to enter the real world and "perfect" it. Sam saves Quorra from Rinzler and reclaims Flynn's disc. The trio then commandeer an aerial shuttle and escape, but they are pursued by Clu, his guards and Rinzler using Light Jets. Between Quorra's evasive flying and Sam manning the rear turret, the three manage to shoot down Clu's guards. As Rinzler moves to destroy the shuttle, he makes eye contact with Flynn and suddenly regains his true identity as Tron. Declaring: "I fight for the Users," Tron deliberately collides with Clu's Light Jet and sends the two Programs falling. Clu wrestles away Tron's spare baton and creates another Light Jet, flying off to the portal. Tron falls into the Sea of Simulation, where his armor reverts to its original blue color.
Sam, Flynn and Quorra finally reach the portal, only to find Clu blocking their path. After attempting to reason with Clu, Flynn sacrifices himself to end the impasse, pulling Clu toward him and causing the two to merge, while Sam and Quorra use Flynn's disc to travel through the portal back to the real world. Flynn and Clu merge causing a massive explosion that takes the Grid with them.
Back in the basement of Flynn's arcade, Sam saves a backup of the Grid onto his flash drive. He then meets Alan and tells him that he will start working at ENCOM, and, as the controlling interest shareholder, he will name Alan chairman of the board. Quorra meets Sam outside, and the two take off on his motorcycle. The movie ends with Sam showing Quorra the sunrise she has longed to see.
[edit] Cast
Further information: List of Tron characters
- Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn, the former CEO of ENCOM International and creator of the popular arcade game Tron, which was based on his own experiences in ENCOM's virtual environment. He disappeared in 1989 while developing "a digital frontier that will reshape humanity as we know it".[8] Bridges also portrays the film's villain, Clu (Codified Likeness Utility), a more advanced incarnation of Flynn's original hacking program of the same name. Flynn designed this version of Clu to act as an "exact duplicate of himself" within The Grid.[9]
- Garrett Hedlund as Sam Flynn, the tech-savvy 27-year-old son of Kevin Flynn and majority owner of ENCOM. While investigating his father's disappearance, Sam is transported onto The Grid himself.[6]
- Owen Best plays the seven-year-old Sam Flynn.
- Olivia Wilde as Quorra, a program, adept warrior and confidante of Kevin Flynn in The Grid. Flynn refers to her as his "apprentice," and has imparted volumes of information to her regarding the world outside of The Grid, which she longs to experience for herself. Wilde describes Quorra as being like Joan of Arc, a child warrior, with innocence and optimism, led by some greater power.[10][11][12] Her hairstyle was also influenced by singer Karen O.[10] Wilde also explained that although "[Quorra] could have just been another slinky, vampy temptress" it was important for her to appeal to both men and women.[10][12][13]
- Bruce Boxleitner as Alan Bradley, an executive consultant for ENCOM International,[14] close friend of Kevin Flynn, and a surrogate father figure for Sam.[8] After receiving a cryptic page from the office at the shuttered Flynn's Arcade, he encourages Sam to investigate its origin. In flashbacks, Boxleitner also portrays Tron, a security program developed by Bradley and one of the primary protagonists from the first film. He also voices Rinzler, a ruthless masked warrior working for Clu.
- Michael Sheen as Castor, a vivacious and renowned program in The Grid who runs the End of Line Club at the top of a tower in the system.[15] Sheen describes his performance as containing elements of performers such as: Ziggy Stardust; Joel Grey from Cabaret; and a bit of Frank-N-Furter from The Rocky Horror Show.[16][17]
- James Frain as Jarvis, Clu's right-hand program and chief intelligence officer.[18]
- Daft Punk as two masked DJ programs at Castor's End of Line Club.
- Beau Garrett as Gem, one of four programs known as Sirens. The Sirens operate The Grid game armory, equipping combatants with the armor needed to compete in the games.[19][20]
- Yaya DaCosta, Serinda Swan, and Elizabeth Mathis as the other three Sirens.
- Cillian Murphy appears in an uncredited role as Edward Dillinger Jr., head of the software design team for ENCOM. He is the son of former ENCOM Senior Executive Ed Dillinger (portrayed by David Warner in the original film).[21]
- Steven Lisberger as a bartender in the End of Line club.[21][22]
- Anis Cheurfa, a stunt actor, portrays the masked warrior Rinzler.[21][23] Rinzler is named after author and Lucasfilm Executive Editor, J.W. Rinzler.[24]
- Jeffrey Nordling as Richard Mackey, CEO of ENCOM.
[edit] Production
[edit] Development
In the late 1990s, there was speculation that Disney would make a sequel film, due to the original film's cult following. On July 29, 1999, ZDnet News reported that a Tron sequel or remake was being considered by Pixar.[25] Throughout the next several years, many unfounded rumors that a Tron sequel was in production or being developed were reported by various news websites.On January 13, 2005, Variety reported that Disney had hired Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal to write a sequel to Tron.
While the trailer did not confirm that a Tron sequel was in production, it showed that Disney was serious about a sequel. In an interview with Sci-Fi Wire, Bridges revealed that the test footage was not likely to appear in the finished movie.[26]
On July 23, 2009, Disney revealed the current title at their Comic-Con 3D panel. Jeff Bridges explains that the title is in reference to the story's theme: "It's basically a story about a son's search for his father." They also showed a trailer similar to the one shown at Comic-Con 2008, with updated visuals. At the time, the film just wrapped production and they had a year of post production ahead of them. Because none of the footage from inside the computer world was finished, they premiered concept images from the production. Art included the recognizer, which has been updated from the original film. Concept photos were also shown of Disc Wars, which has also been revised from the original film into a 16-game tournament. The arena is set-up so that the game court organically changes, and all 16 games are going on at the same time. The boards also combine in real time until the last two Disc warriors are connected.[citation needed]
Light cycles make a return,[27][28] with new designs by Daniel Simon.[29] According to the press conference at Comic-Con 2009, a new vehicle appears called a "Light Runner," a two-seat version of the light cycle. It is said to be very fast, and has the unique ability to go off The Grid on its own power. We also get a glimpse at Kevin Flynn's own cycle, a "Second Generation Light Cycle" designed in 1989 by Flynn and is "still the fastest thing on The Grid." It incorporates some of the look of both films.[30] The movie also features theatrical 7.1 surround sound.
The original character of Yori does not appear in the sequel; nor does her user, Dr. Lora Baines, even though the film refers to Alan Bradley being married to Lora. According to online media Sci Fi Wire: "Fans have been lobbying for actress Cindy Morgan to be in the movie." There are active campaigns online, such as "Yori Lives" on Facebook, which is independent of Morgan herself. "All I know is what I'm seeing online," Morgan said. "I am so thrilled and touched and excited about the fan reaction and about people talking about the first one and how it relates to the second one. I can't tell you how warm a feeling I get from that. It just means so much." No one from Tron: Legacy had contacted Morgan, and she did not directly speak with anyone from the Joseph Kosinski-directed sequel.[31] As Dr. Lora Baines, Cindy Morgan had appeared with Bruce Boxleitner (as Alan Bradley) at the Encom Press Conference in San Francisco, April 2, 2010.
[edit] Writing
Bridges brought on board Bernie Glassman, a Zen Buddhist, to consult on the story and add spiritual subtext.[32][33] The film's director and producers met with science consultants provided by the Science & Entertainment Exchange to create a "strong science foundation at key moments in the film." [34][edit] Filming
Filming began in Vancouver, British Columbia in April 2009.[35] Stage shooting for the film took place at the Canadian Motion Picture Park studio in south Burnaby. Most of the film was filmed in 3D, as was the teaser. The film's beginning portions were shot in 2D.[36] 40 minutes of the film were vertically enhanced for IMAX.[37] Digital Domain was contracted to work on the visual effects.[38]In April 2009, pictures were leaked onto the Internet showing actors in blue skintight suits. The design of the suits is reminiscent of the outfits worn by the actors in the original film.[39] Director Kosinski also revealed that the faces of the younger Flynn, as well as Clu 2, were created entirely in CG.[40]
In some sequences the image shows a fine mesh pattern and some blurring. That is not interference or a production fault, but indicates that that sequence is a flashback and to simulate an older form of video representation technology.
Stunt work on the film was designed and coordinated by 87eleven. Olivia Wilde described it as an honor to train with them.[13] 87eleven also designed and trained fight sequences for 300 and Watchmen.[10]
[edit] Music
Main article: Tron: Legacy (soundtrack)
Electronic music duo Daft Punk composed the film score.[41] At the time of the 2009 Comic-Con, it was revealed they composed 24 tracks for the film.[42] When Kosinski was asked why he decided to have Daft Punk do the film score, he replied, "How could you not at least go to those guys?"[43] Kosinski referred to the score as being a mixture of orchestral and electronic elements.[44] Olivia Wilde stated that the duo may be involved with future promotional events.[42] A teaser trailer features Daft Punk and their track "Derezzed" from the soundtrack.[45] The film score features an 85-piece orchestra, recorded at AIR Lyndhurst Studios in London.[46] A soundtrack album of the film was released on December 6, 2010. A deluxe edition of the album was also released that includes a poster of Daft Punk from the film.[47] The songs "Separate Ways" by Journey and "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Eurythmics are also featured in the film. Daft Punk's score was arranged and orchestrated by Joseph Trapanese.[48] Jason Bentley served as the film's music supervisor.[49][edit] Sound effects
Crowd effects for the gaming arena were recorded at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International. During one of the Tron: Legacy panels, the crowd was given instruction via a large video screen while techs from Skywalker Sound recorded the performance. The audience performed chants and stomping effects similar to what is heard in modern sports arenas.[50][edit] Marketing
A ninth viral site, homeoftron.com, was found. It portrays some of the history of Flynn's Arcade as well as a fan memoir section.[53] On December 19, 2009 a new poster was revealed, along with the second still from the movie.[54] Banners promoting the film paved the way to the 2010 Comic-Con convention center, making this a record third appearance for the film at the annual event.[55] On October 19, 2010, a new banner was revealed, combining segments from the original Tron poster in it. In the poster, Sam reaches out for his disk in the air, with Quorra by his side in the world of Tron.
The first theatrical trailer was released on March 5, 2010 with Alice in Wonderland, the trailer was also on Toy Story 3. Plus, a few featured scenes with Sam, Flynn and the Tron world. The second trailer was attached to Step Up 3D. Another trailer was attached to Resident Evil: Afterlife one was also attached to Jackass 3D. On November 9, 2010, a new trailer was released. Sneak previews of the film aired on November 5 on Disney Channel during new episodes of The Suite Life on Deck and Pair of Kings.
Disney also partnered with Coke Zero to promote Tron: Legacy. Said promotion included promotional in-store standees, as well as Tron: Legacy logos and character art on Coke Zero cans, bottles, and 2-liters, as well as pre-movie advertisements at movie theater chains, and extensive promotional material on the official Coke Zero website.[56][57][citation needed]
[edit] Theme parks and attractions
At the Disneyland Resort in California, a nighttime dance party named "ElecTRONica" premiered on October 8, 2010 and is still continued, in the Hollywood Pictures Backlot at Disney California Adventure.[59] Winners of America's Best Dance Crew, Poreotics, perform at ElecTRONica. As part of ElecTRONica, a sneak peek with scenes from the film is shown in 3D with additional in-theater effects in the MuppetVision theater.
On October 29, 2010, the nighttime show World of Color at Disney California Adventure began soft-openings after its second show of a Tron: Legacy themed encore using a Daft Punk music piece titled "The Game Has Changed" from the movie soundtrack, using new effects and projections on Paradise Pier attractions. The encore officially premiered on November 1, 2010.[60]
On December 12, 2010 The show Extreme Makeover Home Edition as part of a house rebuild constructed a Tron: Legacy themed bedroom for one of the occupants young boys. The black painted room not only consisted of life sized Tron city graphics but glowing blue line graphics on the walls, floor and furniture, a desk with glowing red lit Recognizers for the legs and a Tron suit inspired desk chair, a Lightcycle shaped chair with blue lighting accents, projection mural system that projects Tron imagery on a glass wall partition, laptop computer, flat panel television, several Tron Legacy action figures, a daybed in black and shimering dark blue and blue overhead lit panels.[61][62][citation needed]
Disney was involved with the Ice Hotel in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden through association with designers Ian Douglas-Jones at I-N-D-J and Ben Rousseau to create "The Legacy of the River", a high-tech suite inspired by Tron: Legacy. The suite uses electroluminescent wire to capture the art style of the film. It consists of over 60 square meters of 100mm thick ice equating to approximately six tons. 160 linear meters of electroluminescent wire were routed out, sandwiched and then glued with powdered snow and water to create complex geometric forms. The Ice Hotel is expected to get 60,000 visitors for the season which lasts December 2010 through April 2011.[63]
On November 19, 2010, the Tron: Legacy Pop Up Shop opened at Royal-T Cafe and Art Space in Culver City, California. The shop featured many of the collaborative products created as tie ins with the movie from brands such as Oakley, Hurley and Adidas. The space was decorated in theme and the adjacent cafe had a tie in menu with Tron inspired dishes. The shop remained open until December 23, 2010.[64]
[edit] Electronics and toys
Electronics and toy lines inspired by the movie were released during fall 2010.[65][edit] Video games
A tie-in video game, entitled Tron: Evolution, was released on December 7, 2010.[66] The story sits between the original Tron film and Tron: Legacy. Teaser trailers were released in November 2009, while a longer trailer was shown during the Spike Video Game Awards on December 12, 2009. IGN reviewed the Playstation 3 version of the game but gave it only a "passable" 6 out of 10.[67]There was also a game for the iOS devices (iPhone, iPod, and iPad) called LightBike 1 and 2 and there was another game for the iOS devices (iPhone, iPod, and iPad) for the movie.[68]
Disney commissioned N-Space to develop a series of multiplayer games based on Tron Legacy for the Wii console.[69] Propaganda Games developed a single player adventure game for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.[69]
Custom Tron branded gaming controllers have been released for Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Wii. IGN reviewed the controllers giving them a "great" score of 8.5 out of 10.[70]
Tron fans have developed an open-source light-cycle game, in honor of both the original movie and Tron: Legacy, called TR2N Origins.[71]
[edit] Graphic novel
A tie-in 128-page graphic novel Tron: Betrayal was released by Disney Press on November 16, 2010.[72] It includes an 11 page retelling of the original Tron story in addition to a story fitting between the original film and Tron: Legacy. IGN reviewed the comic and gave it a "passable" score of 6.5 out of 10.[73][edit] Screenings and release
On October 28, 2010, a 23-minute preview of the movie was screened on many IMAX theaters all over the world. The tickets for this event were sold out within an hour on October 8. Stand-by tickets for the event were also sold shortly before the presentation started. Original merchandise from the movie was also available for sale.Some of the clips included in the presentation were seen in many of the film's trailers, but in complete form. That same day, a clip was released via the internet and the iTunes Store where Quorra apparently saved Sam in her lightrunner. Later, more scenes such as Sam encountering his father in the Tron world, and Sam geared up by the Sirens, were released. On November 20, a new clip was released where Sam and Alan Bradley met at Sam's apartment talking about his father, Kevin Flynn.
Announced through the official Tron Facebook page, the red carpet premiere of the film was broadcast live on the internet.[74] Tron Legacy was released in theaters on December 17, 2010, in the United States and United Kingdom. The film was originally set to be released in the UK on December 26, 2010, but was brought forward due to high demand. According to the latest trailer, the film will be presented in IMAX 3D and Disney Digital 3D. The film will also be released with D-BOX motion code in select theaters and released in 50 Iosono-enhanced cinemas, creating "3D sound".[75]
On December 10, 2010, in Toronto, Canada, a special premiere was hosted by George Strombolopolous organized through Twitter, open to the first 100 people who showed up at the CN Tower. After the movie ended the tower was lit up blue to mirror The Grid.[76][77]
On December 13, 2010, in select cities all over the United States, a free screening of the entire film in 3D was available to individuals on a first come, first serve basis. Free "Flynn Lives" pins were handed out to the attendees. The announcement of the free screenings was made on the official Flynn Lives Facebook page.[78][79]
[edit] Reception
[edit] Critical response
Tron: Legacy has received mixed reviews from film critics. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of Rotten 49% based on 213 reviews, with an average score of 5.8/10.[80] The site's consensus stated, "Tron: Legacy boasts dazzling visuals, but its human characters and story get lost amidst its state-of-the-art production design."[80] Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score in the 0-100 range based on reviews from mainstream critics, calculated an average score of 49% for the film, based on reviews from 40 critics.[81]Roger Ebert gave a positive review of Tron: Legacy giving it 3 out of 4 stars. He describes the film as a light show that "plays to the eyes and ears more than the mind" and he further praises the 3D and computer generated younger version of Jeff Bridges noting that "both [Tron] films, made so many years apart, can fairly lay claim to being state of the art." Ebert calls the plot a catastrophe, although he describes Jeff Bridges' performance as effective given the preposterous material, and credits the other actors for bringing humanity to their roles.[82] Kyle Smith of the New York Post calls the film an "eyeball party" in praise of the visuals. The score by Daft Punk he says "surpasses magnificence" containing the qualities of the thundering work by Hans Zimmer on The Dark Knight and also of retro-’80s synthesizer music. Smith complains about the writing, calling it "buggy storytelling" and describing the one liners as "idiot speak", but ultimately he gave the film a score of 3 out of 4.[83]
Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly describes Joseph Kosinski's direction is "just intriguing enough to leave you hoping that when Sam finally locates his father ... the story will really take off" but is disappointed that it turns out a little too much like a bad old "trapped on Planet X" type of science fiction story. Gleiberman describes the landscapes as looking "like Blade Runner after gentrification" and praises the fluidity and elegance of the special effects, as well as the music admitting he "grooved on the look and the atmosphere" for much of the film. Bridges' beatnik Zen performance is likened to "a weary cyber version of the Dude" while he describes the role of Olivia Wilde as "pretty standard punk-arm-candy posing". He notes the film "injects you into a luminous action matrix and asks you to be happy with the ride" but is disappointed as it is another Hollywood film being overly consumed by its own effects.[84] Josh Tyler of Cinemablend praised the film's 3D technical merits.[85] Scott Tobias of The AV Club gave the film a D+ rating. Although he praises the cutting edge special effects but in an attempt to reach greatness the film takes itself too seriously and becomes dry and lacking in any joy.[86]
Michelle Alexandria of Eclipse Magazine gave a positive review, stating that she "loved the [film's] story";[87] Kurt Loder of Reason magazine praises the slick work of director Kosinski and credits his undergraduate architectural studies which bring a monumental quality to the (IMAX) film. Impressed by the original vision he sees echoes of Fritz Lang's Metropolis and elements of Kubrick, noting that Castor's night club is "pure Milk bar". He praises the film for being realized at a high level and "about as brainy as this kind of genre fun gets".[88] Rossiter Drake of 7x7 writes that Tron: Legacy is "Buoyed by its story, sometimes convoluted but hard to resist".[89] Pete Hammond of Box Office Magazine also praised the story, noting that "Tron Legacy doesn't let Sam wander through this CGI enhanced universe without some sort of emotional payoff" and "Legacy's great story and acting are matched by great effects".[90]
[edit] Box office
Based on pre-release audience surveys Tron Legacy was expected to take in $50 million at the box office in its opening weekend.[91] It grossed $17.5 million in the United States and Canada on the first day, reaching $44 million by the end of the weekend and ranked #1 at the box office during its opening weekend, above Yogi Bear and How Do You Know. As of February 4, 2011, the film has grossed $167,731,000 in the United States and Canada and $196,000,000 internationally for a worldwide total of $363,731,000.[3][5][edit] Home media
Tron: Legacy will be released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in North America on April 5th, 2011.[92] The film will be released in multiple packages, including deluxe editions with Blu-ray 3D, a digital copy and a copy of the original Tron.[92][edit] Awards and nominations
Tron: Legacy received an award for "Best Original Score" from the Austin Film Critics Association.[93] The film was also nominated for "Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film" by the Art Directors Guild,[94] and for "Sound Editing" by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[95]Award | Ceremony Date | Recipient | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83rd Academy Awards[95] | February 27, 2011 | Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague | Best Sound Editing | Pending |
| Art Directors Guild[94] | February 5, 2011 | Darren Gilford | Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film | Pending |
| Austin Film Critics Association[93] | December 22, 2010 | Daft Punk | Best Original Score | Won |
| Costume Designers Guild[96] | February 22, 2011 | Michael Wilkinson and Christine Bieselin Clark | Excellence in Fantasy Film | Pending |
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