Independent studio turns Disney's 'Tron' into video game

Paris: Spearheading a small independent studio, British video game developer Mike Bithell has been writing his latest brainchild, an adaptation of Dis...

Paris: Spearheading a small independent studio, British video game developer Mike Bithell has been writing his latest brainchild, an adaptation of Disney's sci-fi saga "Tron" unveiled earlier this week.

The original Oscar-nominated film "Tron", which came out in 1982, tells the story of Kevin Flynn, a programmer who gets trapped in a virtual world created by a computer and attempts to escape.

"I'm very interested in artificial intelligence, computers, robots, aliens, so it was the right fit," Bithell told AFP of his excitement about making a video game version of "Tron".

A remake of the classic motion picture, which rose to fame due to its distinctive retrofuturist ambiance and pioneering visual special effects, will hit theatres in 2025.

"I wore out the VHS tape of Tron because... as a kid I loved it," recalled the developer, who said he and US entertainment giant Disney had been looking for "opportunities to work together for a little while".