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One of the better animated feature films of last year was Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph. The animated video game-centric movie was a big hit for the Mouse House and was nominated for an Academy Award. It seems like its sequel will feature a cameo appearance from our favorite gaming early 80s computer program.

In an interview with ComingSoon.net, Wreck-It Ralph director Rich Moore admitted that he would love to have Tron pop up somewhere in the film’s sequel. Moore continued to say that he originally wanted Tron in the first film but was unable to lock down a deal to get him in the movie. It probably had something to do with getting trapped in the grid. Moore revealed,

I can’t specifically remember why that didn’t happen,” Moore said. “Of course, with a sequel, I’m hoping that we can find a way to see Tron himself in that movie.

It’s unclear how difficult it was to secure Tron for Wreck-It Ralph, but considering both properties sport the Disney brand, it wouldn’t be too difficult to imagine. Along with Tron, Moore explained that he would also like Nintendo’s icon and mascot Mario in the Wreck-It Ralph sequel as well.

While Joseph Kosinski is getting ready for the release of his new sci-fi film Oblivion starring Tom Cruise in about four months, the director has big plans for the upcoming Tron 3, which was recently announced by Disney. Kosinski wants to explore the Grid and the world of Tron for multiple films, not just Tron 3.

In an interview, Kosinski spoke about how excited he was for starting to work on Tron 3 after Oblivion premieres next April. He wants to make the third film the Empire Strikes Back of the Tron film series. If that were the case, would the original Tron from 1982 be a prequel? Kosinski revealed…

Obviously we hinted some things at the end of Legacy, it’s kind of there for people to see what that potential is. So we just want to make sure that we have a script that delivers on that promise on an epic scale. He continued, I’ve said it would have to be our Empire Strikes Back for me to come back and for me to pull the whole team back together. I think we do have that idea. We do have the idea that feels big and really blows the doors off this franchise. It’s hinted at promises of something for two movies now, for thirty years, so it’s time to deliver on that.

Mash-ups are all the rage. It makes a certain amount of sense. After all, how better for science fiction fans who have a deep devotion to more than one property to express their undying love for multiple franchises. Who says you can’t love both Star Trek and Star Wars equally and purely?

Case in point, take this pair of images, from Café Madruga, that take a few little snippets from George Lucas’ Star Wars saga, and combine it just a dash of neon from the world of Tron.

While TRON Legacy wasn’t anything to write home about in the storyline department, the visuals were gorgeous, it had a great soundtrack, and it helped remind audiences that none of us will ever be truly satisfied in our lives until we have light cycles to drive. Still, until we can reverse engineer that dematerialization gun and export ourselves a light cycle (and Olivia Wilde) straight from the Grid, why not just TRON-ify the vehicles we already have? That seems to be the thinking behind this little beauty, a custom Chevy Camaro with a snazzy TRON wrap.