Here comes the breakout role. Most people reading this probably recognize Garrett Hedlund for his starring role in 2010's "TRON: Legacy." It's directed by Joseph Kosinsky and stars Jeff Bridges, who reprises his original role as Kevin Flynn, creator of the virtual reality called "The Grid." Set 20 years after the original, "TRON: Legacy" follows Kevin's son Sam, played by Hedlund, who must venture into The Grid to investigate Kevin's mysterious disappearance. Along the way, he runs into a villainous AI, also played by Bridges, that wants to escape The Grid and impose its will on the real world.
It wasn't easy for Hedlund to land the role. As Kosinsky explained during the film's making-of featurette, "It's a hard role to fill, to play the son of Kevin Flynn, the son of Jeff Bridges. You need to have that unique combination of intelligence, wit, humor, and a certain look, and a certain physicality. And I think Garrett embodies all of those things."
Producer Sean Bailey added that the film's production team did a worldwide search, considering hundreds of actors for the role. "Garrett won a pretty Darwinian process," Bailey said.
