Last weekend was the crucible of Comic-Con, and no fewer than one billion trillion news stories came out of the convention aimed directly at your sensibilities as an audience member. We weren’t the only site on the block that had coverage of course, and hopefully you read more than a few of our peers (because there really are some great sites out there). You were most likely inundated with new information about the movies hitting theaters soon or in the next year. Did any of it change your mind? Was there a movie you were dying to see that you cooled on? Was there a movie that landed on your radar for the first time? Is your confidence renewed in anything?

Comic-Con 2010 has come and gone, and it all ended with a big burst of fireworks. It may not have started that way or seen them in the middle, but the finale still captured our attention and had our eyes looking upward. There were huge, big-budget movies there. There were tiny, independent films. There were remakes, surprisingly no Spider-Man reboots, a few comic book properties, and movies there that had no business being there. This isn’t a list of what movies people are looking forward to the most. That buzz goes far beyond Comic-Con. No, friends. This particular list is a catalogue of just how well a few standouts did over the weekend. They either picked up steam or put themselves on the map.

You know how “they” say sometimes that a movie will “blow your mind”? That’s one of those over-used cliches here in the movie blogosphere. Because in fact, it would be — as far as I and science know — impossible for a film watching experience to cause your brain to spontaneously combust. In a literal sense, this is impossible. However, I’m willing to delve into the realm of figurative for Joseph Kosinski’s Tron: Legacy, as this brand new trailer — which debuted earlier today at Comic-Con in San Diego — shows a cinematic experience that could be, in all honesty, unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. So hit that full screen button, crank that Daft Punk score to 11, sit back and let Tron of the future blow your damned mind.

Hall H was the first place on the planet where test footage for Tron was shown. Now, two years later, Tron returns to the familiar grounds of Comic-Con to try to build on a mountain of hype that has ebbed and flowed since what was probably a premature announcement back at CC 2008. Today, the Tron panel at Comic-Con had fans shouting “De-Rez!” and stomping their feet in order to be used in the sound mix of the film. The usual discussions were had – the same sort of conversations that keep emerging about the film. Without a doubt, the room was surging with fandom for the panel, but success at Comic-Con (even success for three years in a row) doesn’t necessarily mean success in the real world. Not only is it sequel to a cult favorite, it’s also stayed afloat on a sea of news and information for two full years. We’ve gotten sneak peeks and pictures and title screens and teasers and trailers and viral marketing. It begs the question: Is the world oversaturated with Tron: Legacy more than four months before it even comes out?

In a three-way, melee attack of awesome that will leave you wondering how we removed your heart from your chest without breaking the skin, FSR is gearing up to head to sunny San Diego in order to stay indoors all weekend. Interviewer extraordinaire Jack Giroux, Robert “Fists of” Fure and I will be sharing the experience with you from Wednesday night through a hungover Sunday morning. Pack your bags, dear reader, because you’ll be coming along for the ride. Just don’t believe Fure when he tells you he’s a commercial airline pilot.

So you’re looking for something sporty with good gas mileage that’s slightly less dangerous than a Toyota?

The long-gestating project might be putting its rubber to the asphalt soon. Does this mean Francis Ford Coppola is going to stop making wine?

Disney either has a crystal ball or brass buttons, because producers are already penning a sequel for Tron Legacy.

It seems fitting that just a day after Jeff Bridges won a very deserved victory on Oscar night, for his performance in Crazy Heart, that we find ourselves in the possession of the trailer for Tron Legacy, a movie that is not likely to earn him a Best Actor nomination. However, if this trailer tells us anything, it’s that this damn movie is going to be very cool.

Film School Rejects has just received a message from the folks over at FlynnLives.com, the website at the heart of the latest viral marketing game associated with Disney’s upcoming sequel Tron Legacy. For a few weeks, the site has been counting down to a ‘zero hour’ that will reveal the next steps…

You’ve been overloaded with blue, and Tron Legacy knows this. Therefore, they’re making your world a little more yellow. Poster style.

You can open your eyes now. 2009 is gone, and it’s not coming back. It’s time to move forward, onward and upward, and what better way to start than with the movies we’re most looking forward, onward and upward to?

The original Tron had more than a few fans. This we know for sure. And the new film, Tron Legacy, Disney’s CG-amplified sequel to the story that put Jeff Bridges inside the game, looks to have enough cool factor to capture a few more.

With the December 17, 2010 released date not so quickly approaching for Tron Legacy, Disney is already on the marketing warpath. At least, they’ve begun to do their work internationally. Thankfully, there are no borders on the internet.

And here, you thought this ‘board games into movies’ trend was just a fad that would fade away quietly before anyone could actually make something playable in theaters…

This week, on a very special episode of Reject Radio, we take a look at an Arrested Development, Comic-Con 2009 and 2010, and complete several hours of court-ordered community service.

Disney apparently didn’t want to pay for a numeral 2 in their title, so they’ve streamlined and bought a few more vowels. Will Tron: Legacy make a lasting impression?