Promptly following it’s premier at their Comic-con panel, Disney’s Tron: Legacy new trailer has hit the web. For those of you looking for some glowing spandex action, this trailer does not disappoint. With flying L.E.D. motorcycles and L.E.D. covered razor Frisbees, we can expect lots of colorful action, especially in 3D.

It also features the first glimpse of the CGI versions of a young Jeff Bridges’ Flynn. Unfortunately, the technology has not improved much since it was used with Patrick Stewart’s Professor X and Sir Ian McKellan’s Magneto in X-Men: The Last Stand four years ago. It appears that instead of Flynn, we are watching the characters interact with the Tom Hanks character from Polar Express.

Tron: Legacy stars Oscar Winner Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart), Garrett Hedlund (Eragon) and Olivia Wilde (Year One). Rookie director Joseph Kosinski has brought to life the imaginative script of co-writers Richard Jefferies and Adam Horowitz. You may recognize Adam Horowitz’s name from his days as a co-producer and writer on the hit TV show Lost.

With Tron: Legacy being written by someone so heavily involved in Lost, do you think we can expect a similarly mind boggling story line from Tron:Legacy?

Tron: Legacy will be hitting theaters December 17th, but until then keep it here for all your Tron: Legacy news and check out the trailer after the break.

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Disney announced the title of the Tron sequel at Comic-Con today: Tron Legacy. In addition to the title announcement, early footage of the movie was shown in the famed Hall H, where Jeff Bridges, Olivia Wilde, the producers and director of the film were all on hand to answer questions and excite the crowd.

Among the announcements, director Joseph Kosinski promised fans of the 1982 original there would be plenty of easter eggs in the 2010 sequel, although the 27-and-under crowd will still be able to enjoy a fresh new movie.

“I think fans of the original film, there will be a lot in there for them to discover,” Kosinski said in a press conference. “It’s a movie that even if you haven’t seen the original Tron, you’ll be able to watch this and get totally wrapped up in the world. If you are a hardcore fan, there are a lot of things hidden in the film you will enjoy. Our crew worked really hard to make sure everything lined up perfectly.”

Tron Legacy, which features Olivia Wilde, Garret Hedlund, Beau Garrett and Jeff Bridges, wrapped principal photography last week and will be in post production until 2011 with an expected release date late in that year. We’ll have more on Tron Legacy tomorrow right here at The Flickcast.