Tron: Ares release date, trailer, cast, plot, and more news
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Prepare to re-enter the grid as upcoming sequel Tron: Ares is now swiftly approaching, much to the delight of fans who have been waiting nearly 15 years since the last instalment Tron: Legacy.
Tron 3 is easily one of our most anticipatedupcoming movieswith the franchise having enchanted us since the first film released in the ’80s. However, whilst 1982’s Tron is a cult favorite, its sequel Tron: Legacy had a rocky performance at the box office, meaning development on the threequel has been shaky.
Things are now developing at light speed as filming has wrapped, the trailer has been shown behind closed doors, and a release date has been confirmed. Plus, we are starting to get more details on Tron 3 too thanks to the director opening up about what fans can expect in interviews.
There is plenty of information to unpack then about thenew Disney movie. From the Tron: Ares release date, cast, plot, and more, we’ve left no virtual stone unturned while exploring the mainframe.
Tron: Ares release date
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While plot details for Tron: Ares are currently pretty light, we do know that the film will follow the story of a highly intelligent AI named Ares, who manages to enter the human world after being sent on a mysterious and dangerous mission.
Now, in case you need a quick Tron refresher, this is a series that typically involves humans being trapped in a digital world and having to escape. In the ’80s movie Tron, we saw Kevin Flynn, a computer programmer transported inside the software world (known as the Grid) have to work to escape back to the real world. In Tron: Legacy, we see Flynn’s son Sam enter the Grid in order to stop the evil program Clu from invading reality.
Tron: Legacy also saw the algorithm that helped Sam on his mission, Quorra, break the boundaries between machine and reality for the first time as it became human. This lines up perfectly with Tron: Ares' premise as it suggests that the upcoming sequel will be building on these ideas surrounding the boundaries between AI and humans. In fact, we even suspect that there may even be a war between the two brewing in the upcoming film.
Our guess about the film pointing towards a story revolving around an impending war between machines and humans is pretty simple. First, the film’s titular character is named after the Greek God of War, Ares. Secondly, in Joseph Kosinski’s now-scrapped sequel to Tron Legacy, the director originally teased an invasion storyline between the two worlds.
Alongside that quote a new image from Tron: Ares was released which simply shows a suited figure walking out of a vehicle (drenched in neon of course, this is Tron). Whilst this doesn’t tell us much about the story, hopefully further images filled with clues will be released soon.
As reported by CinePop (translated by Google), “The Tron Ares trailer is a spectacle. Lots of neon and vibrant colors. A futuristic world. We see a new threat emerging. A car is split in half by a red beam. Jared Leto is scary in several insane action scenes.”
Given the fact that there is a trailer and that feedback has been positive, meaning that there are only minimal changes needed before mass release, we should be getting the trailer soon. We’ll keep our eyes peeled, but in the meantime, you can look over our list of thebest Disney Plus moviesto keep yourself busy while we wait.
Jared Leto is leading the Tron: Ares cast as the titular AI, Ares. However, he is also joined by some mega star power, with the likes ofJeff Bridges returning as Kevin Flynn(first seen in the 1982 Tron movie) and Evan Peters as Julian Dillinger.
Now, you may be confused to see Jeff Bridges on the cast list, since Kevin Flynn did sacrifice himself at the end of Tron: Legacy. However, we have to remember that this is a virtual world that we are dealing with, so anything is possible here. Still, we are excited to see how Tron: Ares goes about bringing Kevin back to life.
There’s also still a handful of unconfirmed roles for the likes of Jodie Turner-Smith and Cameron Monaghan, whom we are still waiting on. So, stay tuned for more casting updates!
Below is the confirmed Tron: Ares cast list so far:
You can watch both Tron and its sequel, Tron: Legacy, on Disney Plus.
This applies to both our US and UK readers, so ahead of Tron: Ares, the House of Mouse’s streaming service is where you’ll need to sign up.
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