‘Tron: Ares’ – Everything We Know So Far

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Fifteen years after the release of the sequel “Tron: Legacy,” and the follow-up “Tron: Ares” is almost here. Footage from the threequel was shown in April at CinemaCon and soon after a gorgeous trailer was unveiled online.

“Tron” is an interesting franchise. While it’s a big-budget science fiction franchise that Disney seems to be rolling out now once a decade or so, the films have never been huge money-makers on their own. The first film, “Tron,” took in $50 million against a $17 million production budget and 2010’s “Tron: Legacy” made $410 million against a $170 million budget. When you consider money spent outside production, including marketing, “Tron” films historically do not bad but not great.

jared let tron ares — Jared Leto in “Tron: Ares.”
Jared Leto in “Tron: Ares.”
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When Will ‘Tron: Ares’ Release?

“Tron: Ares” is scheduled to release in theaters October 10, 2025.

Who Is In ‘Tron: Ares’?

According to IMDb, the cast of “Tron: Ares” is as follows:

Jared Leto as Ares
Evan Peters as Julian Dillinger
Greta Lee as Eve Kim
Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn
Jodie Turner-Smith
Cameron Monaghan
Sarah Desjardins
Hasan Minhaj
Arturo Castro
Gillian Anderson
Shalyn Ferdinand
Jason Tremblay
Brad Harder
Kenneth Seto Tynan
Cameron Park
Zahra Alani
Jay Durant

Who Is Making ‘Tron: Ares’?

Joachim Rønning (“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales”) is directing “Tron: Ares.” The screenplay is written by Jesse Wigutow (“Daredevil: Born Again”) and Jack Thorne (“Enola Holmes 2”).

What Is ‘Tron: Ares’ About?

Disney’s official synopsis of the film reads, “‘Tron: Ares’ follows a highly sophisticated program, Ares, who is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind’s first encounter with AI beings.”

In other words, “Tron: Ares” turns the usual “Tron” formula on its head. Rather than putting real people into the digital world of a video game, “Tron: Ares” takes the digital AI out of the game world and lets them run amok in the real one.

Is There A ‘Tron: Ares’ Trailer?

Footage from “Tron: Ares” was previewed in April at CinemaCon in Las Vegas and soon afterward Disney released the trailer below. Along with Jared Leto’s Ares, we get to see Evan Peters’s and Gillian Anderson’s characters prominently. We don’t see franchise mainstay Jeff Bridges but we hear his voice.