Major Lasers: Jared Leto Breaks Through Reality in Official “Tron: Ares” Trailer
In the first trailer for Tron: Ares, Disney’s sequel to the 2010 film Tron: Legacy, Jared Leto has officially gone off-grid. Leto’s Ares, a sophisticated computer program, has penetrated the real world and is about to introduce humanity to an artificial intelligence the world is not prepared for.
Leto’s Ares is embarking on a dangerous mission, one that Jeff Bridges, who starred in the original 1982 Tron as Kevin Flynn, tells him there’s “no going back.”
The trailer provides a deadly laser show, with Ares’ super futuristic motorcycle emitting a police car-slicing laser behind it. Leto and Bridges were in Las Vegas last week to reveal the teaser at ComicCon.
“Well, first off, as a kid, I was obsessed with Tron,” Leto said. “It was the ‘80s, and the future felt like it was just around the corner. Tron had action, adventure, spandex — lots of spandex.”
The new film, directed by Joachim Rønning, stars Greta Lee, Hasan Minhaj, Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith, Cameron Monaghan, Gillian Anderson, and Arturo Castro.
The original film was centered on Bridges’ video game designer Kevin Flynn, who managed to step inside his own game, while Legacy followed his son, Sam (Garrett Hedlund), who followed in his old man’s footsteps. Ares will flip the script and show us the wild transition of a digital being entering the real world.
“I’m excited to be part of the Tron franchise and bring this new film to fans around the world. Tron: Ares builds upon the legacy of cutting-edge design, technology and storytelling. Now more than ever, it feels like the right time to return to the Grid,” director Rønning said in a statement.
Check out the trailer below. Tron: Ares races into theaters on October 10.
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Featured image: Jared Leto as Ares in Disney’s TRON: ARES. Photo Courtesey of DIsney. © 2024 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
