Go back to the Grid in TRON: Ares trailer

Disney greenlit a third film in the franchise in October 2010, intended to pick up where Legacy left off and follow the adventures of Sam and Quorra as Sam took full control of his father’s company, ENCOM. But by 2015, the studio had cancelled the project, allegedly the result of the dismal box office showing of Tomorrowland. By 2020, the project had been revived and reimagined as a standalone reboot rather than a Legacy sequel, although the main AI, Ares, did appear in earlier (pre-reboot) versions of the script. One pandemic and a couple of Hollywood strikes later, and the finished film is finally set to hit theaters this fall.

The official premise is quite succinct: “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 A.I. beings.” Jared Leto stars as Ares, with Evan Peters and Greta Lee playing Julian Dillinger and Eve Kim, respectively. The cast also includes Jodie Turner-Smith, Cameron Monaghan, Sarah Desjardins, Hasan Minhaj, Arturo Castro, and Gillian Anderson in as-yet-undisclosed roles. Bridges is returning as Kevin Flynn. Nine Inch Nails composed the soundtrack.

TRON: Ares hits theaters on October 10, 2025.