Immediately disinterested in the film because of Leto.

Seeing Tron: Legacy in 3D in theaters is one of my favorite theater memories. Regardless of how the story turns out, I’ll probably see this for the visuals alone.

I’m hoping they prove me wrong on this one but I’m not holding my breath. Tron could be just the movie to speak to the implications of AI in the real world, especially these days. But if it’s helmed by the same guy that gave us the last Pirates movie I’m sure it’ll be way more spectacle than substance. I feel like Legacy was at least a balance between spectacle and putting the story in a larger direction. I’ll still watch it eventually but I’m not rushing out for it.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

The third Tron movie is nearing release.

Disney announced that production on Tron: Ares — a follow-up to Tron: Legacy, which itself was a sequel to the 1982 original — began in January and that the plan is for the film to premiere in 2025.

As part of the announcement, the first image for the film was also released.

It definitely has Tron vibes but also wouldn’t be out of place as a skin in a shooter like Destiny or Fortnite.

According to Disney, the new film is about “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.” It’s being directed by Joachim Rønning, who previously worked on the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and the sequel to Maleficent.

And while we don’t know much about the characters, the cast includes Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Hasan Minhaj, Jodie Turner-Smith, Arturo Castro, Cameron Monaghan, and Gillian Anderson.

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