In development since 2015 and after filming was delayed due to a writers’ strike, Tron: Ares, the third installment in the sci-fi saga directed by Joachim Ronning, will finally see the light of day. The director, who is already working on Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge and Maleficent: The Power of Evil, recently announced the start of filming on the feature film.
The announcement comes as Sex Education star Gillian Anderson arrives for casting. American actor Jared Leto will be joined by Ares, Jodie Turner-Smith, Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Cameron Monaghan and Sarah Desjardins.
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Details regarding his character and the overall plot of the film are currently under wraps, but Disney has confirmed that the film, written by Jesse Vygutov and Jack Thorne, will star Jared Leto, a fictional character who crosses over from the world of video games. planet Earth.
Tron 3 will not be a direct sequel to the previous films
The first Tron, released in 1982, starred Jeff Bridges as video game developer Kevin Flynn. The latter found himself spoiled in his game, forced to participate in gladiatorial games, from which he could only escape with the help of a heroic security program.
It was one of the first films to use CGI effects. Although the feature film was not a commercial success (it grossed $50 million in theaters on a $17 million budget), it achieved cult status thanks to its release on VHS.
A sequel titled Tron: Legacy and directed by Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun 2) hit theaters in 2011, 29 years later. Jeff Bridges reprises his role with Garrett Hedlund playing his son, Sam Flynn. Wanting to unravel the mystery of his father’s disappearance, the latter finds himself in the same world of terrible programs and deadly games where his father lived for 25 years. With a budget of $170 million, the film grossed only $400 million internationally.
That’s why Disney announced that Tron: Ares will not be a direct sequel to the previous opus, and the absence of Jeff Bridges and Garrett Hedlund in the casting seems to confirm that the studio wants to go in a different direction and not continue the narrative arch heroes. previous opus.
A release date for Tron: Ares has yet to be announced.
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