Eight hours in and the TRON: Ares trailer had been watched more than 3.3 million times. It appears there’s still an audience wanting to revisit the sci-fi world created by writer/director Steven Lisberger and co-writer Bonnie MacBird back in the early ’80s. The minute-and-a-half trailer debuted alongside an official poster for the third film of the franchise.
Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Hasan Minhaj, and Jodie Turner-Smith star. The cast also includes Arturo Castro, Cameron Monaghan, Gillian Anderson, and the original film’s star, Jeff Bridges.
“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,” reads Disney’s synopsis.
TRON opened in July 1982 and grossed $50 million during its theatrical run. TRON: Legacy, directed by Joseph Kosinski, hit theaters in December 2010. Disney’s set an October 10, 2025 release date for TRON: Ares.
Joachim Rønning (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) directs, with Lisberger, Leto, Sean Bailey, Jeffrey Silver, Justin Springer, and Emma Ludbrook serving as producers. Russell Allen is an executive producer.
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