After 15 years, Disney is finally ready to unleash The Grid with a long-awaited Tron threequel.
During CinemaCon on Saturday, Tron: Ares debuted the poster and first trailer for the upcoming installment, which premieres Oct. 10 in U.S. theaters, following the seminal Disney sci-fi classic Tron (1982) and Tron: Legacy (2010).
The followup stars Jared Leto as 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.
In the trailer, two Programs on Light Cycles ride through the streets of a real-world metropolis, leaving light trails that slice through a police car in their pursuit. The world of the video game appears to be colliding with our own in the Joachim Rønning-helmed thrill ride.
Leto previously teased the sequel as he appeared alongside Jeff Bridges at the CinemaCon presentation. “As a kid I was obsessed with Tron,” he said.
“The future felt it was right around the corner. It had everything I wanted from a movie — action, adventure and spandex — it took me to a world that I never knew,” added Leto. “This movie will hit you right in the grid.”
Along with Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters and Gillian Anderson’s characters are teased in the minute-and-a-half-long trailer, which also features a voice appearance from Bridges. Ares also features Hasan Minhaj, Jodie Turner-Smith, Arturo Castro and Cameron Monaghan.
Sean Bailey, Jeffrey Silver, Justin Springer, Jared Leto, Emma Ludbrook and Steven Lisberger are the producers, with Russell Allen serving as executive producer.
