The big picture
- Jared Leto plays Ares, the Dillinger Network’s Master Control Program, in
Tron: Ares
invading the real world. - Greta Lee plays Eve Kim, a human computer programmer, while Evan Peters portrays Julian Dillinger, with connections to Tron.
- Directed by Joachim Rønning,
Tron: Ares
will be released on October 10, 2025, with music by Nine Inch Nails.
Get ready to get back online. Disney revealed the first video of Tron: Ares This weekend at the D23 Expo. The cast of the film, which includes Jared Leto, Greta Leeand Evan Peters Their characters’ roles in the film were also hinted at. In the first teaser for the film, which is set to hit theaters on October 10, 2025, we see characters from the digital world invade the real world for the first time, in the form of Leto’s titular character, Ares.
The footage showed a police chase featuring the series’ iconic light cycles, a series of surreal images including a glowing orange digital tree in a snowstorm, and Gillian Andersonwhose role in the film remains a mystery. It concludes with the appearance of Kevin Flynn, Jeff Bridges‘ character who first explored the digital world in Tron and who was rescued from her in Tron: Legacyappearing in a white robe.
What details did the cast of ‘Tron: Ares’ reveal about their characters?
Leto revealed that his character, Ares, is the Dillinger Network’s Master Control Program; the previous Master Control Program, of course, was the near-omnipotent digital villain from the first Tron film. Lee will play Eve Kim, a brilliant human computer programmer. Peter revealed that his character is Julian Dillinger, who has a familiar last name for Tron Fans – Ed Dillinger (David Warner) was the sinister head of ENCOM in the first Tronwhile his son, Ed Jr., appeared in a cameo in Tron: Legacy by Cillian MurphyFrom Peters Steve Jobs-The character is presumably related to both.
Tron: Ares was directed by Joachim Rønning (Young woman and the sea), in honor of the original director Garth Davis (Lion) abandoned. Steven Lisbergerwho wrote and directed the original film Tronis producing. The film will also star Hasan Minhaj (Ends with us), Jodie Turner-Smith (The Acolyte), Arturo Castro (Wide city), Cameron Monaghan (Gotham City), and Sarah Desjardins (The Night Agent). The music for the film will be provided by Nine inch nailsfollowing in the footsteps of Wendy Carlos and Daft Punk.
Tron: Ares will be published on October 10, 2025Stay tuned to Collider for all of our D23 coverage this weekend.
