TRON: ARES Director Teases Nine Inch Nails' Impact On The Franchise As First Official Still Is Released

TRON: ARES Director Teases Nine Inch Nails' Impact On The Franchise As First Official Still Is Released

Tron: Ares director Joachim Rønning has weighed in on how Nine Inch Nails' involvement with the movie is indicative of the franchise's evolution. We also have the first official still from the threequel...

By JoshWilding - Nov 18, 2024 10:11 AM EST
Filed Under: Movies
Source: Empire Online

It may be hard to believe, but by the time Tron: Ares is released next year, 15 years will have passed since Tron: Legacy took us back to the Grid (which itself was a follow-up to the original 1982 classic). 

Can this third chapter, from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales director Joachim Rønning, live up to fan expectations? There's some uncertainty, particularly with Morbius star Jared Leto taking on the title role of Ares. However, the fact the Oscar winner is playing a program who leaves the Grid and enters the real world is undeniably intriguing. 

Talking to Empire, Rønning addressed how the move from Daft Punk to Nine Inch Nails on the soundtrack is indicative of the sci-fi franchise's evolution. 

"With Nine Inch Nails making the music, this instalment will be a little grittier, a little bit more industrial," the filmmaker tells the site. "It’s been important for me to contrast The Grid and the real world. In that sense, Nine Inch Nails lends itself perfectly into this new Tron world that we are creating."

"What I always look for in any story is a strong emotional core," Rønning adds. "This film will probably be more emotional than people are expecting. It’s about the cost of being human."

Back in September, Jeff Bridges reflected on sharing the screen with Leto. "When Jared played the Joker, I have a friend who played his best friend. He was Mr. J the whole time," he explained. "His name was Ares in the show, and I ended up going, 'Hey Air, what’s happening man?'"

"And I say, 'Is it OK if I call you Air?' And he says, 'Yeah, sure you can.' Then we got loose, and it was just wonderful. I mean, we jammed, you know?" the legendary actor concluded.

The first official still from Tron: Legacy has also been released. You can check that out in the X post below.

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.

The movie stars Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Hasan Minhaj, Jodie Turner-Smith, Arturo Castro, Cameron Monaghan, and Gillian Anderson. Joachim Rønning directs; producers are Sean Bailey, Jeffrey Silver, Justin Springer, Leto, Emma Ludbrook and Steven Lisberger.

TRON: Ares arrives in theaters on October 10, 2025.

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Forthas
Forthas - 11/18/2024, 2:23 PM
Why is no one covering Dune Prophesy?

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