Tron: Ares movie production status is currently Pre-Production
January 21, 2023 • Key talent and film crew being hired; budgeting, preparing and planning of production schedule; approving final shooting script Joachim Rønning is now on-board to direct. Eyeing an August 2022 start date in Vancouver.
- Shooting Locations:
- TBA 2023 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Who's Involved:
Release Date:
Friday, October 10, 2025 Nationwide
Plot: What's the story about?
Said to focus on the emergence of a sentient program that crosses over into the human world that is not ready for contact.
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Who stars in Tron: Ares: Cast List
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Problemista, Past Lives
Who's making Tron: Ares: Crew List
A look at the Tron: Ares behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Joachim Rønning last directed Maleficent: Mistress of Evil and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. The film's writer David DiGilio last wrote Eight Below and North Wind.
Director
Screenwriters
Producers
Jared LetoJustin Springer
Companies
Watch Tron: Ares Trailers & Videos
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Production: What we know about Tron: Ares?
Key Facts
- The new installment is said to take place mostly in the real world (Hollywood Reporter, 4/5/2024)
- Greta Lee will play a video game programmer and tech company CEO who has to go on the run in order to protect her world-changing technology (7/1/2023).
- Originally was a sequel to Tron Legacy. The film grossed $400 million worldwide, good enough to spark interest in prolonging the franchise.
Filming Timeline
- 2023 - January: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Joachim Rønning is now on-board to direct. Eyeing an August 2022 start date in Vancouver.
- 2020 - August: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Disney is moving forward with this film, however it will not be a direct sequel to 2010’s “Tron: Legacy” and 1982’s “Tron.” It will have it's own path as a new installment in the franchise. Garth Davis is attached to direct.
- 2017 - March: The film was set to Development status.
Disney is in the very early stages of development for a new Tron movie, with Jared Leto circling to star, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.
- 2015 - June: The film was set to Shutdown status.
Disney has chosen not to move forward with a third installment in the sci-fi series, per The Hollywood Reporter (5/29/15).
- 2015 - April: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Start shooting in late 2015.
- 2012 - December: The film was set to Development status.
Walt Disney Pictures is moving forward on a follow-up to the 2010 reboot with writer Jesse Wigutow.
- 2010 - April: The film was set to Development status.
- 2010 - April: The film was set to Concept status.
Tron: Ares Release Date: When is the film coming out?
Tron: Ares is coming out as a Nationwide release in 2025 on Friday, October 10, 2025.