Tron, a series about people who wear electronic pajamas and ride cursed motorcycles only to come back to life once every decade, is back once more.
Deadline Reports (opens in a new tab) that Disney is in initial talks with Joachim Rønning to direct Tron: Ares, the third entry in the film series that, God help us, apparently will star Jared Leto. The film is notable as the first entry in a film series that has been dormant for over a decade, and for being the first time I’ve written an article like this and not have to mention Amazon. (opens in a new tab) be involved in some way.
The notion of a Leto-directed Tron movie has been doing the rounds since at least 2017, when The Hollywood Reporter (opens in a new tab) originally broke the news that Disney was looking into the possibility. But those plans were apparently put on ice soon after, and only now have they been put back on the table.
If the director’s name doesn’t mean much to you, Rønning is the guy who directed Maleficent: Mistress of Evil and co-directed the latest Pirates of the Caribbean movie, which makes him a Disney veteran at this point. The new Tron will be a sequel to 2010’s Tron: Legacy, a less-than-great movie that was nonetheless infinitely better than its terrible connection game. (opens in a new tab).
Other details are light at the moment, which is to be expected from a movie this early in negotiations. We know the script was done by Jesse Wigutow, but I’d be lying if I said that meant anything to me. According to IMDb (opens in a new tab)Wigutow’s other work consists of two shorts and a couple of movies between 1999 and 2015. Relevant to PC gamers though, he’s writing an upcoming Thomas the Tank Engine movie. (opens in a new tab)so Tron: Ares will probably be awesome.
It looks like Tron is set for a renaissance this year. Disney is not only preparing this movie, but we’re also getting a visual novel set in Tron-iverse. (opens in a new tab) from Bithell Games, creator of Thomas Was Alone and John Wick Hex. It’s not exactly a fancy Tron fest, but it does feel like someone at Disney has realized they’ve left a potentially successful franchise dormant for over 10 years, and now they’re trying to gauge public sentiment to see if it’s worth it. worth taking him out of retirement.
