Will we have Kevin Flynn or its avatar version, artificial intelligence program format Clu 2.0? Or maybe both versions again? The truth is that the late third installment that is being prepared at full speed of the virtual worlds with TRON: Ares will have to Jared Leto as the main protagonist, but the presence of Jeff Bridgesthe young programmer of the original 1982 film, and also with his essential intervention, such as Flynn at 61 years old and a young Clu of 35, with the actor digitally rejuvenated to TRON: Legacy of 2010.
Until now, still It had not been revealed whether or not Bridges would be in the new filmbut the doubt has finally been resolved by himself in statements to one of the episodes of The Film Comment Podcast, via The Playlist.
“This Saturday I was on my way to being part of the third story of tron“explained the actor, who is now 74 years old, adding that “Jared Leto is the star of this third one. I’m really looking forward to working with him. I’ve admired his work”. And the news has been confirmed by Disney studios through a tweet.
Directed by Norwegian Joachim Rønning (of Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge either Maleficent: Mistress of evil), the cast will include Greta Lee (the protagonist of Past Lives), Evan Peters, Hasan Minhaj, Jodie Turner-Smith, Arturo Castro and Gillian Andersonand it is expected that it could have, in addition to Jeff Bridges, at least some cameo from Garrett Hedlund and Olivia Wildethe protagonists of the previous TRON: Legacy.
We will also have to wait longer to find out when Disney plans to release this third part of the saga, and that will be throughout 2025.
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