Tron: Ares - Jared Leto film drops official Soldier trailer ahead of release

Tron: Ares is the third entry in the franchise. Directed by Joachim Rønning, the film is a sequel to the 2010 film Tron: Legacy. The screenplay is written by Jesse Wigutow, who has also written the story with David Digilio. It will be released on October 10, 2025. Here's the official synopsis as per Letterboxd

A highly sophisticated Program called Ares is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind’s first encounter with A.I. beings.

The makers recently dropped the official trailer ahead of the film's theatrical release.

Tron: Ares Soldier trailer released

The makers of Tron: Ares have released the film's trailer. The 54-second-long video opens inside the Encom building, where Julian Dillinger creates Ares as a part of an artificial intelligence program. It further showcases several interesting snippets from the film, providing a glimpse into the character and the story's setting.

The tagline of the video reads:

'We gave them minds. We gave them bodies. We gave them the power to destroy us or protect us.'

The film is produced by Jared Leto, Steven Lisberger, Sean Bailey, Emma Ludbrook, Jeffrey Silver, and Justin Springer. It focuses on Ares, who has been sent from the digital realm into the real human world for a mission. The film's cast members include,

Jared Leto as Ares
Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn
Greta Lee as Eve Kim
Cameron Monaghan as Canus
Gillian Anderson as Elisabeth Dillinger
Evan Peters as Julian Dillinger
Hasan Minhaj as Ajay Patel
Jodie Turner-Smith as Athena
Arturo Castro as Seth
Sarah Desjardins

In an Empire interview, director Joachim Rønning spoke about the film's villain, Ares:

“Not to be too clichéd, but I always thought about him a bit like Pinocchio. Ares wants to be a real boy. [It is] almost being an infant, discovering the world for the first time."

He added:

“The little things that we take for granted, or don’t see anymore. That was important. And then a bigger theme for the film is what it takes — what it means — to be human. Especially in this case, because he’s a computer program.”

The franchise began in 1982 with Tron, which was followed by a sequel, Tron: Legacy (2010). Tron: Ares is set for release by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures on October 10, 2025.