Garth Davis to direct Jared Leto in Tron 3, possibly titled Tron: Ares

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

Last month, we heard a rumor that a new TRON film was finally moving forward at Disney. (You can watch the original TRON at THIS LINK, and the sequel TRON: LEGACY is HERE.) Now that rumor has proven to be accurate – while the project still doesn't have an official greenlight, it has taken a major step toward getting one, as Disney has hired Garth Davis to direct the film. Davis previously directed the films MARY MAGDALENE and LION, which earned multiple Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. Although he has never made anything on the scale of TRON, he aggressively pursued the job and was eventually able to win over the executives.

Jared Leto has been attached to star in this TRON film since 2017, and when the Davis news was announced Leto took to his social media to say, 

I am so very excited and proud to confirm that YES – I will be starring in TRON. 

I’m struck with such gratitude for the opportunity to bring this movie to life, especially as both the original video game and the film affected me so deeply as a young child. The fact that I get to be a part of this new chapter is mind-blowing.

We will work as hard as we possibly can to create something that I hope you all will love. We have some very special ideas in store for you all.

See you in the grid!

Eagle-eyed fans caught that Leto originally announced that he would be starring in TRON: ARES, but quickly deleted that message and re-posted it without the ARES subtitle. Word that Leto would be playing a character named Ares in the new TRON movie has been going around ever since he signed on three years ago, which is interesting because this Ares character was introduced in the script for TRON: ASCENSION, a sequel that TRON: LEGACY director Joseph Kosinski was going to helm. Disney scrapped TRON: ASCENSION when their movie TOMORROWLAND underperformed, but somehow this Ares character has survived and is still making his way toward the screen.

Jesse Wigutow has written the most recent screenplay for TRON: ARES / TRON 3 / TRON, whatever they end up calling it. In addition to starring in the film, Leto will also be producing it with Justin Springer and Emma Ludbrook.

Assuming it gets a greenlight, of course.