Legacy Tron franchise star Jeff Bridges confirms he will be back in Disney‘s Tron: Ares.
“I’m heading off this Saturday to play a part in the third installment of the ‘Tron’ story,” Bridges said during an interview on the Film Comment podcast (via The Playlist). “Jared Leto is the star of this third one. I’m really anxious to work with him. I’ve admired his work.”
Bridges originated the role of 1982’s Tron software engineer hero Kevin Flynn. He returned not only as an older Flynn but also as the primary villain Clu in 2010’s Tron: Legacy. The latter character required then 64-year-old Bridges to be de-aged into his 30s which the Oscar-winning actor admits regret.
“I didn’t like the way I looked in it,” Bridges said. “I felt like I looked more like Bill Maher than myself. It was kind of bizarre.”
It is unknown if Bridges will reprise Flynn who sacrificed himself to save his son Sam (Garrett Hedlund) inside the Grid in Tron: Legacy. But the actor echoed the sentiments of his co-star Cameron Monaghan as Bridges praised the upcoming Ares for its production team using more practical sets and “less AI stuff”.
“There are beautiful sets that I’ve seen,” Bridges said. “So we’ll see.”
What is Tron: Ares about?
As the third installment of the Tron franchise, Tron: Ares stars Jared Leto in the titular role of Ares, a program Ares on a journey from the digital world to the human world. The threequel co-stars Jodie Turner-Smith, Evan Peters, Cameron Monaghan, Arturo Castro, Gillian Anderson, Sarah Desjardins, and Jeff Bridges. Joachim Rønning (Maleficent) directs Tron: Ares from a script by Jesse Wigutow and Jack Thorne. Leto serves as producer alongside Emma Ludbrook and Jeffrey Springer. Russell Allen serves as executive producer.
Tron: Ares is scheduled for release on October 10, 2025.
