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Tron: Ares

Tron · Tron Collection

2025 119 min PG-13
Critic6.8
Action Sci-Fi Adventure
Disney+ Apple TV FindEdition
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Overview

A highly sophisticated program named Ares is sent from the digital world into the real world, marking humanity's first encounter with artificial intelligence beings.
Story 6.5
Acting 7.0
Direction 7.2
Cinematography 8.0
Music 9.2
Pacing 6.6
Originality 7.0
Emotional Impact 6.5
Overall 6.8

Editorial Review

By FindEdition Cinema Desk

6.8 /10

Stunning Sound and Visuals

Nine Inch Nails delivers a phenomenal, Grammy-winning score that elevates every action beat and cyber encounter.

Real-World Integration

Bringing digital AI constructs out of the Grid and into real-world environments introduces a fascinating narrative shift.

Pros

  • Phenomenal Grammy-winning industrial soundtrack by Nine Inch Nails
  • Striking visual effects and photoreal environment design
  • Fascinating narrative shift bringing programs into the real world

Cons

  • Mixed critical reception upon release
  • Box office performance fell below financial expectations
Verdict A visually striking and ambitious sci-fi entry featuring an incredible industrial score by Nine Inch Nails.

AI Review

A high-concept sci-fi sequel bringing digital AI constructs from the Grid into the real world, underscored by a Grammy-winning Nine Inch Nails score.

A visually striking and ambitious sci-fi entry featuring an incredible industrial score by Nine Inch Nails.

Essential viewing in IMAX for fans of the Tron franchise and electronic industrial music scores.

Awards

Grammy Awards

Best Rock Song ("As Alive as You Need Me to Be") · Won

Satellite Awards

Best Makeup & Hair · Won

AACTA Awards

Best Visual Effects or Animation · Won

Saturn Awards

Best Film Music · Won

Timeline

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Status
Development

Explored in various iterations following Tron: Legacy before moving into active production with Joachim Rønning.

Principal photography

Shot in Vancouver, British Columbia from January to May 2024.

Post-production

Completed in mid-2025 with extensive CGI grid environments and Nine Inch Nails scoring sessions.

Grammy Awards

Best Rock Song ("As Alive as You Need Me to Be") Won

Satellite Awards

Best Makeup & Hair Won

AACTA Awards

Best Visual Effects or Animation Won

Saturn Awards

Best Film Music Won

Production

Development

Explored in various iterations following Tron: Legacy before moving into active production with Joachim Rønning.

Principal photography

Shot in Vancouver, British Columbia from January to May 2024.

Post-production

Completed in mid-2025 with extensive CGI grid environments and Nine Inch Nails scoring sessions.

Streaming

Disney+ Apple TV FindEdition

Cast

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

Characters

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

Crew

Joachim Rønning Director
Jesse Wigutow Screenwriter
David DiGilio Story
Sean Bailey Producer
Jared Leto Producer
Emma Ludbrook Producer
Jeffrey Silver Producer
Justin Springer Producer
Nine Inch Nails Composer

Videos

Official Trailer

Soundtrack

  1. As Alive as You Need Me to Be — Nine Inch Nails
  2. Grid City Infiltration — Nine Inch Nails
  3. Ares Real World Protocol — Nine Inch Nails

Trivia

  • Nine Inch Nails composed the original motion-picture soundtrack, winning a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song.
  • Jeff Bridges returns to reprise his iconic role as Kevin Flynn from the first two films.
  • Principal photography was delayed by the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes before finally commencing in January 2024.

Quotes

"The grid has opened up. And they are coming here."

"Ares protocol initiated."

Goofs

  • During the Center City cyber infiltration sequence, light cycle tire track geometry briefly renders without corresponding ground reflections in wide street shots.

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