Tron: Ares is a 2025 science fiction action film that continues the Tron franchise. The story centers around Ares, a highly sophisticated artificial intelligence program sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission. This marks humanity's first encounter with A.I. beings. The plot involves a conflict between two mega-tech companies, ENCOM and Dillinger Systems, competing to find Kevin Flynn's lost "permanence code" which allows digital programs to exist in the real world beyond a short time limit. Ares, created by the villainous Julian Dillinger of Dillinger Systems, who is the grandson of the original Tron villain, begins to develop independent thought and questions about identity and humanity. The film explores themes of artificial intelligence, corporate power struggles, and what it means to be human. The movie features advanced visual effects, including classic lightcycle chases, and continues the franchise’s focus on the digital world called the Grid and its intersection with the human world. The film stars Jared Leto as Ares, Greta Lee as Eve Kim (CEO of ENCOM), Evan Peters as Julian Dillinger, and includes Jeff Bridges reprising his role as Kevin Flynn. It is directed by Joachim Rønning and seeks to balance the legacy of earlier Tron films with new technological and philosophical explorations.
