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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (also known as ''TRN 3'') is a planned sequel to ''[[TRON: Legacy]]''.
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'''''TRON 3''''' (reported to be '''''TRON: Ares''''') is a film in development by Walt Disney Pictures.
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== Plot ==
 
While little was revealed in terms of potential plot for the film, actor [[Cillian Murphy|Cillian Murphy's]] involvement in ''Legacy'' hinted at a returning role as potential villain [[Edward Dillinger, Jr.|Edward Dillinger, Jr]]. After ''TRON: Legacy'', [[Bruce Boxleitner]] noted in an interview that he believed [[Disney]] would "get the ball rolling next year" and added to the rumors that Dillinger Jr. would return: "Let's just say... Cillian Murphy doesn't do cameos."
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More information surfaced in a leak about a ''{{PAGENAME}}'' teaser trailer that was supposedly going to be released with the DVD and Blu-ray Discs in April 2011. Footage shot for the "teaser" was certified by Disney. Some did indeed appear in ''[[TRON: The Next Day]]'', the exclusive 10-minute Blu-ray short in which [[Roy Kleinberg]] ([[Dan Shor]]), the [[user]] of [[Ram]] from the original ''TRON'', bridges the gap between ''[[TRON]]'' and ''TRON: Legacy'' by recapping the entirety of the twenty-year [[Flynn Lives]] movement which he'd been secretly running since Kevin Flynn's disappearance; the rest appeared in a hidden "Easter Egg" also only available on the U.S. Blu-ray. The scenes apparently linking to ''{{PAGENAME}}'' are:
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* The arrival of [[Alan Bradley]] (Bruce Boxleitner) at Roy Kleinberg's hacktivist hideout in ''TRON: The Next Day''. Alarmed at the sudden restructuring of [[ENCOM]], Roy has been preparing to dismantle his search for Kevin Flynn, but is interrupted by Alan, who had been clandestinely backing the movement all along. Quelling Roy's reservations while mentioning that "Junior" ([[Cillian Murphy]]) had earned his place and would remain with the company, Alan says it is time to "put ''Flynn Lives'' behind us" and offers the real-world "Ram" a place at ENCOM, describing him as "ENCOM's moral compass."
 
* The last scene of ''The Next Day'', originally rumored to feature Quorra (Olivia Wilde) in the real world as she arrives at [[ENCOM Tower]]: asked by the press about [[Kevin Flynn|Kevin Flynn's]] disappearance, she was to have revealed that she had seen him the previous day. The scene was instead filmed with [[Sam Flynn|Sam]] arriving at ENCOM for his first board meeting; when asked by besieging reporters whether his father would be proud of his actions and whether he has any statements for the press, he reveals a ''Flynn Lives'' t-shirt under his biker jacket, silencing the reporters with this wordless retort and disappearing into the building in a storm of publicity.
 
* A hidden "Easter Egg" only on the U.S. Blu-ray release, in which Ed Dillinger Jr., present in text only, chats on the ENCOM ILC server with someone of the ambiguous username "MCTRL_751." This mysterious contact warns Junior that Sam "may not be [[Kevin Flynn|his father]] but he's still a Flynn. Don't underestimate him," and ended the communication with MCP's trademark "End of Line."
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== Development ==
 
The co-writers of ''TRON: Legacy'' were interviewed at the 2012 Wondercon about the third TRON film. Alan Horowitz said they were working on a sequel, but would not be writing it, as he and Eddie Kitsis had moved up to be co-producers on their show ''Once Upon a Time''. "But there's a script being written right now," said Horowitz, and Kitsis confirmed, "Dave DiGilio is writing it. [[Joseph Kosinski]] is right now shooting Oblivion, but we've had a lot of meetings and conversations and we've seen the first draft of the Tron sequel." Asked about a possible return of Kevin Flynn, Adam Horowitz responded, "I would say the definition of life and death in the digital realm--" "Will be explored in the sequel!" finished Kitsis. Concerning the possible return of Quorra (played by Olivia Wilde in ''Legacy''), Horowitz moved to the next roundtable.
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In December 2012, Jesse Wigutow was [http://collider.com/tron-3-moving-forward-jesse-wigutow/216063/ reported] to be working on the latest version of the script. Joseph Kosinski, in an [http://collider.com/tron-3-tron-legacy-sequel-news-joseph-kosinski/ interview] in the same month, said the film would be TRON's "Empire Strikes Back," promised to "blow the doors off the franchise," and explained that ''TRON 3'' would take place in real time, following the events of ''Legacy'' after the same number of years that had passed between the two films; he also mentioned bringing new designs to the film and possible involvement by [[Daft Punk]].
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During 2013 (as ''[[TRON: Uprising]]'' failed to land a second season) and 2014, little information emerged; the ''TRON 3'' script was continually in development. At Wondercon 2013, Joseph Kosinski was less forthcoming than before, [http://collider.com/tron-3-sequel-details-joseph-kosinski/ revealing] only that the film would "open up" the world of TRON and give it broader appeal," and that it now had a working title other than ''TRON 3''.
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In March 2015, [http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2015/03/tron-3-filmed-vancouver-fall/ VanCity Buzz reported] that ''TRON 3'' was soon to start shooting in Vancouver. Production Weekly [https://twitter.com/prodweek/status/582587510615773185 subsequently revealed] that a title for the project was ''TRON: Ascension''.
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In early April 2015, Olivia Wilde [http://collider.com/tron-3-story-follows-quorra-olivia-wild-in-real-world/ attributed] the delay to "finding the right story," but said that it had come together and that she had seen a script. She did not definitively confirm the project as going ahead, but speculated hopefully on character development for Quorra in the real world and exploration of artificial intelligence in the TRON universe.
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Despite these hopeful signs, news broke by the end of May 2015 [http://collider.com/tron-3-cancelled-disney-pulls-the-plug/ that the project was not moving forward]. The Hollywood Reporter [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/disney-not-moving-forward-tron-798941 added] that Disney had been interested in adding Jared Leto to the cast, but no offer or negotiations had taken place before the plug was pulled. Confirming the bad news in early June, Wilde [https://twitter.com/oliviawilde/status/605826224426876928 tweeted], "Tron fans! Don't trip. Now I don't have to live on seaweed juice and tofu dust for 6 months to fit into a rubber suit."
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In late July 2015, Bruce Boxleitner stated in an [http://www.slashfilm.com/bruce-boxleitner-on-tron-3/ interview] that he was "done" with waiting for another TRON movie: "I hate to say that but it’s been too up and down for me [...] It breaks my heart, but I understand the times move on." TRON, he continued, should have been "the one thing that would keep going forward because we’re living it"; he described the property as Disney's "only real science fiction" and a continuation of an original concept rather than "reboot, reboot, reboot," and expressed disconcertion at the decision not to move forward when TRON 3 had been "very close to actually shooting." However, he suspected that the company's acquisition of Lucasfilm and Marvel, along with its colossal lineup of animation-to-live-action remakes coming up over the next decade, had left the relatively smaller-scale TRON 3 in the dust: "I’m not sure that they really had that much interest anymore. I hate to say that because I think there’s a lot more to go."
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However, in September 2015, Hedlund stated that he was told that the third ''Tron'' film was not "[http://comicbook.com/2015/09/24/tron-3-not-totally-dead-says-garrett-hedlund/ totally dead]", but jokingly suggested that it could be released 30 years later, referencing the 30-year gap between the first film and ''Legacy''.
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In August 2016, former Disney development executive Brigham Taylor told ScreenRant that "there’s obviously been conversations", referring to the possibility of a sequel.
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On February 28, 2017 during a Q&A session with Joseph Kosinski, he revealed that Tron 3 has not been scrapped, instead saying it was in "cryogenic freeze". A few days later, it was announced that Disney is looking into rebooting the franchise with Jared Leto attached to portray a new character named Ares, who originated from the Tron 3 script.
   
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On October 2, 2017, Rotten Tomatoes [https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/jared-leto-wants-to-go-from-blade-runner-to-tron/ reported] that Jared Leto was interested to "expand upon the world of Tron and see what we can do to bring that to life". Leto revealed a working title of ''TRON: Ares'' on Twitter, which was subsequently deleted.
Not much is known about the plot, although it is very likely that actor [[Cillian Murphy]] will play [[Edward Dillinger, Jr.]] who may be the villain. [[Bruce Boxleitner]] has mentioned in an interview that he believes [[Disney]] will "get the ball rolling next year", and has confirmed rumors of Dillinger Jr. returning: "Let's just say...Cillian Murphy doesn't do cameos".
 
   
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In August 2020 [https://variety.com/2020/film/news/tron-movie-garth-davis-director-jared-leto-1234730540/ Variety reported] that Garth Davis (''Lion'', ''Mary Magdalene'') was attached to direct.
This rumor started with a leak about a ''{{PAGENAME}}'' teaser trailer that was supposedly going to be released with the DVD and Blu-ray Discs in April 2011. Footage shot for the "teaser" has been certified by Disney, and some of it is featured in'' [[TRON: The Next Day]]'' - an exclusive 10-minute short depicting the history of the [[Flynn Lives]] movement and essentially bridging the gap between ''[[TRON]],'' ''Legacy'' and a possible third instalment - which is only available on the Blu-ray release of the film. The said release features another scene as one of the hidden "Easter Eggs" that are only on the US Blu-ray. The scenes that are classified by fans as a link to ''{{PAGENAME}}'' are:
 
   
 
== Cast ==
*The first, which is featured in the closing minutes of ''The Next Day,'' features [[Roy Kleinberg]] ([[Dan Shor]]), the [[user]] of [[Ram]] from the original ''TRON'', being confronted by [[Alan Bradley]] (Bruce Boxleitner). Kleinberg is revealed to be responsible for running the Flynn Lives campaign. Alan offers Ram a place at [[ENCOM]], describing him as "ENCOM's moral compass".
 
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* Jared Leto as Ares
*The second scene was rumored to feature [[Quorra]] ([[Olivia Wilde]]) in the real world as she arrives at [[ENCOM Tower]], where the press start to ask questions about [[Kevin Flynn|Kevin Flynn's]] disappearance. She reveals that she did indeed meet Kevin the day prior. This scene was reported to be featured in ''The Next Day, ''only for her to be replaced with [[Sam Flynn|Sam]] in the final scene. In the final cut of the scene, Sam is seen arriving at ENCOM for his first board meeting, and when asked the question "Sam, do you have any statements for the press today?", he reveals his Flynn Lives t-shirt under his biker jacket, before the elevator doors close.
 
*The third scene is a hidden "Easter Egg" only on the US Blu-ray release, and shows Ed Dillinger Jr. chatting on the ENCOM ILC server with a second ambiguous character with the username "MCTRL_751", either his [[Ed Dillinger, Sr.|father]] or a new version of the [[MCP]], who after the events of ''The Next Day'' warned Dillinger Jr. of Sam: "He may not be [[Kevin Flynn|his father]] but he's still a Flynn. Don't underestimate him." and ending the communication with MCP's trademark "End of Line."
 
The co writers of TRON: Legacy were interviewed at the 2012 WonderCon about the third TRON film. They told them: ''"We are working on a sequel,"'' said Adan Horowitz. "Eddie and I aren't writing the sequel -- because of the show [Once Upon a Time] we've moved to be co-producers on it. But there's a script being written right now." "Dave DiGilio is writing it," added Kitsis. "[[Joseph Kosinski]] is right now shooting Oblivion, but we've had a lot of meetings and conversations and we've seen the first draft of the Tron sequel." The two were asked about the possible return of Kevin Flynn. Adam Horowitz responded, ''"I would say the definition of life and death in the digital realm --"'' finished Kitsis, ''"Will be explored in the sequel!"'' Concerning the possible return of Quorra (played by Olivia Wilde in ''Legacy''), Horowitz moved to the next roundtable.
 
   
 
== Videos ==
In December 2012, Jesse Wigutow was [http://collider.com/tron-3-moving-forward-jesse-wigutow/216063/ reported] to be working on the latest version of the script, and Joseph Kosinski was [http://collider.com/tron-3-tron-legacy-sequel-news-joseph-kosinski/217942/ interviewed] about the movie, discussing such details as the movie's scale, in-universe lapse of time since Legacy, bringing new designs to the film, and possible involvement by [[Daft Punk]].
 
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Flynn Lives (so does Ram)
 
TR3N (TRON 3) Teaser 2 - Dillinger...
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==Cast==
 
* [[Garrett Hedlund]] as Sam Flynn
 
* [[Bruce Boxleitner]]
 
* [[Olivia Wilde]] as Quorra
 
   
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TRON 3
Media Type Film
Director Garth Davis
Story Jesse Wigutow
Starring Jared Leto
Studio Walt Disney Pictures

TRON 3 (reported to be TRON: Ares) is a film in development by Walt Disney Pictures.

Plot

While little was revealed in terms of potential plot for the film, actor Cillian Murphy's involvement in Legacy hinted at a returning role as potential villain Edward Dillinger, Jr. After TRON: Legacy, Bruce Boxleitner noted in an interview that he believed Disney would "get the ball rolling next year" and added to the rumors that Dillinger Jr. would return: "Let's just say... Cillian Murphy doesn't do cameos."

More information surfaced in a leak about a TRON: Ares teaser trailer that was supposedly going to be released with the DVD and Blu-ray Discs in April 2011. Footage shot for the "teaser" was certified by Disney. Some did indeed appear in TRON: The Next Day, the exclusive 10-minute Blu-ray short in which Roy Kleinberg (Dan Shor), the user of Ram from the original TRON, bridges the gap between TRON and TRON: Legacy by recapping the entirety of the twenty-year Flynn Lives movement which he'd been secretly running since Kevin Flynn's disappearance; the rest appeared in a hidden "Easter Egg" also only available on the U.S. Blu-ray. The scenes apparently linking to TRON: Ares are:

  • The arrival of Alan Bradley (Bruce Boxleitner) at Roy Kleinberg's hacktivist hideout in TRON: The Next Day. Alarmed at the sudden restructuring of ENCOM, Roy has been preparing to dismantle his search for Kevin Flynn, but is interrupted by Alan, who had been clandestinely backing the movement all along. Quelling Roy's reservations while mentioning that "Junior" (Cillian Murphy) had earned his place and would remain with the company, Alan says it is time to "put Flynn Lives behind us" and offers the real-world "Ram" a place at ENCOM, describing him as "ENCOM's moral compass."
  • The last scene of The Next Day, originally rumored to feature Quorra (Olivia Wilde) in the real world as she arrives at ENCOM Tower: asked by the press about Kevin Flynn's disappearance, she was to have revealed that she had seen him the previous day. The scene was instead filmed with Sam arriving at ENCOM for his first board meeting; when asked by besieging reporters whether his father would be proud of his actions and whether he has any statements for the press, he reveals a Flynn Lives t-shirt under his biker jacket, silencing the reporters with this wordless retort and disappearing into the building in a storm of publicity.
  • A hidden "Easter Egg" only on the U.S. Blu-ray release, in which Ed Dillinger Jr., present in text only, chats on the ENCOM ILC server with someone of the ambiguous username "MCTRL_751." This mysterious contact warns Junior that Sam "may not be his father but he's still a Flynn. Don't underestimate him," and ended the communication with MCP's trademark "End of Line."

Development

The co-writers of TRON: Legacy were interviewed at the 2012 Wondercon about the third TRON film. Alan Horowitz said they were working on a sequel, but would not be writing it, as he and Eddie Kitsis had moved up to be co-producers on their show Once Upon a Time. "But there's a script being written right now," said Horowitz, and Kitsis confirmed, "Dave DiGilio is writing it. Joseph Kosinski is right now shooting Oblivion, but we've had a lot of meetings and conversations and we've seen the first draft of the Tron sequel." Asked about a possible return of Kevin Flynn, Adam Horowitz responded, "I would say the definition of life and death in the digital realm--" "Will be explored in the sequel!" finished Kitsis. Concerning the possible return of Quorra (played by Olivia Wilde in Legacy), Horowitz moved to the next roundtable.

In December 2012, Jesse Wigutow was reported to be working on the latest version of the script. Joseph Kosinski, in an interview in the same month, said the film would be TRON's "Empire Strikes Back," promised to "blow the doors off the franchise," and explained that TRON 3 would take place in real time, following the events of Legacy after the same number of years that had passed between the two films; he also mentioned bringing new designs to the film and possible involvement by Daft Punk.

During 2013 (as TRON: Uprising failed to land a second season) and 2014, little information emerged; the TRON 3 script was continually in development. At Wondercon 2013, Joseph Kosinski was less forthcoming than before, revealing only that the film would "open up" the world of TRON and give it broader appeal," and that it now had a working title other than TRON 3.

In March 2015, VanCity Buzz reported that TRON 3 was soon to start shooting in Vancouver. Production Weekly subsequently revealed that a title for the project was TRON: Ascension.

In early April 2015, Olivia Wilde attributed the delay to "finding the right story," but said that it had come together and that she had seen a script. She did not definitively confirm the project as going ahead, but speculated hopefully on character development for Quorra in the real world and exploration of artificial intelligence in the TRON universe.

Despite these hopeful signs, news broke by the end of May 2015 that the project was not moving forward. The Hollywood Reporter added that Disney had been interested in adding Jared Leto to the cast, but no offer or negotiations had taken place before the plug was pulled. Confirming the bad news in early June, Wilde tweeted, "Tron fans! Don't trip. Now I don't have to live on seaweed juice and tofu dust for 6 months to fit into a rubber suit."

In late July 2015, Bruce Boxleitner stated in an interview that he was "done" with waiting for another TRON movie: "I hate to say that but it’s been too up and down for me [...] It breaks my heart, but I understand the times move on." TRON, he continued, should have been "the one thing that would keep going forward because we’re living it"; he described the property as Disney's "only real science fiction" and a continuation of an original concept rather than "reboot, reboot, reboot," and expressed disconcertion at the decision not to move forward when TRON 3 had been "very close to actually shooting." However, he suspected that the company's acquisition of Lucasfilm and Marvel, along with its colossal lineup of animation-to-live-action remakes coming up over the next decade, had left the relatively smaller-scale TRON 3 in the dust: "I’m not sure that they really had that much interest anymore. I hate to say that because I think there’s a lot more to go."

However, in September 2015, Hedlund stated that he was told that the third Tron film was not "totally dead", but jokingly suggested that it could be released 30 years later, referencing the 30-year gap between the first film and Legacy.

In August 2016, former Disney development executive Brigham Taylor told ScreenRant that "there’s obviously been conversations", referring to the possibility of a sequel.

On February 28, 2017 during a Q&A session with Joseph Kosinski, he revealed that Tron 3 has not been scrapped, instead saying it was in "cryogenic freeze". A few days later, it was announced that Disney is looking into rebooting the franchise with Jared Leto attached to portray a new character named Ares, who originated from the Tron 3 script.

On October 2, 2017, Rotten Tomatoes reported that Jared Leto was interested to "expand upon the world of Tron and see what we can do to bring that to life". Leto revealed a working title of TRON: Ares on Twitter, which was subsequently deleted.

In August 2020 Variety reported that Garth Davis (Lion, Mary Magdalene) was attached to direct.

Cast

  • Jared Leto as Ares

Videos

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