Tron is back.
On Saturday (April 5), Disney unveiled the first trailer for Tron: Ares, the third installment in the Tron franchise, following the original 1982 film and its 2010 sequel Tron: Legacy.
The new trailer offers a glimpse of a dark, brooding landscape where reality and the virtual world collide. The minute-and-a-half-long clip opens with a high-speed chase between the police and programs riding futuristic motorcycles. From there, it delivers a visual feast of laser-filled action and intense, electrifying sound effects, all set to a pulsating soundtrack. Midway through, Jeff Bridges — who reprises his role as Kevin Flynn from the original film — can be heard saying, “Ready? ‘Cause there’s no going back,” as Jared Leto‘s Ares character digitally comes to life.
Featuring original music by Nine Inch Nails, Tron: Ares also stars Evan Peters, Greta Lee, Jodie Turner-Smith, Cameron Monaghan, Sarah Desjardins, Hasan Minhaj, Arturo Castro and Gillian Anderson. The upcoming sci-fi film is set to hit theaters on Oct. 10.
Directed by Joachim Rønning, the movie serves as the sequel to Tron: Legacy, which featured a score by Daft Punk that reached No. 4 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
It was confirmed at Disney’s D23 in 2024 that NIN would be composing the score for Tron: Ares, with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross making the announcement during a teaser for the film. The duo has collaborated on numerous film and television scores over the years, including Challengers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Soul and The Social Network. Tron: Ares marks the first time the Oscar-winning pair’s film music will be credited under the Nine Inch Nails name.
Watch the first trailer for Tron: Ares below.
