After spending over a decade in development, Disney's Tron: Ares is officially heading to the big screen. It’s been an incredibly long wait for fans of the sci-fi movie franchise, but after it was announced that the third Tron film had wrapped production , there was certainly reason to be excited. The film's cast, including Jared Leto , Greta Lee and legacy cast member Jeff Bridges , is finally ready to talk about making the film.
On that note, Leto just revealed that his costume weighed 45 pounds. Thankfully though, the Oscar winning actor thought it was all worth it. Some early Tron: Ares footage was shown at the D23 Expo this weekend, which was reportedly a big hit amongst attendees.
The movie is set to bring in topics surrounding AI and advancing technology, making it culturally relevant for today's sci-fi-viewing audience. After the trailer debuted, the Tron 3 cast took the stage to chat about the upcoming 2025 movie and what it was like making such a film that's part of such an iconic franchise. Leto, for his part, opened up about how much wearing his costume meant to him personally, and why it didn’t bother him that the over-the-top duds were extremely heavy.
He told People amid the D23 festivities: Putting on the suit was a big deal for me. ..
. And they built an amazing suit. I think I probably could have used the suit in the real world in certain circumstances, like wearing a piece of armor head to toe.
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