The summer movie season is behind us, but there are still some intriguing big-budget genre films left on the 2025 release calendar. Chief among those titles is Tron: Ares, a long-awaited sequel to 2010’s Tron: Legacy. Directed by Joachim Rønning, the sci-fi film promises to deliver more of the stunning visuals and high-stakes action fans have come to expect from the franchise, taking full advantage of the IMAX format. With a little over a month to go before Tron: Ares hits theaters, the marketing campaign is now in full swing. As tickets for the movie go on sale, a new trailer sheds some additional light on the story.
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Today, Disney officially released a new Tron: Ares preview. The main purpose of the trailer is to call attention to the fact tickets are now available ahead of the film’s October 10th premiere. In addition to that, there are some fresh plot details for fans to take in. This trailer sheds a little more light on the dynamic between Jared Leto’s Ares and Greta Lee’s Eve Kim; Ares reveals he was sent to kill Eve after she made a startling discovery, but he’s decided to work alongside her instead. The trailer also highlights the digital world’s invasion of the real world, showing what’s at stake in the threequel. Check out the trailer in the space below:
Tron: Ares Is Telling a Cautionary Sci-Fi Tale About the Dangers of AI
The original Tron was released in 1982 and was one of the first movies to use computer-generated imagery in its visual effects. It was groundbreaking back then, but technology has obviously evolved significantly in the decades since, so the franchise needed to evolve with the times to tell a technology-based story relevant for today’s society. The rise of AI has been a hot talking point, and it looks like Tron: Ares is tapping into those fears and concerns. The character of Julian Dillinger (Evan Peters) believes he can control AI and build super-intelligent soldiers to keep the world safe, but things don’t go according to plan.
Sci-fi films tackling the dangers of AI aren’t anything new (The Terminator has also been around since the ’80s), but in today’s tech-obsessed world, these themes can really strike a chord with the audience. AI has been a major issue in the industry for years. The Academy had to make an official ruling on how generative AI impacts a movie’s Oscar eligibility, and several high-profile directors have voiced their fears about the prevalence of AI.
The main selling point of Tron: Ares is seeing the spectacle on an IMAX screen, and the film promises to deliver some visually stunning set pieces. This is still a big-budget Disney blockbuster designed to entertain. However, there’s potential for the action to be complemented with some food for thought, pushing the Tron franchise into new narrative territory. The digital and real worlds colliding in a high-stakes battle for the fate of the world seems like an interesting avenue to explore topics such as our relationship with technology and what it means to be human. Rønning has promised Tron: Ares has a solid emotional core, so there could be some poignant narrative beats.
It’ll be interesting to see if the combination of exciting action and relevant themes helps turn Tron: Ares into a box office hit. Tron: Legacy was commercially successful, grossing $400 million worldwide against a $170 million production budget. Releasing in October, where most of the other new titles are smaller dramas vying for awards consideration, should give Tron: Ares‘ box office prospects a boost. It won’t be facing much competition for its target demographic and will be the highest-profile title playing. If word of mouth is positive, that could be a recipe for a healthy gross.
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