Jared Leto is set to star in the 2010 sequel tron: legacy after his supervillain Morbius flop. The actor will take on the new role in the upcoming legacy sequel. Tron: Ares, as reported by Deadline. The rocker has long been linked to the upcoming film after it was reported in 2017 that he would star in a thunder movie as a new character named Ares.
Disney is producing the film after co-producing the previous two films in the series. However, Disney is reportedly in talks with director Joachim Rønning, who previously directed Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019), to direct the upcoming sequel.
Additionally, the outlet also reported that a team is being assembled for the big-budget production, which will begin production in Vancouver, Canada in August of this year. For the inexperienced, the film series began with the original. thunderreleased in 1982. The original thunder Starring Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, and David Warner. The movie was a huge success and received very positive reviews from critics.
Also, thunder it became significant due to its advanced visual effects, but its modest box office was considered a disappointment by Disney. Bridge played a video game developer and programmer who hacks into a powerful new virtual world in hopes of finding proof that an executive at his company has been stealing his work for years.
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Bridges returned in 2010 to tron: legacy, with Garrett Hedlund playing his son who investigates the disappearance of his father by delving into the much more advanced digital world. Meanwhile, Olivia Wilde also appeared in the movie. However, it has not been revealed if any of tron: legacyThe main cast will return to the next installment or not.
The sequel was a huge success at the box office, grossing $400 million against a budget of $170 million. Initially though, the third film wasn’t confirmed until 2017 news about Leto’s possible involvement. Lion Director Garth Davis was reported to be on board as director of the sequel starring Leto in August 2020, as the outlet reported.