Tron: Ares, the upcoming sequel to the cult classics Tron and Tron: Legacy, casts two new actors to star opposite Jared Leto and Evan Peters.
Tron: Ares has added two up-and-coming stars to the cast, including a Star Wars cast member. The movie is the third feature in the long-running Tron franchise, which began with the 1982 cult classic Tron and its 2010 follow-up Tron: Legacy. The movie is being directed by Maleficent: Mistress of Evil's Joachim Rønning from a screenplay by Jesse Wigutow and Jack Thorne and follows a sentient program named Ares who discovers a way into the human world.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Per Variety, the Tron: Ares cast has added two more major players, bringing on Jodie Turner-Smith and Greta Lee to star opposite Jared Leto and Evan Peters. Lee will be playing a tech company CEO with experience programming video games who develops advanced technology that she will need to protect. Turner-Smith’s role is currently unspecified. The movie is set to begin filming in August, pending a potential actors strike.
Where You Know Tron: Ares' New Cast Members Both Turner-Smith and Lee are rising stars who have been cropping up in prominent recent and upcoming titles. Turner-Smith is best known for dramas including Queen & Slim and After Yang, but her star power will likely launch into the stratosphere soon, considering she has joined the Star Wars universe. She recently joined the The Acolyte cast, starring opposite Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae, and a large ensemble in the Disney+ series.
Lee is a versatile performer who scored a pair of recent hits with a lead role in the A24 drama Past Lives and a voice role as LYLA in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. However, she has amassed quite a few prominent TV and movie titles over the course of her career. This includes playing Stella Bak on Apple TV+'s The Morning Show, Maxine on Russian Doll, and Amy Lee in Jodie Foster's Money Monster.
Considering the fact that both stars already have experience in the sci-fi genre, Tron: Ares should be a perfect fit. If the movie follows the precedent set by the previous entries, it might not be a blockbuster hit. However, it will still allow both stars to continue showing off their range within the context of a big-budget tentpole as their stars rise even more.
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