Tron: Ares Director on Why Only Jeff Bridges Is Returning for New Sequel

"TRON: Ares" Director Explains Absentees

While Jeff Bridges’ Kevin Flynn returns for a third time to the “TRON” franchise with the upcoming “TRON: Ares,” surprisingly neither Garrett Hedlund’s Sam Flynn or Olivia Wilde’s Quorra from the previous entry “TRON: Legacy” do. Though the new film takes place in the same universe, it doesn’t follow their characters with the focus instead on Jared Leto’s Ares, a highly sophisticated program created by wunderkind Julian Dillinger (Evan Peters) a…

Tron: Ares Director on Why Only Jeff Bridges Is Returning for New Sequel

Photo Credit: Walt Disney Pictures Tron: Ares director Joachim Rønning has revealed why the new sequel won’t feature any returning characters from the franchise apart from Jeff Bridges’ Kevin Flynn. Tron: Ares arrives in United States theaters next month from Walt Disney Pictures. A sequel to 1982’s Tron and 2010’s Tron: Legacy, the movie stars Jared Leto as Ares, Greta Lee as Eve Kim, Evan Peters as Julian Dillinger, Jodie Turner/Smith as Athen…

"Sometimes Actors Don't Want To Be In It": TRON: ARES Director Addresses Movie's Lack Of Returning Actors

TRON: Ares director Joachim Rønning and producer Justin Springer have weighed in on the threequel's lack of returning actors, with the former suggesting that some actors simply didn't want to come back.