Now, over four decades after the original Tron, and 15 years after its sequel, Tron: Legacy (2010), the third movie in the franchise — the upcoming movie Tron: Ares — is poised to deliver on a strange promise suggested by the first movie. “The concept was that a program is filming a program,” explains Tron: Ares director Joachim Rønning told Empire in a recent interview. While the 1982 Tron was dealing in theoretical possibilities, aspects of Tron: Ares are more contemporary. What we don’t have is a hero Program, Tron, who fights for the users. Tron: Ares hits theaters on October 10, 2025.