Jeff Bridges has confirmed that he will return in Tron: Ares, the upcoming science fiction movie that serves as a standalone sequel to Tron (1982) and Tron: Legacy (2010). Bridges will reprise his role as Kevin Flynn, the protagonist of the first Tron film. Bridges confirmed his Tron: Ares appearance in an interview with Film Comment podcast.
“I’m heading off this Saturday to play a part in the third installment of the Tron story; I’m excited about that,” he revealed during the interview. “It’s wild. Jared Leto is the star of this third one, and I’m really anxious to work with him, and I’ve admired his work.”
Bridges went on to say that he's excited "to see what the technology is going to be all about [this time]".
The 74-year-old actor starred in Tron: Legacy, directed by Joseph Kosinski, and noted while the technology was constantly changing, he didn't know what to expect. He also said that he didn't like how his de-aging looked in the film as he explained the motion capture technology used that that time.
“When I did Tron 2, Tron Legacy’ we had to put all these dots on our face and all these kinds of things,” Bridges explained “And that’s [probably] all passé. I had to see myself as a young guy or as another character, but the same guy, but it was gonna be digitally created. I think it was [de-aging], but I didn’t like the way I looked in it; I felt like I looked more like Bill Maher than myself; it was kind of bizarre [laughs].”
While he hasn't been informed about the new tech that will be used in Tron: Ares, Bridges said that Tron: Ares director Joachim Rønning would potentially use more practical sets and a lot less CGI.
“I’m anxious to see what the technology and what it will be. I hear there’s even less A.I. stuff in this. It’s going to be more a practical set, and they’re beautiful; there are beautiful sets that I’ve seen.”
Tron: Ares Confirmed Cast
Jeff Bridges will join a star-studded cast of Tron: Ares that includes Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith, Hasan Minhaj, Arturo Castro, Gillian Anderson, Sarah Desjardins, and Cameron Monaghan. The film is directed by Joachim Rønning, with a screenplay by Jack Thorn and Jesse Wigutow. Back in February, Disney shared a first look image of Tron: Ares:
Tron: Ares is scheduled to release exclusively in theaters on October 10, 2025.
