Tron: Ares, Jared Leto Enters the Real World as a Respawning Video Game Assassin

The source provides an extensive analysis of the trailer for the upcoming film, Tron: Ares, focusing on its radical departure from previous franchise entries. The film inverts the core premise by having the highly lethal program Ares, played by Jared Leto, escape the digital Grid and invade the real world on a mission of assassination. A major point of discussion is Ares' video game assassin nature, specifically his ability to respawn after death, which provides both action spectacle and philosophical depth regarding mortality and artificial intelligence. The analysis also explores the film's production background, including the involvement of Leto as a co-producer and director Joachim Rønning, while contextualizing Ares within the Tron franchise history and modern AI anxieties.