'Tron: Ares' Director Admits 2 Former Stars Refused to Appear in the Jared Leto Sequel

After more than a decade of false starts and development limbo, Tron is finally powering back up with Tron: Ares. The threequel, directed by Joachim Rønning (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales), stars Jared Leto as Ares, a powerful AI program who makes the jump from the digital world into reality. But while fans can expect dazzling visuals and a story built for 2025’s cultural moment, they won’t be seeing many familiar faces from Tron: Legacy. In a new interview, Rønning confirmed that the film isn’t bringing back several key characters — not because the filmmakers didn’t want them, but because some of the actors declined.