
When it was announced that Jared Leto would be starring as a new character named “Ares” in a third Tron film, it was understood that he’d be playing a kind of living AI coming from the digital Grid and into the real world. But what nobody expected was an outright invasion from the Grid onto humankind. In the first full trailer for Tron: Ares, that’s exactly what is happening. Fifteen years after Clu (Jeff Bridges) threatened to bring the world of the Grid to the flesh-and-blood Earth, it appears that in the new sequel, someone will do just that. Or is there more to it?
With the new trailer for Ares, it seems Disney is pushing the Tron canon into a place it's never quite gone before. Here’s what happens in the trailer, why it’s such a big deal, and what it might mean for the continuity of Tron overall.