We’re under two weeks away from Tron: Ares hitting the 2025 movies schedule and reviving the big screen side of this franchise following the release of Tron: Legacy in 2010. However, with the exception of Jeff Bridges reprising Kevin Flynn (or at least something that looks like him), none of the other actors from Legacy are returning for this new installment. Now Garrett Hedlund, who played Sam Flynn, has broken his silence about his absence following the Ares director’s claims about why certain actors didn’t come back.
Earlier this month, director Joachim Rønning alleged to Collider that part of the reason certain Tron: Legacy character aren’t back for Tron: Ares is because “these things are not only creative choices; sometimes actors don't want to be in it anymore.” Rønning never outright named Hedlund, but considering that Sam was Legacy’s main protagonist, it’s probably safe to say he’s looped in that group. In a separate interview with Collider at FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention, Hedlund had this to say when the subject was brought up:
