Tron Ares: Jodi Turner Smith Joins Cast of Jared Leto, Evan Peter and Greta Lee Starrer!
The original film, starring Jeff Bridges, debuted in 1982 and flopped at the box office despite its groundbreaking innovations in digital visual effects.
British actress Jodie Turner-Smith, star of Queen & Slim and the upcoming Star Wars series The Acolyte is set to star in Disney's Tron: Ares. She is the latest addition to the cast of Disney's Tron: Ares, joining Jared Leto, Evan Peters and Past Lives star Greta Lee. Joachim Ronning will direct the third Tron instalment from a script by Jesse Wigutow and Jack Thorne, reports Variety.Jared Leto will play Ares, the manifestation of a programme that becomes sentient and crosses over into the human world, with Lee as a video game programmer and tech company CEO who aims to protect her world-changing technology. Tron Ares: Evan Peters Cast as the Villain in Upcoming Sci-Fi Film, To Star Alongside Jared Leto.
Additional plot details, including specifics of Turner-Smith's role, are being kept under wraps. Production on the film is set for August. As per Variety, Turner-Smith also starred as Anne Boleyn in Sony Pictures Television's three-part mini-series. She was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for her performance. She'll next be seen in Bad Monkey, appearing opposite Vince Vaughn in the Apple TV+ series based on Carl Hiaasen's 2013 novel, and recently wrapped production on Star Wars: The Acolyte for Disney+. Tron Ares With Jared Leto Attached to Star in Works at Disney, Joachim Rønning to Direct the Project - Reports.
Turner-Smith joins the Tron franchise as the long-running sci-fi adventure's legacy continues. The original film, starring Jeff Bridges, debuted in 1982 and flopped at the box office despite its groundbreaking innovations in digital visual effects. Over time, Tron developed a cult following, leading to the 2010 sequel Tron: Legacy, starring Bridges, Garrett Hedlund and Olivia Wilde and helmed by Joseph Kosinski in his directorial debut.
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