‘TRON: Ares’ Will Use More Physical Sets But Cameron Monaghan Praises the Film’s Visuals
Ever since audiences were first brought to the Grid in 1982’s TRON, the franchise has been on the cutting edge of technology, artificial intelligence, and special effects.
While the topics touched upon by the 42-year-old franchise are perhaps more relevant now than they ever have been before, the upcoming TRON: Ares is taking a different approach to storytelling.
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While we still don’t know a ton about the upcoming film’s story, we do know that Ares will flip the traditional structure of TRON and have a Program enter the real world.
‘TRON: Ares’ Will Use More Physical Sets
Perhaps more interestingly, however, as opposed to the CGI-heavy TRON and TRON: Legacy, TRON: Ares director Joachim Rønning wants to use more physical sets to tell his TRON story.
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In a recent interview with the Film Comment podcast, Jeff Bridges, who will reprise his role as Kevin Flynn in the upcoming film, talked about his expectations for the film.
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“I’m anxious to see what the technology and what it will be. I hear there’s even less A.I. stuff in this. It’s going to be more a practical set, and they’re beautiful; there are beautiful sets that I’ve seen,” Bridges said.
Cameron Monaghan Lauds ‘Ares’ Visuals
While Ares will use more practical sets than its predecessor, Cameron Monaghan, who is also set to star in the film, lauded the upcoming film’s visuals.
“I think this one, in a very similar way, is going to really push forward what can be done, from a visual perspective,” Monaghan said to Collider during Calgary Expo. “I would sometimes even come in on days I wasn’t working because that set was really amazing. A lot of the practical sets were pretty phenomenal, and I would love to go look at those as well.”
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According to Monaghan, TRON: Ares will be the franchise’s legacy of pushing the boundaries of special effects and aesthetics.
“I went to the ‘Tron: Legacy’ premiere when I was 16 years old and had just done my first movie for Disney at the time. So, that was really cool getting to go to the El Capitan Theater in LA and seeing that on a big screen. And that’s a movie that, I think, has now grown a cult fandom, in a similar way that the original Tron did as well, where people thought it was very technologically cool but it’s continued to grow,” Monaghan explained.
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“‘Tron Legacy,’ I just saw projected in 35MM at the New Beverly last year. And it really holds up, and has that amazing soundtrack by Daft Punk. So I like that those movies have a number of years of separation between them. They don’t come out very often, and every time they do, they show a new era of technology and filmmaking.”
Return to the Grid
Whether or not Rønning can blend TRON’s iconic aesthetic with more physical sets remains to be seen. If he can, however, the film will continue the franchise’s legacy of wowing audiences with its visuals.
TRON: Ares will hit theaters in 2025.
