Jodie Turner-Smith joins Disney's 'Tron' franchise, will star in Jared Leto film 'Tron: Ares'
Without Remorse' and 'After Yang', will star alongside Jared Leto, Greta Lee, and Evan Peters in the new movie, titled 'Tron: Ares'. As per American news outlet Variety, Joachim Ronning of 'Maleficent: Mistress of Evil' fame will direct the project from a script by Jesse Wigutow and Jack Thorne.
'Tron' franchise started with the eponymous 1982 film, starring Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn, a computer programmer and video game developer who is transported inside the software world of a mainframe computer where he interacts with programs in his attempt to escape. In 2010, filmmaker Joseph Kosinski directed a sequel, titled 'Tron: Legacy' with Bridges reprising his role of Flynn and actors Garrett Hedlund and Olivia Wilde as the newcomers.
'Tron: Ares' will feature Oscar winner Leto as Ares, the manifestation of a program that becomes sentient and crosses over into the human world. Lee, who is currently receiving acclaim for her performance in Celine Song's 'Past Lives', will play a video game programmer and tech company CEO who aims to protect her world-changing technology.
Additional plot details, including specifics of Turner-Smith's role, are being kept under wraps. Production on the film is expected to start in August.
Turner-Smith will be next seen opposite Vince Vaughn in Apple TV+ series 'Bad Monkey'. She recently wrapped production on Disney+ series 'Star Wars: The Acolyte'.
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