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- Disney brings the Grid, and the light bikes, with 'Tron: Ares' footage at Comic-Con</p>
<p>ANTHONY McCARTNEY July 26, 2025 at 4:08 AM</p>
<p>Joachim Ronning, from left, Jared Leto, and Jeff Bridges attend a panel for "Tron: Ares" during Comic-Con International on Friday, July 25, 2025, in San Diego. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)</p>
<p>SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Grid took over Comic-Con on Friday, bringing the stars of the new "Tron: Ares" films to unveil footage and reveal the story behind the franchise's third movie.</p>
<p>The film stars Jared Leto, Jeff Bridges, Greta Lee and Jodie Turner-Smith as the story brings the virtual environment of the Grid, complete with light bikes, into the real world.</p>
<p>Disney showed off several minutes of footage, including a light bike chase scene in the real world and another in the red-hued Grid. Propelling the onscreen action is a propulsive Nine Inch Nails soundtrack.</p>
<p>"It's fun to see it on the big screen for the first time," said director Joachim Rønning.</p>
<p>Disney turned the Hall H panel into a spectacle, with red lasers filling the room and characters in suits with red lights entering the massive hall.</p>
<p>Asked what excited her about joining the "Tron" franchise, Lee responded: "I just wanted to ride a light cycle."</p>
<p>Friday's panel ended with the premiere of the music video for "As Alive as You Need Me to Be," the first Nine Inch Nails song from the soundtrack.</p>
<p>"Tron" has never been in the top tier of sci-fi franchises. The original 1982 film starring Bridges as Kevin Flynn, a man sucked into a computer vortex known as the Grid, was admired for its ground-breaking concept and effects, and was a modest hit with moderately good reviews.</p>
<p>Perhaps more importantly, it won a cult following and has been maintained enough in cultural memory to remain a valuable property for Disney.</p>
<p>The 2010 film "Tron: Legacy," starring Bridges and Garrett Hedlund, made more than $400 million globally. A TV show that followed, "Tron: Uprising," lasted just one season.</p>
<p>Norwegian director Joachim Rønning has helmed other Disney franchise films: 2017's "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" and 2019's "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil."</p>
<p>Leto and Bridges are both Oscar winners, and Rønning is an Oscar nominee. ___</p>
<p>AP Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton contributed to this report.</p>
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