TRON: Ares

This article is written from a Real World perspective.

TRON: Ares (also known as TRON 3 or TR3N) is a planned sequel to TRON: Legacy.

Not much is known about the plot, although it is very likely that actor Cillian Murphy will play Edward Dillinger, Jr. who may be the villain. Bruce Boxleitner has mentioned in an interview that he believes Disney will "get the ball rolling next year", and has confirmed rumours of Dillinger Jr. returning: "Let's just say...Cillian Murphy doesn't do cameos".

This rumor started with a leak about a TRON: Ares teaser trailer that was supposedly going to be released with the DVD and Blu-Ray Discs in April 2011. Footage shot for the "teaser" has been certified by Disney, and some of it is featured in TRON: The Next Day - an exclusive 10-minute short depicting the history of the Flynn Lives movement and essentially bridging the gap between TRON, Legacy and a possible third instalment - which is only available on the Blu-Ray release of the film. The said release is said to also feature two additional scenes as hidden "Easter Eggs". The scenes that are classified by fans as a link to TR3N are:

• The first, which is featured in the closing minutes of The Next Day, features Roy Kleinberg (Dan Shor), the user of Ram from the original TRON, being confronted by Alan Bradley (Bruce Boxleitner). Kleinberg is revealed to be responsible for running the Flynn Lives campaign. Alan offers Ram a place at ENCOM, describing him as "ENCOM's moral compass".
• The second scene was rumoured to feature Quorra (Olivia Wilde) in the real world as she arrives at ENCOM Tower, where the press start to ask questions about Kevin Flynn's disappearance. She reveals that she did indeed met Kevin the day prior. This scene was reported to be featured in The Next Day, only for her to be replaced with Sam in the final scene. In the final cut of the scene, Sam is seen arriving at ENCOM for his first board meeting, and when asked the question "Sam, do you have any statements for the press today?", he reveals his Flynn Lives t-shirt under his biker jacket, before the elevator doors close.
• The third scene is a hidden "Easter Egg" only on the US Blu-Ray release, and seems brings back the villainous Ed Dillinger (David Warner) from the original TRON through an instant messaging text screen showing a chat between him and his son Edward Dillinger, Jr. It was reported that the text was them saying that “everything is going according to plan,” hinting at a large behind-the-scenes conspiracy. This did not appear in a leaked version. The leaked version showed Ed Dillinger Jr. addresseing someone using the handle MCTRL_751, who spoke with the voice of the MCP, and ending the communication with MCP's trademark "End Of Line."