TRON Reboot Eyeing Jared Leto for Lead

We recently reported on what could’ve been for TRON 3 – but now it seems speculation is moot, as a TRON reboot is moving forward – and apparently eyeing an Oscar-winning actor to lead the franchise.

THR reports that Jared Leto is being eyed to lead the TRON reboot; no scriptwriter or director is attached, but TRON: Legacy’s Justin Springer is producing.

According to THR, “Sources say this new project is not a direct sequel and is being built out of the source code of the deleted Tron 3 script. Leto would play a character named Ares, who has not appeared on screen before but was a key player in that script.“

Just yesterday (at the time of writing this) we heard TRON: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski talked about his plans for the now-stalled TRON 3. He described and invasion film (known as TRON: Ascension) that would see the dangerous programs of The Grid invading the real world. Obviously that’s not the story that will be part of the TRON reboot; given how technology has advanced, clearly the mythos of TRON will need to be updated.

Assemble a team of the world’s most dangerous, incarcerated Super Villains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government’s disposal, and send them off on a mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity. U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will do. However, once they realize they weren’t picked to succeed but chosen for their patent culpability when they inevitably fail, will the Suicide Squad resolve to die trying, or decide it’s every man for himself?

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Suicide Squad: The Extended Cut is now available on Digital HD, Blu-ray, and DVD.

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