Tron: Ares did more than just power the franchise back up. It also made clear the series’ third film doesn’t have to be its last . If you want to know how, User, just be aware that this post contains major spoilers for Tron: Ares .
With his mother dead and law enforcement on the way to Dillinger Systems, Evan Peters’ disgraced tech CEO Julian decided to escape accountability. Rather than answer for his crimes, he fled into his company’s digital world. He used his digitizing lasers to transport himself to the grid he created for his company. In Tron: Ares only end credits scene, we saw his arrival into his red-hued virtual realm.
The digital world was in ruins, as ENCOM’s executives had managed to hack into the system, destroying Julian’s system. That had also led to all his progr