Disney’s got a lot of IP it doesn’t always know what to do with , and Tron has to be high up on that list. After 15 years, the company delivered a sequel to the cult classic Tron: Legacy in the form of Tron: Ares , a third installment that for a long time seemed more like a pipe dream until fairly recently.
To say franchise fans and general moviegoers have been placed in an awkward spot with Ares might undersell it. On one hand, the film’s marketing makes it look like a solid-looking cyber-adventure backed by a rad score courtesy of Nine Inch Nails , who Disney’s been sure to promote as part of this almost as much as the film itself. On the other hand, the titular Ares is played by one Jared Leto , who folks have… mixed feelings about, let’s say, either as a