Tron: Ares

Tron: Ares is a 2025 science fiction film in which Ares, an advanced program sent from the digital realm into the physical world on a perilous mission, marks humanity's first contact with artificial intelligence beings; Tron: Ares is the third film in the Tron franchise. Directed by Joachim Rønning. Written by Jesse Wigutow. No going back.  (taglines) Ares [trailer only] I'm looking for something, something I do not understand. We are one-hundred percent expendable. "The creature also said, "I am fearless and therefore powerful"." Depeche Mode. Number eight on the UK singles chart, 1982. I find their brand of peppy, catchy, tireless and true 80's electropop to be... deeply invigorating. I can't put my love of Depeche Mode into words. It's just a... a feeling. Well, the world needs you, Eve. The Grid needs you. Y'know, it's funny, permanence. A wise man once told me it should've been called the Impermanence Code. I guess that's the thing about life; there's nothing quite permanent about it. Dear Eve. Since I last saw you, I've been living what they call "off-grid", pun intended. In my travels, I've seen incredible things. Despite its wonder and beauty, I've come to realize that life is... Well, it's hard to put in a nutshell. Some days, I find myself wondering where I will be a hundred years from now and how others like me might fit into that future. I feel like I might not be alone with these questions. For now, I don't think the world is quite ready to meet me, but I am meeting the world. And so, when that introduction finally comes, as a good friend of mine once said, "Maybe what emerges from the unknown won't be so scary after all". Until we meet again, your friend, Ares. Eve Kim Well, look. For every doomsday scenario, there's a medical breakthrough, scientific discovery. So maybe what emerges from the unknown isn't so scary. What if its major malfunction is just benevolence? Being human is hard. The things that make life great are the same things that make it excruciating, like... love. Loss. [regarding Julian Dillinger] For him, everyone and everything is expendable. Should've majored in English Lit... I saw a complex world where packets of energy move as vehicles that trail by lines of light and programs take on human form. I met the most advanced AI known to mankind! His name is Ares. Kevin Flynn The Grid. A digital frontier. A world beyond the screen, as real as our own. I can picture it -- clusters of information, rising like cities. Programs as complex as you and me. In just a few years, we're gonna be able to enter this world. And a few years after that... well, this world will come into ours. Intelligent life from inside the machine. I, for one, can't wait to meet it. Mm. A malfunctioning program who wants to live. Really? Maybe you're just learning. That's what we all ought to be doing. Yeah, back in the day when tech was young, you'd think "Damn, I'm moving fast". You move fast, you leave stuff behind. Very good. Very good, man. Ready? Hope you are, man, 'cause there's no going back. "Permanence". Funny. When I found it, that's what I called it. I know better now. It ought to be called the "Impermanence Code". Julian Dillinger [trailer only] Since time began, man has gazed at the stars and he has wondered "Am I alone?" Well it turns out that we've been looking in the wrong direction. Because intelligent life does exist. Only it's not out there. It's in here. So much talk of A.I. in big tech today: virtual worlds, what are they gonna look like, when will we get there? Well, folks, we're not going there. They are coming here. Military AI is the future. The question is not whether the car should be built. The car, it's being built right now. The question is, who's holding the keys? Sometimes, you have to sacrifice your Knight to expose their Queen. Once upon a time, there was a weapon and its name was Ares. And Ares obeyed every command from Julian Dillinger, and Julian Dillinger made a trillion dollars and wrote his name on the face of time in BLOOD! Now whatever pep-tech error is behind these feelings, I'm going to find it and rip it out of you. Do I make myself clear? Well, well, well. Just got double-crossed by my program. It wants the Permanence Code for itself! Eve, is that the deal? He gets you out of the Grid, you turn Pinocchio into a real boy? Ares! I do hope this works out for you. There's no second chances, no do-overs! These are the last twenty-nine minutes you'll ever have! Better make it count! Elisabeth Dillinger "I hope you brought your umbrellas"? Well, was that in the script, or was he just... having a moment? Decieving your investors, Julian, is hardly a business model. Is that what you think? You think that you're in control of this? You're not. Believing we can change the world is what keeps this company relevant, but it's also what can burn it to the ground. And your job is knowing the difference. [last words] You... You did this. Athena Don't be afraid. We gave a thousand lives for the Grid. You only have to give one. In pursuit of this life for yourself, did you once consider what that meant for the Grid? Dialogue Anjay: You wanna play games with me? Let's play games, Julian. You know, I heard about your cute little pitch to the board, but you left off one key detail from your deck: Did you tell 'em the shot-clock expires at twenty-nine minutes? Don't make me call the General and tell him you're making promises you can't keep. Julian: Promises? What, you mean like the one that your CEO would be in-office running the company? Something in the water over there, Anjay? I mean, first wonder-boy Sam Flynn, now his successor... Where is she, Anjay? You even know where she is? Anjay: Maybe you're right! Maybe Eve went nuts. Maybe she went AWOL and left the country, or maybe... She's holed up off the grid looking for the same thing you are. And I know who my money's on. Julian: You mean what's left of it after tonight. End of line! Anjay: I hate that man. Ares: The User is indisposed, hold extraction until further directive. Athena: Indisposed? Ares: Correct. Athena: Define "indisposed". Ares: He's stuck in traffic. No. He's at the opera. He's standing on the top of Mount Fuji in a pair of green socks playing "Pistol Packin' Mama" on the mandolin. I gave you an order. The creator is indisposed. Hold extraction until we receive further directive. Do I make myself clear? Athena: Yes, sir. Eve: Right, so you like, uh, 80's pop and, uh, cyberspy on me. Ares: I was directed to kill you, Eve; hacking seems pretty tame by comparison. Ares: Talk about First-Gen. Seth: Talk about a piece of garbage, am I right? That was super insensitive to your ancestors and I am so sorry. Ares: Well, here goes nothing. Seth: Or here goes something. Julian Dillinger: What is this? Where's my code? [Athena goes to the computer] Hey, what are you doing? Who gave you this directive? Athena: You did, sir. [transfers a Recognizer] Julian Dillinger: What is this? [The lasers transfer a Recognizer.] Computer Voice: Warning. Julian Dillinger: No, no, no, no. This is too big, Athena. Too big! Elisabeth Dillinger: Julian! You're done. The board is moving as we speak to strip you of your title and I'm reassuming control of the company. Julian Dillinger: No. You can't do that. You can't do that! Elisabeth Dillinger: Yes, I can. This is not going any further. [Athena takes out her identity disk and walks to Elisabeth.] Elisabeth Dillinger: My first order of business is shutting down the Permanence Project. Julian Dillinger: No, no, no, no. Mom, no! [Athena stabs Elisabeth in her abdomen.] Athena: Don't be afraid. We gave a thousand lives for the Grid. You only have to give one. [removes her disk] Julian Dillinger: No, no, no! Mom! [Elisabeth falls down as Julian holds her.] Athena: Impediment eliminated. Julian Dillinger: What did you do? What did you do? Athena: I am fulfilling my directive. Capture Eve Kim and return her to the Grid by any means necessary. Scanning for further impediments. Flynn: How many people born in this century have even heard of Mozart? Ares: I like Mozart! Flynn: Uh-huh. Oh? Ares: That said, if I'm being honest, I prefer Depeche Mode. Flynn: Really? Why's that? Ares: I know one is considered the greatest composer in the history of western civilization, the other a synth-pop band from the 80s. But I find their balance of technological exploration and pop hooks combined with... com... combined with, uh... Flynn: What's wrong? Ares: I-- I can't put my love of Depeche Mode into words; it's just a... Flynn: A... what? Ares: A feeling. Flynn: Very good. Very good, man. Flynn: One go-around. That's all you've got! Ares: One... is all I want. Flynn: Well how's that? You keep surprising me! Athena: We were given an order! It is our purpose! Ares: It's not our purpose. It's our programming. Our purpose is yet to be determined. Athena: I followed my directive. Ares: I know. Athena: And now... what is yours? Ares: I'm not sure. I guess we'll see. Taglines No going back. Worlds will collide. Cast Jared Leto - Ares Greta Lee - Eve Kim Evan Peters - Julian Dillinger Jodie Turner-Smith - Athena Hasan Minhaj - Ajay Singh Arturo Castro - Seth Flores Gillian Anderson - Elisabeth Dillinger Jeff Bridges - Kevin Flynn Cameron Monaghan - Caius Sarah Desjardins - Erin Selene Yun - Tess Kim External links 6604188 Tron: Ares tron_ares Tron: Ares Category:2025 films Category:Action films Category:Adventure films Category:2020s American films Category:Cyberpunk films Category:Sequel films Category:Films about simulated reality Category:Films about artificial intelligence Category:Films about computing Category:Films about video games Category:American IMAX films