Ares’ From the Consolation of Your Personal Residence Subsequent Week

Didn’t watch Tron: Ares in theaters final month? Properly, rely your self amongst lots of people, contemplating that the movie turned out to be one among Disney’s biggest box office flops shortly. However there’s good(?) information: in the event you had been merely ready lengthy sufficient to be disinterested in watching the most recent (and potentially final, for a really lengthy whereas) Tron film at residence, the time is nigh.

This morning Disney confirmed that Tron: Ares would start its residence launch subsequent week, with a digital launch set for the primary week of December, adopted by a bodily launch in early January 2026.

In addition to the movie itself, the house releases will include a raft of behind-the-scenes bonus content material, together with featurettes in regards to the historical past of Tron, creating the movie’s lightcycle sequences, and one that’s described as a “private journey with Jared Leto”  Ares‘ creation, becoming on condition that Leto performed a massively vital function in reviving Tron after a planned sequel to Tron: Legacy stalled out at Disney. Whether or not that was in the end for higher or worse? Still kinda TBD.

Past the featurettes, the house releases will embrace a trio of deleted scenes from the movie, together with one merely credited as “Lisberger Cameo”—indicating that authentic Tron author and director Steven Lisberger was going to make a cameo within the movie sooner or later. Lisberger did make a short look in Tron: Legacy as Shaddix, one of many bartenders on the Finish of the Line Membership, so it’s a disgrace his continuation of that legacy, for need of a greater phrase, didn’t proceed within the theatrical reduce of Ares. Not less than it’ll dwell on as a deleted scene!

Right here’s the total checklist of bonus options:

Deleted Scenes:
– Seth’s Date
– Burning Man
– Lisberger Cameo

Featurettes:
– The Journey To Tron: Ares: Go on a private journey with Jared Leto, director Joachim Rønning and different forged and crew members for an in-depth making-of look showcasing the gorgeous visuals, unimaginable stunts, cool (however heavy) costumes, and next-level units of Tron: Ares.
– Lightcycles On The Free: Be a part of director Joachim Rønning as he peels again the layers of one of the action-packed sequences within the movie. Uncover what ILM and the artists who grew up loving the franchise contributed, and what different iconic movie the sequence pays homage to.
– The Artistry Of Tron: Ares: Director Joachim Rønning and actor-producer Jared Leto sit down to debate their journey creating Tron: Ares. The pair unpack key moments and the placing visible, sonic and inventive philosophies that drive the storytelling each out and in of the Grid.
– Forged Conversations: Be a part of the forged in candid conversations as they replicate on entering into character, memorable on-set experiences, humorous anecdotes and private insights. Get a glimpse of the off-screen camaraderie that shines of their electrical on-screen synergy.
– The Legacy Of Tron: Many years after Tron first took the world by storm, and with Tron: Legacy in between, there’s a great deal of nostalgia to mine for Tron: Ares. Catch some intelligent easter eggs and noteworthy cameos as this enduring franchise continues to depart its mark.

Tron: Ares releases digitally on December 2, with a Blu-ray and DVD launch set for January 6, 2026.

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