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Cillian Murphy will reprise his
Tron: Legacy
character in the upcoming Tron: Ares, according to scooper Daniel Richtman. Richtman has a good track record of scoops, so you should still consider this a rumor. He played Edward Dillinger Jr., the head of ENCOM’s software design team and the son of former ENCOM senior executive Ed Dillinger, the character played by David Warner in the original Tron. The role was more of a cameo, but felt like it was setting the stage for something bigger in the next movie.
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Tron Legacy was released, a third movie was in its early stages of development. Disney approved the project, with Garret Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, and Tron Legacy Director Joseph Kosinski as the director. But in 2015 they cancelled the project. Kosinski suggested that Disney cancelled the sequel due to their new toys – Marvel and Star Wars. “When I made
Tron: Legacy, they didn’t own Marvel; they didn’t own Star Wars,” Kosinski said. “We played the role of fantasy and science fiction. And once you’ve got those other things under your umbrella, it makes sense that you’re going to put your money into a known property and not the weird art student with black fingernails in the corner — that was Tron.“Related
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Jared Leto provided an update on the project last year. Leto said, “I am a huge fan of Tron and we’re working hard with our incredible partners at Disney on Tron“. “Just a group of amazing creative people. We’re getting closer. Who knows, but we’re getting closer. Something may be sooner than later.” Cillian Murphy will next be seen starring as J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan’s
July 21st. Would you like to see Cillian Murphy return for Tron: Ares?[coming]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuW2wnNvL3w
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