Jared Leto Says Jeff Bridges Had Him Ruining Tron: Ares Takes

Regardless of the little we learn about Disney’s second anticipated “Tron” sequel, “Tron: Ares,” it’s clear the celebs of the movie had fun making it.

Jared Leto revealed in an interview revealed Monday that the sci-fi franchise’s unique star Jeff Bridges, who returns within the 2025 characteristic as pc programmer Kevin Flynn, had him ruining takes as a result of he couldn’t cease smiling.

“One of many highlights was working with Jeff Bridges. Oh god, he’s simply the most effective,” Leto instructed Will Arnett, Sean Hayes and Jason Bateman, hosts of the “Smartless” podcast, of working with the Oscar winner. “I had one take the place I needed to actually say reduce, they usually’re like, ‘What’s fallacious? Did one thing—?’ And I’m like, ‘No, I simply can’t cease f–king smiling.’”

To Bateman then enthusing, “I like that man,” Leto continued.

“He’s all the pieces. , it’s a a reimbursement assure: That motherf–ker provides you all the pieces you ever needed,” Leto gushed.

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“Tron: Ares” received its first public rollout earlier this month at Disney’s D23 fan occasion, the place Leto, Bridges and co-stars Greta Lee and Evan Peters debuted the primary prolonged trailer solely to the in-person viewers.

“I play Ares, the grasp of the Grid — a program who’s in search of a method to make the world his personal, completely,” Leto teased on the time.

Eking out extra plot particulars in Monday’s “Smartless,” co-host Hayes requested, “Right me if I’m fallacious, however isn’t it the place the Tron world will get transferred into the true world?”

“Yeah, it’s sort of the alternative, somewhat little bit of the Terminator factor the place that know-how comes out into Earth,” Leto stated.

Additionally requested if the sequel picks up proper the place the motion of 2010’s “Tron: Legacy” left off, Leto stated, “In a manner, yeah, it does. It does. So yeah, I’m tremendous excited.”

Expressing enthusiasm and gratitude over his fortune to star in up to date takes of each “Tron” and “Bladrunner” — “the 2 motion pictures that actually modified my life as a child” — Leto joked he’s “residing in my simulation over right here, for positive.” (The “Dallas Consumers Membership” Oscar winner starred because the villain in 2017’s “Blade Runner 2049” reverse Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling.)

Elsewhere in his “Smartless” interview, Leto breaks down his historic Empire State Constructing climb, his ongoing world tour with Thirty Seconds to Mars and extra. Hearken to the complete episode right here or within the embed above.

“Tron: Ares” is about to hit theaters Oct. 10, 2025.