Tron 3 Might Actually Happen, Says Jared Leto

2010's "TRON: Legacy" is, to quote Jeff Bridge's chill programmer Kevin Flynn, "Biodigital jazz, man." I don't really know what that term means, but it perfectly sums up the film, a sequel to Steven Lisberger's cult 1982 sci-fi adventure about Flynn getting zapped into the digital world of his own computer. "TRON: Legacy" was also oddly prescient when it came to the modern tentpole landscape. It's a nostalgic legacy sequel that arrived five years prior to "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" and used digital de-aging at point where the tech was stuck even deeper in the uncanny valley than it is now. Throw in a rad score by Daft Punk and a blend of scenes filmed in 2D and 3D to distinguish the real-world from "The Grid" (similar to how "The Wizard of Oz" mixes black-and-white with Technicolor imagery), and the results were far from perfect, but also a lot weirder and more interesting than many of the big-budget movies Disney's made in the years since.

Because "Legacy" was only a modest box office hit, "TRON 3" spent years spinning its wheels before Disney decided to cancel the sequel in 2015 and shift its focus to surer bets like "Star Wars" movies and live-action remakes of its animated films. Five years later, the movie roared back to life, this time with Garth Davis ("Lion") replacing "Legacy" helmer Joseph Kosinski as director and Jared Leto coming onboard to star. There hasn't been any major reported movement on the project since then — though, if Leto is to be believed, there's still a real chance this version of "TRON 3" will come to pass.