The Most Ambitious Sci-Fi Sequel of the Year Sets Digital and Blu-ray Release Dates

The Most Ambitious Sci-Fi Sequel of the Year Sets Digital and Blu-ray Release Dates Custom image of Gillian Anderson and Evan Peters in Tron: Ares for interview.Image by Jefferson Chacon By  Rob London Published 19 minutes ago A cinematic obsessive with the filmic palate of a starving raccoon, Rob London will watch pretty much anything once. With a mind like a steel trap, he's an endless fount of movie and TV trivia, borne from a misspent youth of watching monster movies on TV, perusing the sun-faded goods at the local video rental shop, and staining his fingers with ink from the Video Movie Guide. Areas of interest include science fiction, film noir, horror flicks, '70s disaster pictures, Bond movies, '90s action, giant robots, dinosaurs, super heroes, and the exuberantly schlocky output of Cannon Films. He also enjoys both Star Trek and Star Wars when they're good, and maybe even more when they're bad. As a Canadian, he also has a vested interest in Canadian movies and TV shows, especially the cheesier ones dubbed "Canuxploitation." An expert on Marvel Comics, he has also written for the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, and is a member of the Marvel Research Team. He can frequently be found pontificating on comic-book continuity or bemoaning the misfortunes of the Toronto Maple Leafs on his Twitter account. Sign in to your Collider account Summary Generate a summary of this story follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap

The digital world of the Grid is coming home next month. Tron: Ares, the latest installment of the cult-favorite Disney science fiction franchise, will be available to buy or rent on all major digital platforms on December 2, 2025. If you want it on physical media, you'll have to wait a little longer: it'll hit DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K on January 6, 2026.

The digital and physical media editions of the film will include a number of bonus features. They include three deleted scenes (including a cameo from original Tron writer/director Steven Lisberger) and a number of featurettes, including discussions with the cast and crew, discussions with director Joachim Rønning (Maleficent: Mistress of Evil) and star/producer Jared Leto (Dallas Buyer's Club) about their journey in making the film, and an examination of the legacy of the Tron franchise. The 4K Blu-ray edition of the film will also be available in a limited edition SteelBook case, to go with the new remastered 4K versions of Tron and Tron: Legacy that are on the horizon.

What Is 'Tron: Ares' About?

Tron and Tron: Legacy are both about humans from the real world being transported into the digital world of The Grid. Tron: Ares flips that premise on its head, as tech tycoon Julian Dillinger (Evan Peters) attempts to bring the digital beings of The Grid into the real world to be used as programmable super-soldiers. However, he's having trouble making them last more than 29 minutes. Also working on that problem is new ENCOM CEO Eve Kim (Greta Lee), who has less militaristic ambitions. She ends up joining forces with Ares (Leto), one of Dillinger's programs, who wishes to live in the real world; that puts them both in the crosshairs of Dillinger and Ares' deadly compatriot, Athena (Jodie Turner-Smith). Soon, they're on the run, and only one man can help them: Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), the first human ever to enter the Grid. But will it be enough to save them?

Collider's Ross Bonaime enjoyed the film, praising it for being the first film in the series "that begins to realize the possibilities of this world created over 40 years ago." He had particular praise for the performances of Lee and Turner-Smith, the visuals of director Rønning, and the pulsing score by Nine Inch Nails.

Tron: Ares will be released on all major digital platforms on December 2, 2025, and on disc on January 6, 2026. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates. End of line.

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