Tron: Ares Comic-Con footage showcases the film's wild chase scenes and confirms the big twist

Ares (Jared Leto) riding a lightcycle in Tron: Ares
(Image credit: Disney)

If you aren't on the ground at Comic-Con International: San Diego, then you missed out on seeing some exclusive new footage from Disney's upcoming sci-fi blockbuster Tron: Ares. If you're stuck at home, you might not get a chance to see what's new for some time. But lucky for you, GamesRadar+ was in the room, and we can tell you exactly what was shown.

In the first clip, digital warriors Ares (Jared Leto) and Athena (Jodie Turner-Smith) are summoned from Tron's digital reality into the real world to hunt down Greta Lee's Eve Kim. They engage in a highway chase on their iconic lightcycles, which leave trails of energy that cut through anything in their wake. The chase proceeds into a parking structure where Eve knocks Athena off her lightcycle, taking it for herself. Eve narrowly escapes as Athena barely misses her while she speeds away.

The second clip also showcases a chase – no surprise, as racing and chases have been the bread and butter of Tron action since the original 1982 film, alongside the frisbee-like Identity Discs. This scene moves the action into the digital world, with Athena sending a drone after Eve (one of the bigger drones, according to film director Joachim Rønning). But Eve's not alone - she's being protected by Ares, who has gone against his directives to "delete" Eve, and is instead trying to get her home.

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George Marston

I've been Newsarama's resident Marvel Comics expert and general comic book historian since 2011. I've also been the on-site reporter at most major comic conventions such as Comic-Con International: San Diego, New York Comic Con, and C2E2. Outside of comic journalism, I am the artist of many weird pictures, and the guitarist of many heavy riffs. (They/Them)

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