Overview

• Review roundups cite dazzling effects and a propulsive Nine Inch Nails score as the film’s standout elements, with several outlets urging an IMAX viewing.
• Critical sentiment skews mixed to negative, with Rotten Tomatoes reported around 53% and multiple one-star reviews calling out thin characters and shallow AI themes.
• The film flips the franchise setup by sending a Program into the real world in a race over a “Permanence Code,” with Programs limited to twenty‑nine minutes outside the Grid.
• At the Oct. 6 Los Angeles premiere, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross performed a four-song set, including the live debuts of “Forked Reality” and “Shadow Over Me.”
• Tron: Ares opens in theaters on Oct. 10 with a cast led by Jared Leto, Greta Lee and Evan Peters, plus a cameo return for Jeff Bridges.