EXCLUSIVE: Double Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress Gillian Anderson has signed on to hitch the forged of Tron: Ares, the third movie within the Tron sci-fi franchise from Disney.
Anderson joins a buzzy forged that features Jared Leto, Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen & Slim), and Previous Lives breakout Greta Lee. Particulars of Anderson’s character and the movie’s wider plot are presently beneath wraps, however Disney has confirmed the pic will observe Leto as Ares, a fictional character who crosses over from the world of videogames to planet Earth.
Directing Tron: Ares is Joachim Rønning (Kon-Tiki), who helmed each Pirates of the Caribbean: Useless Males Inform No Tales and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil for Disney following his breakout with 2012’s Kon-Tiki. Evan Peters, Cameron Monaghan, and Sarah Desjardins spherical out the forged. Jesse Wigutow and Jack Thorne wrote the script, whereas Emma Ludbrook, Jeffrey Springer, and Leto are producing, with Russell Allen serving as government producer.
The Tron movie collection launched with a 1982 function starring Jeff Bridges as online game creator Kevin Flynn, which was lauded for its visible results and developed right into a cult traditional following a tricky go in its theatrical run. Subsequent up was the 2010 sequel Tron: Legacy, introducing Garrett Hedlund and Olivia Wilde to the forged, netting slightly over $400M upon its debut throughout the vacation season.
Anderson, now maybe finest identified for her roles on The Crown and Intercourse Training, two exhibits that completed high-profile runs on Netflix final 12 months, simply wrapped work on Scoop, the function challenge based mostly on BBC Newsnight’s bombshell 2019 interview with Prince Andrew about his friendship with convicted intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein. Anderson performs former BBC journalist Emily Maitlis within the pic. Anderson additionally stars alongside Jason Isaacs within the forthcoming function adaptation of Raynor Winn’s bestselling memoir The Salt Path.
She is repped by UTA and Impartial Expertise Group.
