Jeff Bridges’ Tron 3 Update Is A Much Bigger Deal Than I Thought

Summary Jeff Bridges' return to the big screen in Tron: Ares ends his 7-year movie hiatus, marking his first feature film since 2018.

A star-studded Tron cast includes Jared Leto, Gillian Anderson, Evan Peters, Cameron Monaghan, and more in this highly anticipated sequel.

Tron: Ares, directed by Joachim Rønning, promises an exciting follow-up to the 2010 film, set to be released on October 10, 2025.

A major cast update in Tron: Ares is even more exciting considering the actor's current hiatus. A behind the scenes image of Tron 3 confirmed that Jeff Bridges will be involved in the highly anticipated follow up to 2010's Tron: Legacy, which is currently expected to be released on October 10, 2025. Tron: Ares will be directed by Joachim Rønning, best known for his success with directing previous Disney blockbusters such as Pirates of the Carribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019).

Jeff Bridges joins a Tron: Ares cast that is led by Jared Leto as the titular protagonist Ares. The film also features a star-studded ensemble including Gillian Anderson (The X-Files, The Crown), Evan Peters (X-Men: Days of Future Past, American Horror Story), Cameron Monaghan (Shameless, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor), Greta Lee (Past Lives, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse), and more. While Bridges is a legendary actor known for The Big Lebowski (1998) and Crazy Heart (2009), he has not appeared in a feature film for several years.

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Tron: Ares Will Be Jeff Bridges' First Movie Since 2018

Tron 3 will end Bridges' 7 year movie hiatus

Jeff Bridges' addition to the Tron: Ares cast marks his first return to a feature film since 2018's Bad Times at the El Royale.

Jeff Bridges' addition to the Tron: Ares cast marks his first return to a feature film since 2018's Bad Times at the El Royale. The acclaimed actor has starred in nearly 100 different films and television series since he made his onscreen appearance in the classic television series Sea Hunt (1958 - 1961) alongside his father, Lloyd Bridges, who was in the leading role. Bridges has been nominated for Best Actor seven times throughout his illustrious career, winning for Crazy Heart in 2010.

Bridges' most recent Oscar nomination was for Supporting Actor for 2016's celebrated heist western Hell or High Water starring Chris Pine and Ben Foster. Since then, Bridges has had a supporting role in the 2017 drama The Only Living Boy in New York and the 2017 action disaster movie Only the Brave starring Josh Brolin and Miles Teller. Bridges notably played Champ in Matthew Vaughn's Kingsman: The Golden Circle before playing Father Daniel Flynn / Dock O'Kelly in Bad Times at the El Royale in 2018.

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What Jeff Bridges Has Starred In Since Bad Times At The El Royale

Bridges is poised to make a big feature film comeback with Tron: Ares

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The only project that Jeff Bridges has starred in recently is the FX/Hulu series The Old Man, which ran its seven-part first season in June and July 2022.

The only project that Jeff Bridges has starred in recently is the FX/Hulu series The Old Man, which ran its seven-part first season in June and July 2022. Other than that, Bridges has only appeared once on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in 2018 and in a Stella Artois commercial as The Dude from The Big Lebowski in 2019. The pandemic and the 2023 WGA and SAG strikes have much to do with Bridges' acting hiatus, but the celebrated actor has also had some health issues that have certainly contributed. Bridges is poised to make a big feature film comeback with Tron: Ares.