“I didn’t want to offend him as a thespo,” Bridges continued, addressing Leto, who is known as a method actor. “But I thought, ‘I wanted to have a certain intimacy with you. I know your name is Ares. Can I just call you Air?’ He said, ‘Yeah man! You can call me whatever you want!’ We had a great time.”

Jared Leto plays the computer program Ares as elements of the Grid begin to enter the real world in sci-fi action movie "Tron: Ares."

Ares reveals more details about the plot, and a focus on lightcycle action 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.

Ares, original writer-director Steven Lisberger and star Jeff Bridges explain why the "visionary" original "wasn't appreciated in its time."

Directed by Joachim Rønning ("Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales"), "Tron: Ares" is now seemingly confirmed as a sequel to 2010's "Tron: Legacy" and stars Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Hasan Minhaj, Jodie Turner-Smith, Arturo Castro, and Cameron Monaghan, with cameos by Gillian Anderson and Jeff Bridges.