Followers of the Tron franchise have been ready greater than a decade, however a brand new movie in the groundbreaking sci-fi franchise, Tron: Ares, will quickly be hitting the screens, and star Arturo Castro could not be extra excited.
The actor was all smiles on the premiere of his different new movie, Street Home, in New York Metropolis on Tuesday, the place he spoke with ET’s Rachel Smith concerning the long-awaited undertaking.
“So there’s gonna be a lot of Tron and there’s also gonna be humans and also them interacting with Tron stuff,” the 38-year-old star joked, poking enjoyable on the strict ranges of secrecy surrounding Hollywood blockbusters today.
“You know, the thing about Tron is, you know, it’s Tron — and that’s about all I can say legally,” he added with fun.
That being stated, Castro excitedly declared, “We’re filming for Tron as we speak!”
He additionally had nothing however love for his Tron: Ares co-stars, together with Jared Leto — who performs the titular Ares, an AI program who manifests in bodily type in the true world — in addition to Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Gillian Anderson, Jodie Turner-Smith, Cameron Monaghan and Hasan Minhaj.
“I can tell you that the cast is incredible,” Castro marveled. “Just [some of] of my favorite co-stars of all time, honestly. Its a tight crew, and the crew and the cast is some of the best I’ve ever worked with”
“So I’m really excited for everyone to watch it,” he added.
In accordance with an official synopsis launched by Disney final month, “Tron: Ares follows a highly sophisticated Program, Ares, who is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind’s first encounter with A.I. beings.”
The movie — helmed by blockbuster director Joachim Rønning — started manufacturing in January in Vancouver, British Columbia, and is about to hit theaters in 2025. The event course of for Tron: Ares has been ongoing for over 10 years, and the movie will reportedly function extra of a reboot or facet story throughout the universe, as a substitute of continuous the story seen within the earlier franchise installments.
In the meantime, Castro is at the moment starring within the thrilling Jake Gyllenhaal-led remake of Street Home, alongside Conor McGregor, Lukas Gage, Jessica Williams and Billy Magnussen, and helmed by director Doug Liman.
For Castro, taking pictures the motion drama was “the best time.”
“We were by the beach with an incredible cast and I couldn’t have asked for a better co-star,” Castro marveled. “It’s surreal. Every time you go on a set like this, you think about the odds of you making it to a place like that and you’re just… going to burst with gratitude. I’m so grateful, honestly.”
He has specific reward for Gyllenhaal, who stars as Dalton, a former UFC fighter who winds up working as a bouncer at a highway home bar in Florida, a task initially performed by Patrick Swayze within the 1989 traditional.
“He’s so genuine in the character and in his leadership role on the set,” Castro recalled. “He just has a natural charisma and light to him that’s so beautiful to watch… He absolutely killed it [in this role]. It was pleasure to watch.”
Street Home premieres on Prime Video March 21.
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