‘Tron: Ares’ Casts Cameron Monaghan

EXCLUSIVE: Shameless alum Cameron Monaghan has closed a deal to join Jared Leto and more in Tron: Ares, the third film in the Tron sci-fi franchise from Disney. Details as to Monaghan’s character are under wraps, though the film will follow Leto’s computer program Ares on a journey from the digital world to that of humans.

Directing Tron: Ares is Joachim Rønning (Kon-Tiki), who helmed both Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil for Disney following his breakout with 2012’s Kon-Tiki. Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith and Greta Lee round out the cast of the pic penned by Jesse Wigutow and Jack Thorne, which is reportedly eyeing an August start, should a SAG-AFTRA strike be avoided. Emma Ludbrook, Jeffrey Springer and Leto will produce, with Russell Allen serving as executive producer.

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The Tron film series launched with a 1982 title starring Jeff Bridges as video game creator Kevin Flynn, which was lauded for its visual effects and developed a cult classic following after a tough go in its theatrical run. Following that up was the 2010 sequel Tron: Legacy introducing Garrett Hedlund and Olivia Wilde to the cast, which netted a little over $400M upon its debut during the holiday season.

Perhaps best known for his turns as Ian Gallagher on the Emmy-winning Showtime series Shameless, which ran for a staggering 11 seasons between 2011 and 2021, Monaghan also notably portrayed deranged twins Jerome and Jeremiah Valeska on Fox’s Gotham. He starred in the video game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and has additionally been seen in films like the Lea Thompson-helmed indie The Year of Spectacular Men and the Adam Sandler dramedy Click.

Monaghan is repped by UTA, Industry Entertainment and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman.

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