Watch a Light Cycle Chase in ‘Tron: Ares’’ | Anatomy of a Scene

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For the first time in the “Tron” movie franchise, the signature light cycles make their way from a computer grid into the real world. That results in a neon-tinged high-speed chase, light wall streams that split a police car in half and even some intense circular running through a parking garage. In this sequence, Julian Dillinger (Evan Peters), who runs the tech company Dillinger Systems, has created artificial intelligence programs that can be laser printed and operate outside of the grid. But they are only able to function for 29 minutes in the real world before disintegrating. That can all change with access to the permanence code, which allows A.I. creations to exist in real-world space indefinitely. But Julian has learned that Eve Kim (Greta Lee), the chief executive of a competitive tech company, has found the code. He dispatches his programs Ares (Jared Leto) and Athena (Jodie Turner-Smith) to chase down Eve to retrieve it. Narrating the scene, the director Joachim Ronning said, “I put so much pressure on myself and everybody to get this right, because it’s such an iconic part of the ‘Tron’ universe.” That involved spending a year coming up with the sequence, working with the production designer Darren Gilford on many of the elements. The filmmakers shot on the streets of Vancouver, building light cycles that they could mount cameras on for immersive effect. Read the New York Times review: https://nyti.ms/4mWwDMw Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n More from The New York Times Video: http://nytimes.com/video ---------- Whether it's reporting on conflicts abroad and political divisions at home, or covering the latest style trends and scientific developments, New York Times video journalists provide a revealing and unforgettable view of the world. It's all the news that's fit to watch.