By Method actors. Some actors are so committed to their roles that they’re famed for staying in character throughout shoots, others going to extreme lengths to inhabit the character they’re playing.
One of the most infamous Method actors working today is Jared Leto. From extreme weight shifts to pranking his “Suicide Squad” cast mates with ‘gifts’ worth of The Joker, Leto’s commitment to his craft is well known.
Veteran actor Jeff Bridges was aware of this when he reported for work on “TRON: Ares” last year and wasn’t quite sure what to expect. Speaking on SiriusXM’s Literally! With Rob Lowe podcast, Bridges explained how he encountered the “Morbius” star’s method approach:
“I hadn’t met him before. I’m saying, ‘What’s it gonna be like?’ because he was also a producer of the show, big fan of the original, working on it for ten years.
I came in, and you know how each set has a different vibe? There was an interesting vibe on this. I said, ‘How’s Jared? How’s he working?’ ‘He’s all right. You know, we call him Ares, you know, so he goes by his name,’ and I said, ‘Oh, that’s interesting.
His name was Ares in the show, and I ended up going, ‘Hey Air, what’s happening man?’ And I say, ‘Is it OK if I call you Air?’ And he says, ‘Yeah, sure you can.’ Then we got loose, and it was just wonderful. I mean, we jammed, you know?’”
Leto stars in the film as Ares, a computer program sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission to introduce artificial intelligence beings to humans.
Bridges also revealed that there’s music of sorts in the film as Leto’s character is also a rockstar. He says: “I won’t tell you ’cause we get into some music stuff in the show, and it’s quite good. He’s wonderful in the part though, and I’m so happy to be a part [of it].”
Joachim Ronning directs a cast that also includes Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Hasan Minhaj, Jodie Turner-Smith, Arturo Castro, Cameron Monaghan and Gillian Anderson.
“TRON: Ares” is due for release on October 10th 2025.
Source: THR
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