‘Tron 3’ Director Says 150+ Crew Members Laid Off as Strikes Shut Down Production: We ‘Need to Speed Up the Negotiating Process’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director “Tron 3” director Joachim Rønning took to Instagram to reveal that production on the Disney-backed sequel was supposed to start this week but has been shut down amid the WAG and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
As a result, more than 150 crew members have been laid off from the movie, he revealed. The film, which is officially titled “Tron: Ares,” is set to star Jared Leto, Evan Peters, Greta Lee and Jodie Turner-Smith.
Variety has reached out to Disney for comment. “Today was supposed to be our first day of principal photography on ‘Tron: Ares’ (a movie subsequently about AI and what it means, and takes, to be human),” Rønning wrote. “Instead, we are shut down with over a hundred and fifty people laid off.
It’s indefinite, which makes it exponentially harder for everyone.” “The AMPTP, SAG-AFTRA and WGA need to speed up the negotiating process and not leave the table until it’s done,” he continued. “This is Hollywood.
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