“I didn’t want to offend him as a thespo,” Bridges continued, addressing Leto, who is known as a method actor. “But I thought, ‘I wanted to have a certain intimacy with you. I know your name is Ares. Can I just call you Air?’ He said, ‘Yeah man! You can call me whatever you want!’ We had a great time.”

Grammy-winning rock band Nine Inch Nails, is behind the score for Tron: Ares ala pop band Daft Punk who composed the score for the 2010 movie, Tron: Legacy. Last week, the Nine Inch Nails ditty from the movie “As Alive As You Need Me To Be” was dropped. It’s the group’s first music in five years.

Jeff Bridges walked out to wild applause at the convention panel for Tron: Ares on Friday, riffing on his iconic line from The Big Lebowski after being teed up by host Kevin Smith. "The Grid abides," he declared to an adoring crowd.