# Tron: Ares (2025) with Tim Lapetino

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Published: 2026-01-15T00:21:59+00:00
Episode link: https://www.designersonfilm.com/podcast/tron-ares-2025-tim-lapetino
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## Resource

Greetings, Programs! Designer, writer, curator, and historian Tim Lapetino, who's the Creative Director at Atari, shares insights about Tron: Ares, which tells the story of two tech giants battling for digital dominance. We also talk about video games, the fantastic Nine Inch Nails music, Disney, Star Wars, Marvel comics, Alien, and artificial intelligence. - Tim Lapetino is an award-winning designer and author who has helped brands tell their stories through design and writing. Tim enjoys working with geeky brands and their passionate fans, telling stories and inspiring generations of collectors, creators, programmers, tastemakers, and artists. His best-selling book, Art of Atari, has been published in four languages, and his writing appears in publications worldwide. https://www.timlapetino.com/ https://www.instagram.com/timlapetino/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/timlapetino/ - Tron: Ares (2025) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6604188/ - Other movies and shows discussed: Alien (1979) Alien: Earth (2025) Batman Beyond (1999-2001) The Mandalorian (2019-) Oblivion (2013) Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) Tron (1982) Tron: Legacy (2010) Tron: Uprising (2012)

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