Gillian Anderson on her role in Tron: Ares, and her concerns around the rise of AI  

As Tron:Ares opens in cinemas, Esther McCarthy spoke to two of the film's stars 

Gillian Anderson at the premiere of Tron: Ares in Hollywood recently. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images)

The development of AI is a big theme in the new Tron: Ares, the latest chapter in the series that explores what it means to be human when the digital and real worlds collide.

In the film, a highly sophisticated digital programme, Ares (Jared Leto), is sent into the real world on a mission which marks humankind’s most high-stakes encounter with artificial intelligence.