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‘The Bourne Legacy’ Trailer: A New Unstoppable Killing Machine

Sandy Schaefer — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:32:27 +0000

There’s been some confusion surrounding The Bourne Legacy, which is neither a direct continuation of the storyline from previous Bourne movies, nor a reboot of the franchise. Instead, it’s a semi-spinoff that revolves around a different “programmed” Treadstone assassin – as played by Hawkeye from The Avengers (a.k.a. Oscar-nominee Jeremy Renner).

Bourne film series screenwriter Tony Gilroy is juggling both writing and directing duties on Bourne Legacy. His involvement with the new chapter in this popular action-thriller franchise – combined with the film’s respectable cast (more on that in a moment) – was enough to land this not-a-reboot installment a spot on our Most Anticipated Movies of 2012 list.

Renner stars in Bourne Legacy as “Aaron Cross,” a new highly-lethal government spook “whose life-or-death stakes have been triggered by the events of the ...

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First Image & Details of Jeremy Renner’s ‘Bourne Legacy’ Character

Kofi Outlaw — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:42:23 +0000

While The Bourne Legacy is undoubtedly one of our most anticipated movies of 2012, there has certainly been a lot of question surrounding this odd sequel/reboot of the popular Jason Bourne movie franchise – first and foremost being the decision to continue on without franchise star Matt Damon as the titular character, and (as a distant second) without director Paul Greengrass, who made great successes out of The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum.

Of course, having Bourne franchise trilogy Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton) handling script and directing duties on this new film doesn’t hurt; nor does having Hurt Locker star Jeremy Renner stepping into center ring as the new lead. However, details on who Renner’s new secret agent character will be have been scant…until now.

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Matt Damon on Stepping Away From ‘Bourne’ Franchise

Rob Frappier — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:13:23 +0000

Matt Damon won’t be beating up any bad guys in the new family-friendly dramedy We Bought a Zoo, but it’s hard to forget Damon’s action hero chops. As the face of the Bourne franchise, Damon helped the popular action trilogy bring in nearly one billion dollars at the box office worldwide.

So why, with all of the franchise’s success, did Damon decide to step away from Bourne Legacy, the fourth entry in the series and how did Universal come to the decision to bring in a new character, played by Jeremy Renner?

As we reported last year, the new film will not be a reboot or direct sequel, but rather a new adventure featuring a different spy set within the established Bourne universe. Damon elaborated on the decision to ...

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Casting Roundup: ‘Snow White’, ‘Bourne Legacy’, ‘World War Z’

Sandy Schaefer — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 15:54:42 +0000

Today’s batch of casting updates concerns the revisionist fairy tale flick, Snow White and the Huntsman; the Bourne franchise spin-off, The Bourne Legacy; and an adaptation of Max Brooks’ popular zombie tale, World War Z.

Out of those three titles, Snow White and the Huntsman has been the most buzzed-about in recent weeks, following its Comic Con 2011 panel and the release of character banners that teased the gritty nature of the project.

While Charlize Theron was cast as the Evil Queen/Stepmother to Snow White (Kristen Stewart) in Huntsman last year, THR has learned that the roles of the princess’ biological parents have just recently been filled. Model Liberty Ross will portray Snow’s mother, while Noah Huntley ...

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Casting Roundup: ‘Gangster Squad’, ‘G.I. Joe 2′, ‘Bourne Legacy’

Sandy Schaefer — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:43:53 +0000

The latest batch of casting news concerns Ruben Fleischer’s star-studded crime pic, Gangster Squad, the Hasbro sequel, G.I. Joe 2, and the next installment in the Jason Bourne franchise, The Bourne Legacy.

Gangster Squad definitely has the makings of a great period-piece /mobster drama along the lines of The Untouchables, with its intriguing real-life subject matter and a stellar cast that includes Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Josh Brolin, Anthony Mackie, and Giovanni Ribisi (though, sadly, Bryan Cranston is reportedly no longer onboard).

Variety is reporting that the latest addition to the Gangster Squad cast looks to be Emma Stone, who would reunite with her Zombieland helmer (Fleischer) on the project. Stone is up to portray Jean, the “sharp-tongued siren” who is romantically linked to both Penn’s mobster, Mickey Cohen, and Gosling’s ...

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Oscar Isaac Recruited For ‘The Bourne Legacy’

Sandy Schaefer — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:20:31 +0000

Despite continued discrepancy among Jason Bourne fans about how the next installment in the rogue assassin franchise, The Bourne Legacy, will involve neither star Matt Damon or director Paul Greengrass, Universal continues to rack up an increasingly impressive cast for the film.

Recently, the news got out that Edward Norton is looking to sign on as the villain of Bourne Legacy, opposite Jeremy Renner as a new government-trained killer. Rachel Weisz is also said to be onboard as the female lead in the film, which is neither a reboot of the franchise nor a direct sequel to the last Bourne flick, The Bourne Ultimatum.

Deadline has confirmed that the latest addition to the Bourne Legacy cast is Oscar Isaac, who some readers might recall was reportedly Gilroy’s personal choice to headline the film before ...

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Rachel Weisz May Join Jeremy Renner in ‘The Bourne Legacy’

Rob Keyes — Wed, 11 May 2011 12:46:21 +0000

A fourth installment in the Bourne franchise is coming and we know Matt Damon won’t be involved, nor will his character for which the film is named after. Instead, the story will follow a new character, another special ops assassin that came from another – apparently more dangerous – secret government recruitment/training program. Playing that character in The Bourne Legacy will be Jeremy Renner.

With presumably an entirely new cast, despite the film taking place in the same continuity and perhaps even the same time as the Bourne trilogy, Universal Pictures is currently looking for a leading lady for The Bourne Legacy and they want Rachel Weisz.

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Jeremy Renner Offered ‘The Bourne Legacy’

Sandy Schaefer — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 15:04:15 +0000

Just last week there was a total of six up-and-coming actors shortlisted as potentials to headline The Bourne Legacy for Universal Pictures. Now word has gotten out that the studio is prepped to send out an offer to star in the spinoff sequel to none other than the seemingly ubiquitous, multiple Oscar-nominee, Jeremy Renner.

To clarify that last comment: Renner is currently working on Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, will be starring alongside Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol this winter, and is already set to become Hawkeye in next year’s The Avengers.

While Bourne 4 shares its name with Eric Van Lustbader’s 2004 novel, Bourne Legacy will be an original creation penned and directed by Bourne Ultimatum co-screenwriter Tony Gilroy. The project is described as not being a requel ...

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Update On ‘Bourne Legacy’ Actor Shortlist

Sandy Schaefer — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:19:44 +0000

Although Matt Damon won’t be appearing in Tony Gilroy’s The Bourne Legacy, the film will maintain the continuity of the Bourne trilogy and revolve around an all-new deadly agent instead. Reports were in last month that Gilroy would be meeting with numerous candidates for the lead role, which is considered one of the hottest for up-and-coming actors right now.

Now it seems that the field has been narrowed down to four young men, who will be testing for Bourne 4 beginning in April – and for those who were concerned, you can take comfort in the knowledge that stars like Shia LaBeouf and Robert Pattinson are not among their ranks.

Deadline says that the current pack of actors set to test so far includes Dominic Cooper (The Escapist), Joel Edgerton (Animal ...

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Thoughts on ‘The Bourne Legacy’ Candidates

Rob Keyes — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 06:47:16 +0000

The fourth Bourne movie is getting underway and it’s not starring Matt Damon. In fact, it’s not even starring his character for whom the movie is titled after. Instead, director Tony Gilroy is taking over the franchise reins from Paul Greengrass and giving us The Bourne Legacy, aptly titled after a story which takes place within the Damon-Bourne continuity and follows a new character dealing with the consequences of the events from the Bourne trilogy.

James Franco (Rise of the Apes), hot off his acclaimed role in this year’s 127 Hours and preparing to co-host the Oscars this weekend, was widely rumored for the lead part but we now know that Gilroy and Universal Pictures have opened up a wide net for their casting and we have the ...

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Matt Damon Hoping To Make Another Bourne Movie

Rob Keyes — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 17:25:17 +0000

The fourth film in the Bourne franchise is happening but it’s been confirmed for a while that star Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass will not be involved. Instead, the studio is pushing forward with The Bourne Legacy which, despite its title, does not feature the character of Jason Bourne at all.

The Bourne Legacy will follow another new character who has to deal with the results of the events of the Matt Damon trilogy, while Jason Bourne still lives in the background. While everyone can agree we’d rather have Greengrass and Damon back to make a legitimate sequel, at least this studio-motivated idea allows for them to return in the future should Greengrass gain interest.

The main reason Damon isn’t back for Legacy is because he has publicly stated ...

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Rumor Patrol: James Franco Being Eyed for ‘The Bourne Legacy’

Ross Miller — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:01:04 +0000

Now that it’s been confirmed that Matt Damon won’t be returning for the fourth Bourne movie, entitled The Bourne Legacy, we need to start looking forward to who will replace him as the hero of the popular action-adventure franchise.

Perhaps “replace” isn’t the right word since Legacy writer/director Tony Gilroy has hammered home the point more than a few times that this isn’t a reboot of the Bourne franchise and therefore the lead won’t be replacing Damon as Jason Bourne. The new hero will simply be another character within the world Gilroy has helped create, with Bourne himself being “very much alive,” and possibly returning later on down the road (rumor is that Damon might return for the next film).

So, with all that said, let the Bourne Legacy casting rumors begin!

We’re hearing word ...

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Tony Gilroy Talks ‘Bourne Legacy’; Matt Damon to Return For ‘Bourne 5′?

Sandy Schaefer — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:35:30 +0000

We learned earlier this month that Matt Damon will not play Jason Bourne in writer/director Tony Gilroy’s upcoming The Bourne Legacy, the fourth entry in the gritty action series.

Gilroy spoke with Deadline this week and offered a little more insight into his plans for Bourne 4, which will apparently set the stage for Damon to reprise his role as the (now formerly) amnesiac killer – if the actor so chooses.

Legacy will feature a new protagonist that, like Bourne, is a covert government agent that was trained (or rather, brainwashed) to become an assassin by the government and likely played a role in either Operation Treadstone (from The Bourne Identity) or Blackbriar (from The Bourne Ultimatum). The fourth ...

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Matt Damon Will Not Return For ‘The Bourne Legacy’

Chris Schrader — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 03:54:25 +0000

The Bourne Legacy, the long-gestating fourth installment in Universal’s popular spy franchise, finally started gaining traction last week when it was announced that Tony Gilroy had signed on to direct the film.

Gilroy wrote all three previous Bourne films and was hired back in June to write a new script for the latest entry. The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum director Paul Greengrass decided early on he wasn’t interested in carrying on with the series and without him calling the shots, star Matt Damon threatened to jump ship as well.

Some predicted that The Bourne Legacy might be a prequel or a reboot while others suggested that the series could simply continue on with a new actor in the lead role. Well, Gilroy recently spoke with Hollywood Elsewhere ...

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Tony Gilroy Will Direct ‘The Bourne Legacy’

Chris Schrader — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 01:04:14 +0000

Universal Pictures has faced a rather tumultuous journey in their attempt to get a fourth Jason Bourne movie to the big screen. Fans may have felt satisfied with the closure provided by The Bourne Ultimatum, but with such a lucrative franchise in question – was there ever any doubt that we’d see another Bourne movie in some way, shape or form?

While the idea of a Bourne prequel or reboot has been tossed around, there’s ultimately very little known about which direction The Bourne Legacy will take the series in. However, Deadline is reporting that at least one important piece of the puzzle has fallen into place- Tony Gilroy has made a deal with Universal to direct the film.

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Tony Gilroy To Pen ‘The Bourne Legacy’

Sandy Schaefer — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:27:15 +0000

Deadline has broken the news that one of the pivotal talents associated with the Jason Bourne franchise – screenwriter/director Tony Gilroy – has been hired on by Universal to pen the treatment for a fourth Bourne film, tentatively titled The Bourne Legacy.

Rumors concerning a fourth Bourne film have been circulating since 2008, but this is the first concrete bit of information we’ve heard. Star Matt Damon previously speculated that the next Jason Bourne adventure would be a prequel, which could still turn out to be true – especially if he and Bourne Supremacy/Ultimatum director Paul Greengrass are not returning for The Bourne Legacy.

What is known about Gilroy’s treatment at this point is that it will not be associated with the 2005 book by Eric Van Lustbader of the same name. Universal’s ...

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Damon & Greengrass Close The Door on Bourne 4?

Ross Miller — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:58:01 +0000

The last we heard from either of the key players in doing another Bourne movie – that is, Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass – Damon let an idea slip on the red carpet that the next Bourne would be a prequel without him starring.

However, shortly thereafter the studio shot down that as pure speculation on Damon’s part and it said the next Bourne would NOT be a prequel (although they’re open to the idea if several of the different stories being looked at don’t work out).

But these things never end up as simple open and shut cases; Both Damon and Greengrass recently talked about Bourne 4 and opened up the can of worms labeled “prequel” once more. On top of that, they both seemingly shut the door on either of them working on another Bourne ...

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Next ‘Bourne’ To Be A Prequel Without Matt Damon? [Updated]

Ross Miller — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:35:09 +0000

[UPDATE: It appears Matt Damon jumped the gun. See bottom of post for details]

For a good long while now we’ve heard word that Bourne 4 hasn’t been progressing as smoothly as a project of that status should. Not one but TWO Bourne 4 scripts have reportedly been written parallel to one another, one by George Nolfi (writer of The Bourne Ultimatum and another Matt Damon project, The Adjustment Bureau) and one by Josh Zetumer. We’ve not known whether Universal wants to choose between the two or simply merge them into one film (the latter would be really difficult to do successfully).

To add to the problems we heard last year that Supremacy and Ultimatum director Paul Greengrass had walked away from the project, which was a bad sign for fans of the franchise since Jason Bourne himself, Matt Damon, ...

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Paul Greengrass Walks Away From Bourne 4 [Updated]

Ross Miller — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:22:06 +0000

Update: We now have a quote from Greengrass himself!

For literally months and months now, all we’ve heard regarding a fourth installment in the successful and critically acclaimed Bourne franchise – dubbed Bourne 4 for the time being – are the repeated claims by star Matt Damon and Supremacy/Ultimatum director, Paul Greengrass, that the next installment is being worked on and that they have a story but no script. Every time we heard something new, however, the project always seemed to be getting pushed forward, inch by inch.

Today comes a bit of shocking news that puts a large wrench in the Bourne 4 works, at least for the time being. Apparently, according to The Playlist (who has the exclusive on the story), Greengrass has walked away from the project. “Sources and friends ...

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Matt Damon Talks Bourne 4

Rob Frappier — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:02:58 +0000

Since 2007′s Bourne Ultimatum, fans of super spy Jason Bourne have been waiting patiently for the next installment of the critically acclaimed franchise. Unfortunately, for months, all we’ve gotten out of director Paul Greengrass and star Matt Damon is that the movie is “being worked on” and that they “have a story, but not a script.” Luckily, thanks to Steve Weintraub over at Collider, we have a little bit more information on the film that indicates the possibility of the movie moving along sooner than you think.

At a press conference for Damon’s new film, The Informant, Weintraub asked the Academy Award-winner about the project. I’ve excerpted some of Damon’s answers below. For the full interview, head over to Collider.

On the likelihood of filming Bourne 4:

“We love the character and we would love to ...

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