The Bourne Legacy [2012]


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Director:

Tony Gilroy

Writers:

Tony Gilroy (screenplay), Dan Gilroy (screenplay)

Stars:

Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz and Edward Norton

A story centered on a new CIA operative in the universe based on Robert Ludlum's novels.

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A bit surprised about the actors choices. Funny how Edward Norton has a leaning towards shady characters.

It is still bizarre to me that the Bourne continues without Jason Bourne and Matt Damon.

Still, when one thinks about it, Robert Ludlum wrote only three Bournes but Eric van Lustbader, who took over Ludlum, has already wrote 6 more Bournes. I just hope that Bournes are not going to become like James Bonds.

A bit surprised about the actors choices. Funny how Edward Norton has a leaning towards shady characters.

It is still bizarre to me that the Bourne continues without Jason Bourne and Matt Damon.

Meh, Jason Bourne is the American James Bond, its a CodeName, not a person?

Dont really seem interested in it atm, might be cause they exposed it and seemed over,, yet seems now back with ssame names and people

Hmm... Bourne without the Bourne... Interesting twist.

I know what would be an interesting twist, a hollywood film that isn't an attempt to cash in on an existing title, or a remake, or a reboot, or whatever they decide to come up with next as an excuse.

<sigh> I suspect I will watch it though, but I'm not going to the cinema thats for sure

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Guys, it's shown and hinted at in the original Bourne movies that Jason Bourne was just the first test subject etc, this isn't a reboot or a new actor taking over the same character, it's more of a side-store/spin-off if you will. I expect that parts of it happen at the same time or a little after the events in the 3rd Bourne story. I haven't gotten around to reading the books yet and I could be wrong but I think Jason Bournes story/arc, is done with the first 3 and books 4 and up move on to other things. If anyones read the later books they could pipe in here if they want, but I don't know if/when the Jason Bourne character comes back, doesn't seem to be in book 4/movie 4 but there's uhh, 9 books so far so who knows?

*Edit* Looks like I was wrong, as far as the novels go Jason is in all of them, heh. It's a bit of a shame but Mat Damon won't do another Bourne movie without the same director, which he's said officially quite a few times. So it seems to studio had no choice but to try and do a spin-off even though they're using the name of the 4th book to do it. Seems the movie and the book will only share names and nothing else.

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