Sparrowmonk Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Universal Pictures announced today that Tony Gilroy is returning to write the script for The Bourne Legacy, the fourth installment in the Jason Bourne franchise. Gilroy is also writing a "franchise bible." He penned The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum. Frank Marshall and Pat Crowley are also back to produce alongside Captivate Entertainment's Jeffrey Weiner and Ben Smith. While "The Bourne Legacy" is a book written by Eric Lustabader in Robert Ludlum's "Bourne" series, the film will not be based on it. Matt Damon has gone on record that he wouldn't reprise the role if director Paul Greengrass is not returning. We'll have to wait and see if this announcement changes Damon's mind. Source If anyone has read "The Bourne Legacy", you'll know it doesn't even seem to take place in the same universe the 3 books from Ludlum do, why, because by the third and final book in the series by Ludlum David Webb is old but Lustabader has him fighting, running & jumping in the fourth book like he did in the first book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deletedxyz Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 I thought that the books were awfully convoluted. The Bourne movies > The Bourne books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted October 4, 2010 Author Veteran Share Posted October 4, 2010 Tony Gilroy, the director of Michael Clayton and Duplicity, has signed on to direct the fourth film in the Jason Bourne franchise, reports Deadline. The film, currently titled The Bourne Legacy, comes from a script by Gilroy, who also wrote The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum, both of which were directed by Paul Greengrass. Although leading man Matt Damon had previously stated that he had no desire to return without Greengrass at the helm, he has also admitted to being excited for a fourth Bourne outing. Even with the shift in franchise directors, attempts are certainly underway to negotiate Damon's return. The filmic Bourne series has been loosely adapted from the novels by Robert Ludlum. The original film, The Bourne Identity, was directed by Doug Liman. Read more: Tony Gilroy to Direct Fourth Bourne Film - ComingSoon.net http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=70354#ixzz11QlsrY6v Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xero Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 I wonder if the funding for this will hold up if Matt Damon says no. and since I said his name I have to post the clip. I think thats one of the internet commandments.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Laughing Man Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 You simply cannot have a Bourne movie without Damon, It would not make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanVP Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Bourne in 3D? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnsflipper Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 mmm don't know what to think of this :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahhell Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 They need to add in Carlos the Jackal into the new Bourne movie. Bourne with a nemesis would be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted October 9, 2010 Author Veteran Share Posted October 9, 2010 Thankfully Tony Gilroy as responded to the confusion by revealing what the real plans are and they don?t involve Matt Damon, or even Jason Bourne for that matter. From Hollywood Elsewhere: ?It?s a completely original screenplay.? Secondly, ?This is not a reboot or a recast or a prequel. No one?s replacing Matt Damon. There will be a whole new hero, a whole new chapter?this is a stand-alone project. ?The easiest way to think of it is an expansion or a reveal,? Gilroy says. ?Jason Bourne will not be in this film, but he?s very much alive. What happened in the first three films is the trigger for what happens. I?m building a legend and an environment and a wider conspiracy?the world we?re making enhances and advances and invites Jason Bourne?s return [down the road]. ?Everything you saw in the first three films actually happened, and everyone who got into will be rewarded for paying attention. We?re going to show you the bigger picture, the bigger canvas. When you see what we?re going and see what we?re doing it?ll be pretty obvious?.but Jason Bourne?s actvities in the first three films is the immediate trigger.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TemperingPick Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 So what? Does it just follow someone else then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syanide Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 ^ Seems so. What a lame concept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Having bourne in the title would be fail...not having bourne in the title would also spell fail. Just bring Damon back and call it a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost5525 Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 How exactly is this Bourne flick without Jason Bourne in it lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endtype Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Well, will Bourne be in the name of the film though? Because it's the same world, but like different main characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 I doubt it. The concept sounds pretty crappy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COKid Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Count me out. The Bourne series had a chance to be legendary, perhaps even approaching James Bond status. This is just plain stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted October 20, 2010 Author Veteran Share Posted October 20, 2010 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 Bourne film ? which will not contain any plot elements from Eric Lustbader?s novel of the same name ? is not a reboot, as it both continues the storyline developed in the first three movies and acts to ?expand the franchise mythology? by shifting its focus away from Jason Bourne himself. Gilroy told Deadline that he ?couldn?t imagine trying to replace [Damon as Bourne]? and that the Jason Bourne character himself is still very much alive in Legacy. While Damon essentially closed the door on his involvement with Bourne 4 earlier this year, he could easily return for a later film ? assuming that Bourne Legacy does well enough, financially speaking, to justify a fifth movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnsflipper Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 So, Bourne without Bourne? :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoomKid Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 (edited) Just googled this movie, watched a trailer and ZOMG. Why didn't I discover this earlier. Edited October 20, 2010 by Anaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snafu Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 A Bourne movie without Bourne just sounds stupid.... I hope it doesn't turn out they just re-assigned the Jason Bourne identity to another assassin, only to forget who he is and go awol. Although, they could add a twist, make the assassin go berserk, start knocking off his handlers, and anyone else that gets in his way. Then in the fifth movie, have the CIA forcibly bring David Webb (original Bourne) out of retirement to take down his replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted November 4, 2010 Author Veteran Share Posted November 4, 2010 James Franco has sparked rumours he is in line to take over from Matt Damon as the lead actor in the Bourne franchise after he was spotted with director Tony Gilroy.Damon, who has played the titled role in three Bourne films, will not appear in the upcoming fourth installment of the popular secret agent movie series, The Bourne Legacy. Gilroy recently revealed he plans to unveil "a whole new hero" in the blockbuster, but will leave the door open for Damon to return in the future. He has now fuelled speculation his "new hero" will be Franco after they were seen in talks at a screening of the actor's new movie 127 Hours in New York on Tuesday night. A source tells the New York Post that Gilroy "made a beeline for Franco, asking to be introduced to him". The Bourne Legacy is due for release in 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacer Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 The Bourne movies are some of my favorite movies of all time. Matt Damon will always be Jason Bourne to me. James Franco is a great actor, and I think he could do a good job in the main character role of a Bourne movie. I just hope they use him as a new main character and not an actor-replaced version of Jason Bourne. Because that would ruin the movie for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan R. Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 This is one series of films that I have enjoyed through and through. I liked all of the movies. I just hope they do the franchise justice and don't ruin it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 I can't freaking stand Franco. This movie has been downhill since Damon said he wasn't going to be in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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