Tag: Tony Gilroy
THE BOURNE LEGACY Teaser Poster
Universal Pictures has revealed the first teaser poster for The Bourne Legacy, a “Jason Bourne” spin-off that won’t feature Jason Bourne or Matt Damon. Director Tony Gilroy explained Mania.com:
‘This is not a reboot or a recast or a prequel. No one’s replacing Matt Damon. There will be a whole new hero (Jeremy Renner), a whole new chapter…this is a stand-alone project. The easiest way to think of it is an expansion or a reveal… 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.”
Jeremy Renner in THE BOURNE LEGACY First Look
There are still no plot details about the upcoming The Bourne Legacy but here’s our first look at Jeremy Renner as Aaron Cross in the movie.
Nothing new or special, nothing to get excited about, but hey, that’s why we call it first look, right? Oh, well…
Stacy Keach Added to the Cast of The Bourne Legacy
On June 9, 2010, it was announced that Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton) will be writing and directing The Bourne Legacy - the fourth installment in the spy series; on October 11, 2010, it was reported that the Bourne character will not be in The Bourne Legacy; and now, Stacy Keach has been added to the cast of The Bourne Legacy.
Oscar Isaac Joins The Bourne Legacy
As we promised, we’re definitely keeping an eye on the upcoming Tony Gilroy’s The Bourne Legacy project.
You all know that Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz and Edward Norton are already on board to star in the whole thing, but it looks that one great guy is about to join them!
So here we are for a little update! According to the latest reports, Sucker Punch star Oscar Isaac has joined the cast as well!
And although we still have no plot details, we learned that Isaac will play “Number 3”, another brainwashed assassin in the film.
Edward Norton as Villain in The Bourne Legacy
The Bourne Legacy movie finally has it’s own villain, Edward Norton!
Well, this project is definitely something that we’re (totally) interested in, and I’m quite sure you share our enthusiasm.
What a great move for Universal! I mean, just imagine Norton opposite to previously announced Jeremy Renner!
But, according to the latest reports, the actor is currently in negotiations to join the upcoming Tony Gilroy‘s project that we already wrote about.
Of course, we still have no new details about the plot, except the previous rumors that the movie will follow the further clandestine exploits of Treadstone, and that Renner will play an operative from a covert government program.
However it isn’t the Treadstone’s brainwashing program that birthed Jason Bourne and it’s apparently a group that is “even more dangerous than Treadstone.”
Rachel Weisz in Talks for The Bourne Legacy
Well, it looks that Rachel Weisz is one busy lady these days. We already reported that she’s in talks to join Sam Raimi’s Oz, The Great and Powerful, but today, we learned that she’s also in talks to star in Tony Gilroy’s upcoming The Bourne Legacy.
As you know, Jeremy Renner is already on board to star in the whole thing, and, if negotiations with Weisz work out, she could be the female lead!
Here’s a little description of Weisz’ possible character: “she’s an operative from a covert government program that is even more dangerous than the Treadstone brainwashing program that hatched Bourne.”
But is this actually going to happen? As guys from Deadline report, The Bourne Legacy starts shooting in September, while Oz, The Great and Powerful is planned to go into production this summer. Scheduling conflicts or she could do both films after all?
We’ll have to wait and see.
Jeremy Renner as Top Choice to Topline The Bourne Legacy
Universal Pictures’ offer went out to Jeremy Renner to topline series spinoff The Bourne Legacy.
It seems Tony Gilroy‘s top choice was Oscar Issac, currently starring in Sucker Punch, but Universal Pictures didn’t approve of Issac.
It’s pretty obvious why Universal would want Renner since he’s a two-time Oscar nominee in Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol and Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters.
Tony Gilroy’s The Bourne Legacy Without Bourne?
The Bourne Legacy huge update! Director Tony Gilroy has been meeting with several actors this week to find the lead for the upcoming franchise that will this time, revolve around a new assassin with a similar background as Jason Bourne’s.
I’m sure you’ll be satisfied to hear that Jake Gyllenhaal, Tobey Maguire, Garrett Hedlund, Taylor Kitsch and Kellan Lutz are all being considered to play that assassin.
But that’s not all! According to Deadline, Gilroy will also be meeting with Joel Edgerton, Josh Hartnett, Paul Dano, Michael Pitt, Oscar Isaac, Michael Fassbender, Luke Evans, Alex Pettyfer and Benjamin Walker.
So, you already guess, nothing is official at the moment, but, as Variety report – Gilroy has an idea of what kind of actor he wants while Universal has their own ideas about who they want on that poster; it’s implied the studio’s vision doesn’t align perfectly with Gilroy’s.
Tony Gilroy Directing The Bourne Legacy
Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton, Duplicity), who has worked on all the past Bourne scripts, has signed on to direct the fourth film in the Jason Bourne franchise currently titled The Bourne Legacy.
Gilroy was hired in June 2010 to write the new spy thriller. Bourne 4 will not be based on the novel of the same name by Eric Lustabader, who continued the book series after Robert Ludlum died in 2001. We’ve heard a few times before that Matt Damon wouldn’t do another one unless Paul Greengrass was involved so at this point, no confirmation yet if Damon will reprise his most iconic role, Jason Bourne.
