Some Returning Actors to 'Bourne Legacy'

It would be unwise for me to tease the return of an actor to a franchise (s)he is no longer a part of and that's why Matt Damon is NOT the actor returning to the Bourne series. Instead, the actors played key roles in the mythology of Bourne and they are: Joan Allen and Albert Finney, who played Pam Landy and Dr. Albert Hirsch respectively. Allen and Finney will be making their return in the new installment of spy franchise The Bourne Legacy, led by Jeremy Renner.

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'The Bourne Legacy': Edward Norton As The Villain?

Edward Norton as Bruce Banner in The Incredible Hulk.

So goes the efforts in trying to keep the Bourne franchise alive and kicking. Not only is Jeremy Renner taking the lead over from Matt Damon's Jason Bourne, but the film seems to have found its villain for The Bourne Legacy. That man is none other than Edward Norton.

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'The Bourne Legacy' Minus The Bourne?

Speculation about what a fourth film in the Bourne series would look like has been ongoing since June when it was announced Tony Gilroy would be penning the new sequel.  Speculation like would Paul Greengrass come back to direct after openly leaving the project in February?  Would Matt Damon star after insisting he wouldn't do another Bourne film without Greengrass at the helm?  Would we be seeing a prequel or even a reboot?

Earlier this week we got a few answers as news broke that Gilroy would also be directing his script for The Bourne Legacy.  But what does that mean for Damon or his titular character?  The answer:  they don't need 'em.  At least not for this film anyway.

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Tony Gilroy to Direct 'Bourne Legacy'

Tony Gilroy is first and foremost an award winning screenwriter and as a writer, his resume is quite impressive.  He wrote all three Bourne series, Michael Clayton, Armageddon, and Devil's Advocate among many others.  So at first glance it's surprising that Universal chose a writer with only two directing film credits to take over one of the greatest spy-action franchises of all time.

That being said Gilroy will be writing the fourth installment Bourne Legacy, and one of those two films he directed was Michael Clayton which I consider to be an excellent film.  But this one does have some hurdles to jump over:

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Kurt Russell Eyes 'Red Dawn' Remake

MGM is taking a fresh look at some of its 1980s fare, bringing RoboCop, Poltergeist, and Red Dawn back to theaters in the next couple of years. RoboCop may be pushed back a tad because of director Darren Aronofsky's schedule and i>Poltergeist hasn't made any major announcements yet, which leave Red Dawn as the first movie of the three that could reach theaters.

Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton) was recently hired to take on the script, and now there's word that Kurt Russell is in talks to star in the film, opposite the new Thor, Chris Hemsworth from Star Trek. There's no exact information on what character Russell would play, although we do hear that the remake only uses the foundation of the first film. That makes sense, otherwise you wouldn't need an Oscar nominated screenwriter to punch it up. Plus, the political environment has changed so much in 25 years that you'd need to recalibrate who the real threats to our society are, and I don't mean MSNBC and Fox News.

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