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Damon could join Bourne 5

A possibility a producer says

By Robert T. Trate     June 28, 2012
Source: Entertainment Weekly


The Bourne Legacy is out on August 13th, 2012.
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We all know that, during the Great Jeremy Renner Harvest of 2010, Universal hired the soulful star of Hurt Locker and 28 Weeks Later to replace Matt Damon as the face of the Bourne franchise. We also know that Renner is playing an entirely new character — Aaron Cross — and that, based on the most recent trailer, Bourne Legacy appears to take place at roughly the same time as The Bourne Ultimatum, which makes it not so much a “sequel” as a “paraquel,” in the parlance of the fantasy fiction you read as a 12-year-old that now approximates the Hollywood business model. But the producer of Legacy tells Empire that the door is very much open for a return trip from Damon. Says Frank Marshall, “You see there are several different programs in [Legacy] with different skill sets. All possibilities are open. My dream is that in the next one we see Matt and Jeremy team up.”

The prospect of Jason Bourne starring in another movie with his name in the title could be complicated. Damon is fiercely loyal to his Bourne director Paul Greengrass; the genial actor also got in a rare public feud with current Bourne mastermind Tony Gilroy back in December. Then again, if Bourne Legacy fails — or even if it underperforms by a significant margin compared to the original trilogy — it’s not hard to picture Universal offering Matt Damon big money for another Bourne sequel. Like, Downey Jr. money. Like, Nicholson-in-Batman money.


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xJokersxWildx 6/28/2012 12:20:05 PM

Ya know let Renner do his thing.  Matt is not needed right away. I'd pump out a few movies with J.R. Then worry about bringing back Matt.

jetpackjesus 6/28/2012 2:05:28 PM

This movie won't fail.  If the most recent (I think) trailer's awesomeness is any indication, people will be checking this out.  I think it's also a smart movie to have the story interwoven with Ultimatum as it will naturally draw the fans of the original trilogy into this flick.  Then there will be all the people who go because Bourne is in the title but have no idea it's apart from the Damon movies.  

Miner49er 6/28/2012 2:53:44 PM

Do a Renner trilogy, then bring Damon back for the 7th. Or, have Damon and Jimmy Kimmel make a cameo at the end of the 5th where Kimmel says "My apologies to Matt Damon, we ran out of time for you to be in this movie..."

RedHood2010 6/28/2012 6:27:27 PM

I too agree with the thinking that this movie won't fail.  They have done enough, based on the trailer, to tie it to the Bourne universe and right now Renner is pretty bad ass and popular.  They should get 2 movies and then try to bring Damon back for a cameo or co-star role.

almostunbiased 6/28/2012 9:37:32 PM

If they wait too long, Damon will be too old to play the part well.  Just sayin

timrandles 6/29/2012 12:00:26 AM

I don't know about legacy, I like Jeremy, but I do like Matt also. The trailers I have seen for this movie just make me they are trying to tell the story all over again. I don't see it doing as well as people will think. However I think Jeremy is going to still be a hot ticket since he just starred in one of the biggest movies in history and the biggest movie so far of this summer. So only time will tell what will happen with this almost like Total Recall these both are sort of wildcards.

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