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Another Bourne movie set in motion by Universal

Universal have set the wheels in motion for another Bourne movie, Deadline reports. The studio has hired Anthony Peckham (Sherlock Holmes) to start writing a script that will continue the story of Aaron Cross, the chems-loving assassin played by Jeremy Renner in The Bourne Legacy. It is unknown if Matt Damon will finally return to […]

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Trailer Debut: Hansel and Gretel – Witch Hunters

The first trailer for Hansel and Gretel – Witch Hunters has arrived, flaunting creepy witches and gun-toting siblings Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton fifteen years after they emerged victorious from the candy covered house. It seems Hansel and Gretel have developed a taste for witch hunting – specifically killing – and now work as bounty […]

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The spy who replaced me – The Bourne Legacy review

The Bourne Legacy – Starring Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, and Edward Norton. Directed by Tony Gilroy. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. “There was never just one,” the posters for The Bourne Legacy tease. They refer to the members of the CIA’s hush-hush Treadstone program, of which forgetful super-spy Jason Bourne (Matt Damon), was, well, born from. […]

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Trailer Debut: The Bourne Legacy

The feature trailer for the Bourne movie without Bourne – The Bourne Legacy – has arrived online. Reminding us that “there was never just one,” the teaser offers us a better, unobstructed glimpse of genetically-modified assassin Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner), who must go on the run when the shady Treadstone agency decides to cleanse their ranks. Though original franchise […]

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Teaser and Poster Debut: The Bourne Legacy

Bourne is back! Kinda! Although Matt Damon is nowhere to be seen in the brand new teaser for The Bourne Legacy, we have a bruised and battered Jeremy Renner signing up for the same super-spy program that turned Jason Bourne into a killing machine. There isn’t much in the trailer that isn’t obscured by black […]

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Interview: Shane Jacobson (Santa’s Apprentice, Kenny)

Interview: Shane Jacobson (Santa’s Apprentice, Kenny). By Simon Miraudo. Shane Jacobson is a comforting presence, whether it’s on the screen or on the other end of a telephone line. Since breaking out in the 2006 surprise hit Kenny – a performance that earned him an AFI award for Best Actor – he has popped up […]

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Edward Norton might play villain in The Bourne Legacy

Edward Norton‘s already bright star was set to shoot into the stratosphere following Marvel’s The Incredible Hulk. Instead, the famously-difficult actor saw the opposite take place: his last three films performed dismally at the U.S. box office (and headed direct-to-DVD here in Australia) and Mark Ruffalo took his place as Hulk in The Avengers. Well, let […]

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Jeremy Renner is the new Bourne (kinda)

Jeremy Renner has landed the lead role in The Bourne Legacy, Deadline reports. The long wait is over as Universal Pictures officially offered Renner the opportunity to star in the Tony Gilroy directed action thriller. The film is a spinoff of the highly successful Bourne Identity trilogy which starred Matt Damon as Jason Bourne. In […]

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Joel Edgerton in the running for The Bourne Legacy

Last year it was revealed that The Bourne Legacy – the Tony Gilroy-directed fourth instalment of the Jason Bourne saga – would not feature its namesake, but instead a new hero. Deadline has unveiled the shortlist of actors currently testing for the role, and it includes Australia’s own Joel Edgerton. Also on the shortlist is […]

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The Bourne Legacy won’t feature Jason Bourne

Last week it was revealed that Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton) would direct the fourth instalment of the Jason Bourne saga, entitled The Bourne Legacy. The director has now shared a somewhat surprising piece of information: the film will not feature Jason Bourne (Matt Damon). Gilroy spoke to Jeff Wells at Hollywood Elsewhere to clarify the […]

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