The Bourne Legacy (2012)

An expansion of the universe from Robert Ludlum's novels, centered on a new hero whose stakes have been triggered by the events of the previous three films.

Director:

Tony Gilroy

Writers:

Tony Gilroy (screenplay), Dan Gilroy (screenplay),

Stars:

Jeremy Renner, Scott Glenn, Edward Norton

7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeremy Renner	...	Aaron Cross
Scott Glenn	...	Ezra Kramer
Stacy Keach	...	Retired Adm. Mark Turso, USN
Edward Norton	...	Retired Col. Eric Byer, USAF
Donna Murphy	...	Dita Mandy
Michael Chernus	...	Arthur Ingram
Corey Stoll	...	Zev Vendel
Alice Gainer	...	Lean Forward MSNBC Anchor
Prue Lewarne	...	CNN Reporter
Howard Leader	...	MSNBC Man Analyst
James Joseph O'Neil	...	Sterisyn-Morlanta Gateman
Rachel Weisz	...	Dr. Marta Shearing
Tony Guida	...	Dr. Benezara
Sonnie Brown	...	Dr. Lieberburg
Neil Brooks Cunningham	...	Dr. Dan Hillcott

Storyline

The events in this movie takes place around the same time that the events in The Bourne Ultimatum. When a British reporter was writing an expose about Black Ops operations Treadstone and Black Briar, and the ones responsible for them are concerned. And when Jason Bourne, former Treadstone operative got the file on Treadstone and Black Briar and gave it to Pamela Landy who them passed it to the media. When the men behind Treadstone and Black Briar learn of this, they're concerned how this will affects other ops they have. They decide it's best to shut down all ops and make sure make everyone involved disappears. They try to take out Aaron Cross who is part of another op called Outcome, but he manages to survive. He then seeks out Dr. Marta Shearing who worked on him when he began. It seems part of the program is for all subjects to take medications but he has run out, which is why he seeks her. But someone tries to kill her. He saves her and she tells him, he should have stopped taking...

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Plot Keywords:

reporter | waterfall | train | stealing a car | plane crash | 

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Taglines:

There Was Never Just One

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence and action sequences

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp] Universal [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian Filipino

Release Date:

10 August 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

El legado Bourne

Filming Locations:

Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$125,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$38,142,825 (USA) (10 August 2012)

Gross:

$113,165,635 (USA) (2 November 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Kennedy/Marshall Company, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

135 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Daniel Craig visited his wife Rachel Weisz during their shoot in Manila. Producer Frank Marshall was glad to see them together, saying: "It was pretty cool to have James Bond on the 'Bourne' set with Aaron Cross. We had a great time. It was really fun."

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Goofs

While the internal shot of the American Airlines plane is a correct 777, the external shot of the plane is a 747, a type the airline does not fly.

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Quotes

Dr. Marta Shearing: Well, if you're going to reprogram human genetic material, you need a delivery system, and nothing works better than virus. It's like a suitcase.

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Connections

Followed by Untitled Jason Bourne Sequel (2015)

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Soundtracks

"Kongkkakji"
Written by Choi Bi Ryong, Choi Jun Ho
Performed by Jang Yoon Jeong
Courtesy of Inwoo Production

User Reviews

Expectations seem too high

I have never written a review here, but I felt compelled to actually step up and defend this movie.

The Bourne Legacy was everything I expected it to be. It couldn't be too close to the previous Bourne films, but had to be close enough to let us know a storm is coming.

Bourne's presence throughout the film is what spins this story into action and I felt it was balanced perfectly. We all want Bourne, but this is Aaron Cross's story. Renner and Weisz were great, but I think the scripting has been derided by many as terrible. I had no issues with anything and even felt compelled by Renner's character motivation. This was someone yearning to be more, not someone who was already better than everyone else, but just couldn't remember.

Let's cross our fingers and hope we all get what we want and pair Bourne and Cross in the next film.

There is so much more going on than just Jason Bourne and if we don't get to explore that then the franchise will be poorer for it!