This first trailer & poster has been released for The Bourne Legacy. Directed by Tony Gilroy [Michael Clayton], The Bourne Legacy will feature a whole new hero [Jeremy Renner] in the same universe as the first three Bourne films, athough the character of Jason Bourne [Matt Damon] will not feature. The movie hits theaters August 3rd in the US & August 17th in the UK. Edward Norton, Oscar Isaac Joan Allen, Albert Finney, Stacy Keach, Rachel Weisz & Scott Glenn all co-star. Details on the movie are currently under wraps but Renner recently stated: "My character is called Aaron Cross, but he ends up having a bunch of different names. For fans of the franchise, [The Bourne Legacy] has that same ticking clock, but it’s a new programme and new characters." So is Treadstone still involved? "Yeah, it’s that same deal, it’s just a new set of agents with a different leash. It’s the same tempo and pace but more expansive and bigger. The differences are pretty vast but you’ll know it’s a Bourne movie." Hit the jump to check out the trailer, its rather pretty good.
Synopsis: "The narrative architect behind the Bourne film series, Tony Gilroy, takes the helm in the next chapter of the hugely popular espionage franchise that has earned almost $1 billion at the global box office: The Bourne Legacy. The writer/director expands the Bourne universe created by Robert Ludlum with an original story that introduces us to a new hero (Jeremy Renner) whose life-or-death stakes have been triggered by the events of the first three films. For The Bourne Legacy, Renner joins fellow series newcomers Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Stacy Keach and Oscar Isaac, while franchise veterans Albert Finney, Joan Allen, David Strathairn and Scott Glenn reprise their roles."
