Universal chairman Adam Fogelson recently sat down with The Hollywood Reporter for an extensive interview about the cinematic success stories and failures of the studio since his promotion to chairman in 2009. The company is coming off its best year yet thanks to the highly profitable trio of "Ted," "The Lorax" and "Les Miserables," and Fogelson … [Read more...]
Damon Not Returning To “Bourne” Films?
October 11, 2012 by
Were you not a fan of Jeremy Renner's turn leading the "Bourne" franchise this year and want Matt Damon back? It's looking more and more like you're out of luck. Damon hasn't seen "The Bourne Legacy" yet, but indicates that because the fourth film is in continuity with the three previous films then any further 'Bourne' films (with or without him) … [Read more...]
Universal Keen On More “Bourne,” “Ted”
September 13, 2012 by
NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke says "film franchises and animation" are the key things its Universal Pictures division plans to focus on for the near future says The Hollywood Reporter. Speaking via webcast from a Merrill Lynch conference in Los Angeles, Burke says developing these two corner stones will allow for stable financials from its film … [Read more...]
Renner, Damon Team For Fifth “Bourne”?
June 27, 2012 by
"The Bourne Legacy" director/co-writer Tony Gilroy, producer Frank Marshall and star Jeremy Renner have been talking up the film with Empire Online and briefly touched upon where the franchise could head next. Gilroy says "If you think of the first three Bourne films as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, then we're showing you Elsinore. You thought you … [Read more...]
“Bourne Legacy” Delayed By A Week
June 23, 2012 by
Universal Pictures have announced they've delayed "The Bourne Legacy" by a week - from August 3rd to August 10th. In an official explanation as seen on Deadline, the studio has pushed back the release for one very specific reason - Batman. "Just as The Avengers demonstrated marketplace sustainability that well outpaced traditional patterns … [Read more...]
Jeremy Renner Talks “Bourne Legacy”
November 22, 2011 by
We know that Tony Gilroy's "The Bourne Legacy" won't feature Matt Damon's Jason Bourne character, instead the leading man of the piece will be Jeremy Renner's character. Today though we have a name for him, albeit only one of several he uses in the film. Renner tells Empire that "My character is called Aaron Cross, but he ends up having a bunch … [Read more...]
Casting News: Bourne, WWZ, Wolverine
August 7, 2011 by
The Bourne Legacy "Prison Break" actor Stacy Keach has joined the spy thriller "The Bourne Legacy" at Universal Pictures. Keach's character will perform alongside Joan Allen and Albert Finney's characters who were part of the covert Treadstone program. [Source: Variety] World War Z Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad") has scored a “small but flashy” … [Read more...]
Allen, Finney Return For “Bourne Legacy”
July 27, 2011 by
Joan Allen and Albert Finney are in negotiations to reprise their characters for the upcoming "The Bourne Legacy" at Universal Pictures says The Hollywood Reporter. Finney played Dr. Albert Hirsch, the man who ran Treadstone's behavior modification program, in "The Bourne Ultimatum". Allen played Pamela Landy, a CIA Deputy Director who hunted … [Read more...]
