Renner is a strange casting for the role, though it's clear he was cast because of his success in the MCU, as opposed to being right for the part. Director: Paul Greengrass Stars: Matt Damon, Edgar Ramrez, Joan Allen, Julia Stiles.

The movie is essentially a standalone film but relies heavily on the Bourne world, which made a follow-up incredibly difficult. official and his Agents from a new assassination program while searching for the origins of his life as a trained killer. Shearing (Rachel Weisz) he remembers his past but must find a way to make his intelligence permanent, lest they be captured and killed by Byer. Like Bourne, Cross was declared dead in his previous life and has no memory of it. RELATED: Black Widow: Natasha Romanoff & 9 More Great Female Spies In The MCU The Bourne Legacy is a 2012 American action-thriller film directed by Tony Gilroy, and is the fourth installment in the series of films adapted from the Jason Bourne novels originated by Robert Ludlum and continued by Eric Van Lustbader, being preceded by The Bourne Identity (2002), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), and The. Byer runs several research programs across intelligence agencies, but due to the problems caused by Jason Bourne in Europe is forced to shut down 'Outcome,' the program which enabled Cross to achieve superior strength and intelligence. Instead, the movie follows Jeremy Renner's Aaron Cross as he goes on the run from Eric Byer (Edward Norton).

The Bourne Legacy is the only Bourne movie that wasn't directed by Paul Greengrass, and as a result, does not star Matt Damon as Bourne.

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