September 10, 2024 3:57 am

Jeremy Renner Bourne Spinoff Was Director’s Attempt to Kick-Start an MCU-Esque Franchise
Jeremy Renner Bourne Spinoff Was Director’s Attempt to Kick-Start an MCU-Esque Franchise

Jeremy Renner Bourne Spinoff Was Director’s Attempt to Kick-Start an MCU-Esque Franchise

The divisive 2012 action spinoff, The Bourne Legacy, was director Tony Gilroy’s attempt to launch an MCU-esque franchise, the filmmaker has revealed. Speaking with Deadline, Gilroy declared that the “whole goal” of the Jeremy Renner-led spinoff was to create a franchise of different, connected stories set without the world of Bourne. But, they did not “want to take it.”

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​Director Tony Gilroy planned for The Bourne Legacy to be the first installment in an expansive action movie fracnhise. Read More