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The Bourne Legacy (film)

The Bourne Legacy
The Bourne Legacy Poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Tony Gilroy
Produced by
Screenplay by
Story by Tony Gilroy
Based on Jason Bourne series
by Robert Ludlum
Starring
Music by James Newton Howard
Cinematography Robert Elswit
Edited by John Gilroy
Production
company
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • July 30, 2012 (2012-07-30) (New York City)
  • August 10, 2012 (2012-08-10) (United States)
Running time
135 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $125 million
Box office $276.1 million
The Bourne Legacy: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Film score by James Newton Howard
Released August 7, 2012
Recorded 2012
Length 63:34
Label Varèse Sarabande
James Newton Howard chronology
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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3/5 stars
Empire 3/5 stars
Film Score Reviews 2.5/5 stars
Filmtracks 2/5 stars
Movie Wave 2/5 stars
Tracksounds 5/10 stars

The Bourne Legacy is a 2012 American action 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, being preceded by The Bourne Identity (2002), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), and continued by Eric Van Lustbader. Although this film has the same title as Van Lustbader's first Bourne novel, The Bourne Legacy, the actual screenplay bears little resemblance to the novel. Unlike the novel, which features Jason Bourne as the principal character, the film centers on black ops agent Aaron Cross (played by Jeremy Renner), an original character. In addition to Renner, the film stars Rachel Weisz and Edward Norton.

The titular character Jason Bourne does not appear in The Bourne Legacy, because actor Matt Damon chose not to return for the fourth film. Bourne is shown in pictures and mentioned by name several times throughout the film. Tony Gilroy, co-screenwriter of the first three films, sought to continue the story of the film series without changing its key events, and parts of The Bourne Legacy take place at the same time as the previous film, The Bourne Ultimatum (2007).

In The Bourne Legacy, Aaron Cross is a member of a black ops program called Operation Outcome whose subjects are genetically enhanced. He must run for his life once former CIA Treadstone agent Jason Bourne's actions lead to the public exposure of Operation Treadstone and its successor Operation Blackbriar.


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