I’m a bit late on this one, but I think it merits a discussion even a day and a half after the fact. Other than a little Twitter flare up, it didn’t seem to earn a lot of rants.
According to Latino Review, Universal has picked the man they want to be the new Jason Bourne-but-not-Bourne. They’ve offered it to Jeremy Renner, though he hasn’t yet accepted.
The kind of kicker about the news is that Tony Gilroy’s top pick was Oscar Isaac, but the studio nixed the idea.
It’s a shame. Isaac is one of those guys who deserves a badass franchise film, and if you’re going to do this Bourne-but-not-Bourne film, why not use its buzzword concept to create a new star? This is an actor who has been the standout of two big budget films in the last year — Robin Hood and Sucker Punch — and if he remains a secondary player, he will regularly outstrip many of the names he’s up against.
Until someone — anyone — takes a chance and hands him his own damn film. And the studio that does that will be a smart and lucky one indeed.
If Renner doesn’t sign for The Bourne Legacy (and with his schedule, he might not) then I hope someone at Universal watches their copy of Robin Hood again and offers it to Isaac after all. It might not be too late.
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I don’t see how Renner could possibly do this what with the way they’re already grooming him to take over the Mission:Impossible franchise. I love that dude but he’s booked solid now and his star-status seems firmly established by now.
As much as he doesn’t have a leading man qualities, I was still quietly championing Joel Edgerton for the role.
Could be the fact that Isaac was a part of Robin Hood that might be why he hasn’t been chosen for Bourne. Didn’t Robin Hood bomb spectacularly? Did I read the grosses right?
Wow, he was terrible in Robin Hood. Everybody was terrible in Robin Hood, the exception being Kevin Durand. This needs a lead that can rise above the forces of shit.
Stop thinking with your shenis.
He only seemed good in Sucker Punch because everyone was SO TERRIBLE. Not that he’s not a good actor, he was totally the best part of that flaming (while simultaneously super-boring) turd that was Donkey Sucker Punch.
Oscar Isaac was incredible in AGORA. He deserves incredible things in return
Just be a big boy and say vagina. It’s more scientific.
Since the camera is going to be shaking to all fuck anyway, does it matter who they get? And Renner is 40 already, do the pg-13 demographics really want to see him? Shouldn’t they start over this fake franchise with somebody who doesn’t have much of a career and will be willing to make terrible sequel after terrible sequel?
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