Though the Jason Bourne franchise made a new movie in 2016, Jeremy Renner's The Bourne Legacy never got a sequel, and there's a simple reason why.

However, the trilogy’s popularity was a mixed blessing. By the time the reboot arrived, The Bourne Legacy felt tired and flat, according to critics.

The Avengers is ensemble-y, but [Bourne Legacy] is a game changer.” Legacy was going to be one of the first major movies he was going to lead on his own. This presented a huge concern for the star.

Universal Pictures has owned the rights to the Jason Bourne action spy franchise for decades, but that could soon change. Matt Damon has starred in four of the five existing films featuring the ...

Director Tony Gilroy poses during a photo call to present the movie "The Bourne Legacy", in Rome, Monday, July 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) AP—AP2012 ...

The Bourne Legacy, of course, provides all the variables to this “formula” but it does so in a deceivingly original way, achieving such a pleasing end by making excellent choices within the ...

A thought occurred to me while watching The Bourne Legacy the other day. That thought was, quite simply, This movie makes no sense. I don’t just mean in the sense of, “Wait, how did he know ...