8 Upcoming Movie Sequels That Are Doomed To Fail
5. The Bourne Legacy 2
When it comes to ranking the Bourne movies, The Bourne Legacy is definitely on the lower end of the scale, often in dead last.
Jeremy Renner just isn't a convincing action star - something that was reflected in the steep box-office decline the series took when he became the lead - which makes the mere discussion of a sequel to The Bourne Legacy seem bizarre.
Not that The Bourne Legacy 2 is happening anytime soon, if at all - Justin Lin is attached to direct but the project hasn't seen a major development in a while. But it seems wholly unnecessary regardless, with the series running out of steam after 2016's Jason Bourne and completely exhausting the "master assassin delves into his mysterious past while on the run from the authorities" concept.
There's just nowhere else for the Bourne universe to go. Aaron Cross (Renner) is also a master assassin who's on the run from the authorities, a premise which has been mined for all its worth.
If Legacy had been a phenomenal smash hit and people wanted more Renner, a follow-up would sound more promising. But the movie felt like Bourne-lite, and a sequel without Damon is always going to be at a disadvantage.