Matt Damon May Not Return As Jason Bourne in Bourne 5

The general reception for The Bourne Legacy was noticeably cooler than for previous Bourne sequels, and the diminished interest was reflected in terms of box office (dropping from Ultimatum‘s $442 million to Legacy‘s $232 million worldwide total). However, an important factor that has kept people buzzing about Bourne 5 has been the idea that it will serve as a ‘crossover’, uniting Matt Damon as Jason Bourne and Legacy‘s Jeremy Renner as Aaron Cross.

Series producer Frank Marshall has made it known that both Renner and his Legacy costar Rachel Weisz will return for future Bourne installments, while voicing his hope that Damon might join them. The latter, however, is starting to downplay the possibility – now that he has a better understanding of what, exactly, happens in Legacy.

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