The Bourne Legacy: Casting Call

Who should fill Matt's shoes?

By George WalesNov 17th 2010
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Naomi Rapace as The Girl On The Run...

Why She’s Perfect: Plot details are few and far between at present, with Gilroy’s film said to bear little resemblance to Robert Ludlum’s book of the same name, but it wouldn’t be a Bourne film if our hero didn’t find himself entangled with a glamorous girl on the run.

Naomi Rapace would be our ideal pick here, having got “kick-arse heroine with a vulnerable streak” down pat. The Bourne movies often have a European flavour to their supporting cast, and we don’t see why that should be any different this time around.

Essential Scene: Something that allows Naomi to slip into an evening dress. We feel a bit sorry for her having to wear motorcycle leathers the whole time…

But if Rapace can’t do it…

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    • Hadouken76

      Nov 17th 2010, 10:15

      If Bourne isnt returning why would you cast him?

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    • koolerking

      Nov 18th 2010, 0:28

      Seriously, f**ing Wahlberg?? How couldn't act his way out of a wet paper bag!

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    • gonzoBen

      Nov 18th 2010, 10:10

      There is a massive Hardy bandwagon at the moment... and in his case, it's fully justified. You could liken him to Bale, pre-Salvation. Stay in the thickets Tom. Franchise gonna get ya else.

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    • Angeline

      Nov 18th 2010, 13:02

      I don't get the Hardy craze. I like the idea of Pine taking over the franchise, he'd have been a natural fit but he's been nabbed elsewhere. Pity. James Franco as the lead in the Bourne franchise? Hopefully not. He's cool but he's not that cool. But someone who is cool, if a little young-ish, is Joseph Gordon Levitt. After his performance in Inception, is there anyone who doesn't think he would be mega wicked in an action franchise? He could kick a*s and still bring the measure of depth and complexity required to flesh out any Bourne replacement. He'd be gold.

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    • Twincapersred

      Nov 19th 2010, 1:07

      Personally I think there should be a major twist- I would pick Franco out of the rogues listed-mostly because I think he could really go insane-totally loose it I'd go complete left-field for his chick sidekick wing I'd say Christina Hendricks, she's done a little action and as of yet the girls in these movies aren't required to do much of any fighting anyway, she's got something cold and lonely to her acting a perfect match for a spy gone off the rails. For the twist and to insure a second film the movie end with her and Franco walking into a house-cut to treadstone underling saying to the boss,"we have confirmation the sleeper is with (insert name)" I mean why no girl spies? Not as physically strong yes, But what if him having to kill her in the next movie makes him go on a rampage? Or maybe he has to torture her into telling him info?

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