Jeremy Renner Cast In 'The Bourne Legacy'

Film is not set to include Matt Damon's Jason Bourne.
By Kara Warner


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After months of speculation, Universal has officially named actor Jeremy Renner as the star of "The Bourne Legacy."

According to Deadline, the two-time Oscar nominee (for "The Hurt Locker" and "The Town") is expected to "sign on quickly" to play a new character in the spin-off film written and directed by "Bourne" screenwriter Tony Gilroy.

Renner will reportedly play an operative from a covert government program that is even more dangerous than the Treadstone brainwashing program that hatched Jason Bourne, memorably played by Matt Damon in the first three hit films.

For those who have been following the ups and downs of the "Bourne" saga, Renner's casting is not at all a surprise, given reports that leaked earlier this month saying he had been offered the role. The actor beat out a slew of talented and buzzworthy contenders, which reportedly included Alex Pettyfer, Taylor Kitsch, Dominic Cooper, Garrett Hedlund and Luke Evans.

Gilroy has previously stated that although Damon's Bourne will not be a part of "Legacy," he has left the door open for future Bourne-centric films down the road.

"The easiest way to think of it is an expansion or a reveal," Gilroy said of his story for "Legacy." "Jason Bourne will not be in this film, but he's very much alive. What happened in the first three films is the trigger for what happens. I'm building a legend and an environment and a wider conspiracy. ... The world we're making enhances and advances and invites Jason Bourne's return [down the road]."

Production is said to begin in September.

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Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1662493/jeremy-renner-bourne-legacy.jhtml

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Les News, 042011

Aliens found in Russia? P!nk is still pregs. If we lived in Terminator world, then Skynet would have already started obliterating mankind. Leave Happy Meals ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS is what happens when a 6 year old brings a gun to school. Lil’ Wayne reveals the cover of his new album Tha Carter IV. Suit up for [...]

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Bar Refaeli & Karolina Kurkova: Queen's of the Desert

They're two of the sexiest ladies on the planet, and Bar Refaeli joined Karolina Kurkova at the musical "Priscilla: Queen of the Desert" at the Palace Theatre in New York City on Thursday night (April 21).

The beautiful supermodels headed backstage after a recent performance of the longtime classic while joining stars Will Swenson, Nick Adams, and Tony Sheldon for a round of memento photos.

As for the show, "Priscilla: Queen of the Desert" is a stage musical with a book written by Australian film director/writer Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott - with the musical stage adaptation being taken from Elliott's 1994 motion picture "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert".

Garnering much success, the West End production of Priscilla received three nominations at the 2010 Laurence Olivier Awards for Best New Musical, Best Actor in a Musical (Tony Sheldon) and Best Costume Design (Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner).

Source: http://celebrity-gossip.net/bar-refaeli/bar-refaeli-karolina-kurkova-queens-desert-499309

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Middletons Meet Queen Elizabeth

Middletons Meet Queen Elizabeth

It wasn't quite Meet the Parents, but it had to have been stressesful for Kate Middleton's parents to meet the Queen of England for the first time, just nine days before the royal wedding.

Michael, 61, and Carole Middleton, 56, on Wednesday had lunch at Windsor Castle with Queen Elizabeth II (who turns 85 today) and her husband, Prince Philip, 89. While details on the meeting are scarce, it's been reported that the future in-laws spent about an hour in what was described as "a warm atmosphere."

Meanwhile, daughter Kate -- while not exactly old chums with the Queen -- has already met Prince William's grandmother a few times, the first in 2006 when all attended the prince's graduation from the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst.

Meeting your future in-laws can be tricky under any circumstances, but especially when they turn out to be the sovereign head of an entire nation, what with all the curtsying-this and "Your Majesty"-that.

A friend recalls that the situation wasn't quite so fraught when her parents met her fiancé's parents for the first time, but still had an element of "Oh no!" to it. A day or so before the big meet-and-greet, Jennifer's father dove into a hot sausage and peppers sandwich, "and the cheese wound up literally burning off some of the skin on his chin," she remembers. "He looked like a leper."

Not waiting for her future husband's parents to run out of the door screaming once they got a look, "I wound up just calling it out 5 seconds after they met, because it was just so gross and obvious, it needed to be mentioned," she says. Must have been the right move, as she reports that his parents didn't jump up to object during the ceremony.

Source: http://www.ivillage.com/middletons-meet-queen-elizabeth/1-a-342452

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Lindsay Lohan: Back in Gotti Movie Cast After All!


Despite reportedly being axed from the film, Lindsay Lohan will be part of Gotti: Three Generations after all. She hustled and landed another role in the movie!

Lindsay is no longer going to play Victoria Gotti, but instead will take the role of John Gotti Jr.'s daughter-in-law Kim, according to executive producer Mark Fiore.

That role was once considered for Kim Kardashian.

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The turn of events comes hours after Fiore pulled the plug on Lindsay over a feud with her management, but Lohan really  wanted to be part of the project.

As such, she personally patched things up with producers when she heard her peeps were being difficult. Showing actual work ethic - who would've guessed?

Lindsay also agreed to act in a second upcoming Fiore film called Mob Street. Well, at least until she gets fired from both films like next week.

Or sooner, if the producers see THIS report:

Lindsay Lohan WASTED Again!

Okay, we know this is an old pic (vintage Lindsay Lohan drunk gallery shot) and that pretty much nothing Star says is true. But in this case, it's not a stretch.

Just saying.

[Photos: WENN.com, Star Magazine]

Source: http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2011/04/lindsay-lohan-back-in-gotti-movie-cast-after-all/

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