So Universal is zipping along with The Bourne Legacy, a franchise continuation that will not star Matt Damon or feature the character of Jason Bourne, but will leave the door open for his possible return at some later date.  After an extensive search that at one point seemed to include every possible leading man within a twenty-year age range, the studio and writer-director Tony Gilroy settled on Jeremy Renner to play a fellow graduate of a covert CIA assassin program who gets in some trouble.  With Rachel Weisz on board to play the leading lady, it looks like Edward Norton will also join the project, making The Bourne Legacy his most commercial endeavor since The Incredible Hulk back in 2008.

When Darren Aronofsky departed the quasi-sequel The Wolverine more than two months ago, it did not come as a considerable shock.  In fact, it was more surprising that the auteur behind Black Swan, The Wrestler, and Requiem for a Dream was ever attached in the first place.  Since he left, 20th Century Fox has been searching for a suitable replacement to helm the continued adventures of Logan, played once again by Hugh Jackman.  Today, the shortlist of eight potential directors The Wolverine directors emerged, and it includes a healthy mix of stylists and reliable popcorn thrillists.  Check out the list of directors, one of whom might just provide a proper adamantium-laced adventure.

A few years back, Jeremy Renner was best known as the bad guy in the forgettable summer actioner S.W.A.T., with maybe three people worldwide who recognized him as Dags from 1995's abysmal Senior Trip.  Now, he's a two-time Oscar nominee being sought for seemingly every major franchise out there, particularly the ones involving spies.  Deadline confirms that Universal has offered Renner the lead role in their Matt Damon-less The Bourne Legacy. 

Every year, the Writer’s Guild of America chooses a screenplay to receive the Paul Selvin Award, which recognizes work exemplifying constitutional rights.  This year, sibling screenwriting duo Jez Butterworth & John-Henry Butterworth have been given the award for their script Fair Game.

The trailer for Doug Liman's Fair Game is now online and while the trailer itself is a tad on the cheesy side, the movie itself looks terrific.

Synopsis: A suspense-filled glimpse into the dark corridors of political power, FAIR GAME is a riveting action-thriller based on the autobiography of real-life undercover CIA operative VALERIE PLAME (Naomi Watts), whose career was destroyed and marriage strained to its limits when her covert identity was exposed by a politically motivated press leak. As a covert officer in the CIA’s Counter-Proliferation Division, Valerie leads an investigation into the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Valerie’s husband, diplomat JOE WILSON (Sean Penn), is drawn into the investigation to substantiate an alleged sale of enriched uranium from Niger. But when the administration ignores his findings and uses the issue to support the call to war, Joe writes a New York Times editorial outlining his conclusions and ignites a firestorm of controversy.

iamROGUE asks filmmaker Doug Liman (Swingers, Bourne Identity, Fair Game) to share his Top 6 Movies, which just about includes anything with the great Katherine Hepburn. Check out the video here! To see more videos with Doug Liman and hear why he is a "film school dropout", visit the Rogue Spotlight.

Filmmaker Doug Liman (Bourne Identity, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Jumper) talks about one of his biggest challenges on his movies --the casting process!  Listen to him discuss casting Matt Damon's leading lady in Bourne Identity and one of the most famous couples in the world - Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

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I must admit that I'm kind of a sucker for paranormal reality shows. Mysterious encounters with ghosts, extraterrestrials and other unexplained oddities are an easy way to hook me, so the more the merrier. Well, looks like we're getting more, and it's coming from an A-list director.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, A&E has reached a deal with Doug Liman (Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Bourne Identity) to produce a pilot called "The Unexplained", which will tell first-person, real-life stories investigating supposed paranormal phenomena.

Filmmaker Doug Liman (Bourne Identity, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Jumper) talks about how to deal with rejection in Hollywood and developing a "thick skin." Watch the video and hear him tell you the ups and downs of what its like to stick around in Hollywood.