The Bourne Legacy

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Ted John (Mark Wahlberg) and Ted are as close as best friends can be.

Ted

John (Mark Wahlberg) and Ted are as close as best friends can be. The two have grown up together, but while John has physically matured, his friendship with Ted, who happens to be a talking teddy bear, has kept his emotional and mental growth stunted. John's girlfriend, Lori (Mila Kunis), is left with no other option than to give him an ultimatum: it's her or the hard-partying bear. Seth MacFarlane's live-action debut is chock-full of raunchy laughs and '80s pop-culture references, and though the plot meanders a bit, it's funny throughout. The DVD includes a gag reel, a making-of featurette, and commentary.

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The Bourne Legacy

Jeremy Renner jumps into the Bourne franchise as Aaron Cross, an agent working for the same agency Jason Bourne was once a part of. When his government program is shut down, Cross must dodge deadly assassins now targeting him while trying to find pills that have been improving his mental and physical abilities. On the way, he picks up a pretty scientist (Rachel Weisz), who is the only one who can help him find the meds. It's not as good as the other Bourne movies, but there are a few cool action sequences. The DVD comes with deleted scenes and three featurettes.

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Box Office

The Possession Dominates a Weak Box Office

For the second week in a row, exorcism horror movie The Possession came in at number one at the box office, earning $9.5 million from moviegoers.

For the second week in a row, exorcism horror movie The Possession came in at number one at the box office, earning $9.5 million from moviegoers. That's not saying much, considering it was the worst weekend at the box office since 2008. Shia LaBeouf's Lawless took second with $6 million, while The Words — the only new release to place in the top five — earned third with $5 million. The Expendables 2 hung in fourth place with $4.6 million, followed by The Bourne Legacy with $4 million.

Box Office

Box Office: The Possession Scares Its Way to No. 1

Horror thriller The Possession earned $17.7 million this Labor Day weekend, beating out fellow new release Lawless, which took in only $9.7 million, despite garnering more favorable reviews.

Horror thriller The Possession earned $17.7 million this Labor Day weekend, beating out fellow new release Lawless, which took in only $9.7 million, despite garnering more favorable reviews. Coming in third place was The Expendables 2, with $8.8 million. The Bourne Legacy and ParaNorman placed fourth and fifth, taking in $7.2 million and $6.5 million, respectively.

Box Office

The Expendables 2 Stays Fierce at Number One at the Box Office

For the second week in a row, The Expendables 2 claimed the top spot at the box office, earning $13.5 million.

For the second week in a row, The Expendables 2 claimed the top spot at the box office, earning $13.5 million. In fact, all of last week's top four remained in their spots from last week: The Bourne Legacy took in $9.3 million, ParaNorman earned $8.6 million, The Campaign came in fourth place at $7.4 million, and The Dark Knight Rises sneaked back into the top five with $7.1 million. Surprisingly, none of this week's new releases (including Premium Rush, with $6.3 million, and Hit and Run, with $4.7 million) cracked the top five.

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Box Office: The Expendables 2 Blows Away the Competition

The Sylvester Stallone-led pack of action megastars blasted their way to the top of the box office with their sequel, The Expendables 2, which earned $28.8 million in its opening weekend.

The Sylvester Stallone-led pack of action megastars blasted their way to the top of the box office with their sequel, The Expendables 2, which earned $28.8 million in its opening weekend. Trailing in second, The Bourne Legacy took in $17 million while new family release ParaNorman raked in $14 million. The Campaign made $13.4 million, and Whitney Houston's Sparkle fell flat with just $12 million.

Box Office

Bourne Busts to the Top of the Box Office

Turns out the Bourne franchise doesn't need Matt Damon to open big.

Turns out the Bourne franchise doesn't need Matt Damon to open big. The Bourne Legacy took the top spot this weekend with $40.3 million, followed by fellow new release The Campaign, which earned $27.4 million. The Dark Knight Rises is still hanging tight in the top three with $19.5 million, and Hope Springs took $15.6 million in its opening weekend. Family film Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days rounded out the top five with $8.2 million.

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The Bourne Legacy: Not Bourne Again

Jeremy Renner begins a new chapter in the franchise Matt Damon left behind with The Bourne Legacy, an unremarkable follow-up to the popular action series.

Jeremy Renner begins a new chapter in the franchise Matt Damon left behind with The Bourne Legacy, an unremarkable follow-up to the popular action series. This installment picks up somewhere in the middle of 2007's The Bourne Supremacy and introduces new hero Aaron Cross (Renner). Though Jason and Aaron's paths don't cross, Jason's presence is riddled throughout the film. A couple of familiar characters make brief appearances, but for the most part, The Bourne Legacy showcases an entirely new cast. Writer/director Tony Gilroy is also new to directing the Bourne series (though he wrote the screenplays for the first three) and seems to be attempting to capture the same frantic energy of the prior films, but instead he falls flat, strapped with snooze-inducing material and a story that takes way too long to get to the point.

Like Jason, Aaron is part of a top-secret government program, but is left out to dry when it gets shut down. Agents start dropping like flies all over the globe, all except Aaron, who is isolated on some "bullsh*t scavenger hunt" in the mountains. He realizes the mission he's on is no longer routine and life is in danger shortly after a missile destroys his cabin. Unfortunately, Aaron can't sever ties with the agency just yet; he needs the mysterious strength-building pills that its pretty scientist Dr. Marta Shearing (Rachel Weisz) has been supplying him with. The fact that we never find out what will happen to Aaron if he fails to take these pills is just one of the issues I have with this movie. To find out what else I thought, just keep reading.

Movies

Movie Sneak Peek: The Bourne Legacy, The Campaign, Hope Springs

Summer movie season is rolling on this week with three exciting new releases.

Summer movie season is rolling on this week with three exciting new releases. We'll see Jeremy Renner take on another action franchise with The Bourne Legacy, along with costars Rachel Weisz and Edward Norton. Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones are headed to couples therapy with Steve Carell in Hope Springs, and Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis will duke it out in The Campaign. Check out all the pics, and let us know which movie you're the most excited for!

Rachel Weisz

Rachel Weisz Brings a Date to Jeremy Renner's Big Bourne Premiere

Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, and their The Bourne Legacy costars hit NYC's Ziegfeld Theatre for the world premiere last night.

Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, and their The Bourne Legacy costars hit NYC's Ziegfeld Theatre for the world premiere last night. Dior-clad Rachel Weisz walked the red carpet alone, but was later joined by her husband, Daniel Craig. Daniel, who was recently seen starring alongside Queen Elizabeth in the Olympics opening ceremony, linked up with Rachel following the screening. Daniel is also gearing up for his big 2012 blockbuster — check him out in the new trailer for Skyfall, the latest James Bond film.

The carpet was buzzing with talk of Jeremy's athleticism as Aaron Cross in the fourth installment of the Bourne franchise. Writer and director Tony Gilroy was in attendance, commending Jeremy's performance to the press. Jeremy's famously taken over the Bourne films from Matt Damon, though apparently, Matt could come back someday. Producers Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley hinted at the idea that Jeremy and Matt Damon could share the screen in a future Bourne production.