The Bourne Legacy finally opens today, reigniting the Bourne franchise into a new direction with Jeremy Renner at the helm, replacing Matt Damon as a spy who has to outrun a lot of people all the time because of something from his past. While the first three films hinged on Jason Bourne's amnesia, it's still unclear from trailers if Jeremy Renner's Aaron Cross will suffer a similar disability, but if history has taught us anything, it's to steer clear from forgetting.
Few films like Bourne and Memento were able to take a cliched trop like amnesia and use it to help tell their story. But most movies and TV shows are a lot more lazy and use amnesia because they can't think of anything else to do in order to move the plot more convincingly. It's one step away from the ever-dreaded coma-fantasy. How many epic groans have their been across homes in America when a hugely dramatic moment on your favorite TV show is ruined when suddenly the character opens their eyes and says oh-so-melodramatically, 'I...I can't remember.' Blech.
Check out the gallery for our favorite movies and TV shows ruined by amnesia.
Sequel Talk: What’s Up with ‘Kick-Ass 2′,’Transformers 4′ and Future ‘Ted’ and ‘Bourne’ Movies
With a cast that now includes Jim Carrey, how could Kick-Ass: Balls to the Wall not get you excited? It's one of the most unconventional and oddball superhero movies ever made and I'm pretty sure Jeff Wadlow will do a fine job directing. We already know a lot about the good guys, but what about the villain? All we've seen of Mother Russia so far was her side boob from a picture that Wadlow tweeted--until now, that is.
Aside from the big Mother Russia reveal, Kick-Ass Aaron Johnson reveals a couple of tidbits about how his character has changed and grown in the sequel.
Next up is Transformers 4. There's going to be a lot of changes in the fourth installment to Michael Bay's highly-successful film franchise, given the fact that Shia LaBeouf aka Sam Witwicky won't be doing the movie. Add the fact that they're all going to outer space and you'll have a Transformers movie that's unlike any of the previous ones. A new temporary logo for the fourth movie has just been unveiled, along with a couple of minor plot details, by Hasbro's president and CEO, Brian Goldner.
Lastly, we've got the sequels for Ted and The Bourne Legacy. Given the commercial success of both movies, I know a lot of people were already expecting more movies to be made from both franchises and it turns out they were right. Universal Pictures has just confirmed that sequels for both the Ted and Bourne franchises will be made. Soon, we hope.
Check out the gallery for the full scoop on each of these sequels!