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"Tony Gilroy has revealed that Matt Damon&amp;#039;s Jason Bourne character won&amp;#039;t appear in The Bourne Legacy. The Michael Clayton helmer, who penned scripts for each of the three Bourne films and will write and direct Legacy, shed light on the latest franchise entry to Hollywood Elsewhere. &amp;quot;This is not a reboot or a recast or a prequel,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;No-one&amp;#039;s replacing Matt Damon. There will be a whole new hero, a whole new chapter\u00E2\u20AC\u00A6 this is a stand-alone project.&amp;quot; Gilroy continued: &amp;quot;Jason Bourne will not be in this film, but he&amp;#039;s very much alive. What happened in the first three films is the trigger for what happens. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m building a legend and an environment and a wider conspiracy...the world we&amp;#039;re making enhances and advances and invites Jason Bourne&amp;#039;s return [down the road].&amp;quot; Gilroy added that Bourne Legacy will show audiences &amp;quot;the bigger picture, the bigger canvas&amp;quot; surrounding Jason Bourne&amp;#039;s actions in the previous movies. The Bourne Legacy is due to arrive in cinemas in 2012. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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