5) The Bourne Series
The original Bourne trilogy was a huge success, both critically and commercially, so of course, Hollywood couldn’t help itself when it came to continuing the franchise, extending the series beyond the original three novels. With Matt Damon out of the picture, leading man duties fell to Jeremy Renner for the fourth movie in the series, The Bourne Legacy.
Renner does an admirable job in the lead role and the film itself isn’t bad, but the dip in quality between the third and fourth movies unfortunately resulted in mixed reviews. Despite this, Universal Pictures are keen to move ahead with sequels featuring not only Renner, but Damon’s return to the franchise as well.
While this is exciting news for fans of Bourne, the initial conceit feels somewhat stretched out now and with no literary sources to draw upon, it’s unlikely that the future sequels will match the high standard set by the original trilogy.