Before the most awaited debut of The Bourne Legacy on August 10 that stars Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz and Edward Norton. Norton who plays the role of the Retired Colonel Ric Byer who hunts down Aaron Cross (Renner) in the film that was directed by Tony Gilroy who wrote the screenplays for the previous Bourne film series including “The Bourne Identity,” “The Bourne Supremacy,” and “The Bourne Ultimatum,” all based from the Robert Ludlum’s Jason Bourne novels talks about his role and working experience on the film that he followed from the beginning of the series.
Here’s the full interview of Edward Norton:
Question: Were you a fan of the previous BOURNE films?
Edward Norton: Yes, I always thought they were very intelligent and sort of realistic.
Q: How different is THE BOURNE LEGACY in relation to the previous BOURNE films? Did you have to go back to them?
NORTON: The great thing is that there’s consistency because Tony Gilroy wrote the other films and went on to direct this one. The BOURNE films appeal to the conspiracy theorist in all of us. What makes this one distinctive is the way that Tony (Writer/Director), instead of trying to start over, just widens it out and makes you realize that the first films were like petals of the flower. Now the flower is opening up and you are starting to see the whole world that this was a part of. Tony is expanding the story, instead of trying to start over. He’s now widening out from government and starting to include corporations in the web of the corruption and conspiracy. It’s a very interesting way to go.
NORTON: In most of Tony’s films, I think there’s an investigation of the way that the world of corporations is starting to control and penetrate into our lives. He’s done it looking at law, he’s done it looking at competing brands and now he’s looking at the intelligence world. I think it is a topic that is very current.
Q: So, THE BOURNE LEGACY is not merely an action film?
NORTON: No, it’s not just an action film. Tony is really good at lacing some ideas, or shades of gray, into THE BOURNE LEGACY.\
NORTON: Different films provide different combinations of entertainment and thought-provoking qualities. There are some straightforward action films that are great. The main thing that drew me into this project was that I really like Tony’s films. I think he’s had a very consistent set of themes that I have always been really interested in. It’s fun to work with someone who’s got a special intelligence about a certain subculture and world. I would say that Tony was the main draw for me because I like his films and liked the idea of working with him.
Catch Norton and the rest of the action-packed The Bourne Legacy on August 10 in all cinemas nationwide under United International Pictures Philippines, released and distributed by Solar Entertainment Corporation.
