# The new Jason Bourne: Jeremy Renner **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 14, 2011, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-jason-bourne-jeremy-renner/596322 "2011-09-14T18:05:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Rhea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3be4f8/32.png) [@Rhea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhea)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-jason-bourne-jeremy-renner/596322/21 "2011-09-15T04:26:18Z")
I’m beginning to think that “Equipoise” is a member of Jeremy Renner’s family or is, in fact, Tony Gilroy. 😉 I’m one of the few people I know that saw _Hurt Locker_ and tuned-out early. But I loved him in _The Town_. Very ‘street’ and not too pretty. I think that regardless of his role, he’ll be great and all told, it should make for an exciting film. ---
**Author:** ![Capitaine\_Zombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-jason-bourne-jeremy-renner/596322/22 "2011-09-15T08:45:07Z")
> [@Daddypants](#): > > I’ll give another thumbs up for Casino Royale. By far the best Bond movie since Goldeneye. The foot chase and fight scene at the beginning of the the movie is one of my favorite action sequences. The chase scene in Africa made the movie for me (particularly the fact that Bond is kind of outgunned by his target’s athletic prowesses). Renner isnt that much younger than Damon, it’s kind of weird of pseudo-rebooting with an actor of the same age (I mean for an action franchise where the lead has to be in good shape). He was good in The Hurt Locker and The Town but I just can’t see him as a credible superspy. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-jason-bourne-jeremy-renner/596322/23 "2011-09-15T13:50:33Z")
> [@brickbacon](#): > > I think its a good choice, but I wonder why they picked a guy the same age to take over the franchise. Seems like they would get more mileage if they picked a guy who was a few years younger. Either way, I’m just glad they didn’t give it to Shia Labeouf. Lisa: “No toupees.” Homer: “Whaaat, I’m going for the Shia LaBeouf thing. Not quite a nerd, not quite a hunk. Shia LaBeouf!” ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-jason-bourne-jeremy-renner/596322/24 "2011-09-15T14:58:56Z")
Jeremy Renner (and Rose Byrne, too) are my favorite things about the otherwise not-so-great [28 Weeks Later](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0463854/), too. I love Renner - I’m glad he’s broken through. ---
**Author:** ![FlyingDragonFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c89c15/32.png) [@FlyingDragonFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingDragonFan)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-jason-bourne-jeremy-renner/596322/25 "2011-09-15T15:06:49Z")
I guess I’m going to have to buck the trend … I don’t like Renner at all. There’s something about him that comes across all cocky in a kind of slimy way, like he can’t be trusted. I suppose he’s a good actor, I just don’t like his basic demeanor or something. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-jason-bourne-jeremy-renner/596322/26 "2011-09-15T15:10:06Z")
I had fun watching the earlier Borne installments, based on my enjoyment of seeing violence and acts of daring-do executed in pretty European cities, but Jason Borne was kind of a boring character and Damon (who I usually like) was pretty forgettable in the role. So a switch might make for a better movie. (I just saw “Hannah” last night, which is basically a Borne movie with a more interesting leading character pasted in, and really liked it. So the formula can work, anyways) ---
**Author:** ![JoelUpchurch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f05b48/32.png) [@JoelUpchurch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoelUpchurch)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-jason-bourne-jeremy-renner/596322/27 "2011-09-15T16:17:24Z")
When I watched **The Bourne Ultimatum** , my reaction was the Dr. Hirsch should have been made Secretary of Education. Learn to speak a dozen foreign languages? Hell yes! You can dunk my head in tank of water. I would have probably done it for the ability to instantly figure out street maps and train schedules. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-jason-bourne-jeremy-renner/596322/28 "2011-09-15T16:49:43Z")
> [@JoelUpchurch](#): > > When I watched **The Bourne Ultimatum** , my reaction was the Dr. Hirsch should have been made Secretary of Education. Learn to speak a dozen foreign languages? Hell yes! You can dunk my head in tank of water. I would have probably done it for the ability to instantly figure out street maps and train schedules. It doesn’t work as well on preteens. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-jason-bourne-jeremy-renner/596322/29 "2011-09-15T17:43:21Z")
> [@brickbacon](#): > > I think its a good choice, but I wonder why they picked a guy the same age to take over the franchise. Seems like they would get more mileage if they picked a guy who was a few years younger. Either way, I’m just glad they didn’t give it to Shia Labeouf. Imagine how dizzy the audiences would get having to deal with the shakycam action and Shia’s constant dialog of “No, no, no, no, no, no, no!” And count me in the group of Renner fans. I loved him in the Unusuals and I’m looking forward to seeing him in the Avengers. I still haven’t seen the Hurt Locker, though. I’ll have to Netflix that up. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-jason-bourne-jeremy-renner/596322/30 "2011-09-15T21:19:59Z")
> [@FlyingDragonFan](#): > > I guess I’m going to have to buck the trend … I don’t like Renner at all. There’s something about him that comes across all cocky in a kind of slimy way, like he can’t be trusted. I suppose he’s a good actor, I just don’t like his basic demeanor or something. Those are just the characters he’s played. Try watching [12 and Holding](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417385/) as an antidote. His character in that one is good-hearted and vulnerable. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-jason-bourne-jeremy-renner/596322/31 "2011-09-15T22:35:17Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > …Renner’s character is supposed to assassinate Bourne but Jason is so badass he doesn’t even _appear._ It’s a “re-imagining of Samwise Beckett’s existentialist spy drama _Waiting For Bourne_”: > [@](#): > > Didi _(Renner)_ and Gogo _(Lazenby)_ lie in wait for a target only known to them as “Bourne”. Ninety-six minutes of inaction is made bearable if not quite entertaining by the philosophical musings of the two hitmen. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-jason-bourne-jeremy-renner/596322/32 "2011-09-16T03:05:27Z")
I’d be more excited if they announced that they were going to actually film fight scenes instead of just throwing a camera down a staircase. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-jason-bourne-jeremy-renner/596322/33 "2011-09-16T06:16:05Z")
> [@Rhea](#): > > I’m beginning to think that “Equipoise” is a member of Jeremy Renner’s family or is, in fact, Tony Gilroy. 😉 Yes, I am Tony Gilroy. And Jeremy is my cousin. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-jason-bourne-jeremy-renner/596322/34 "2011-09-16T06:43:29Z")
I’m glad to hear that Renner isn’t playing Jason Bourne. I think it would be a very bad sign if he passed on reprising the role that made him a superstar. I would expect the only reasons he would pass would be if the script really sucked or he hated the director. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Doctor\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Who)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-jason-bourne-jeremy-renner/596322/35 "2011-09-16T11:53:24Z")
This sounds great. Renner was awesome in Senior Trip! ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-jason-bourne-jeremy-renner/596322/36 "2011-09-16T16:49:55Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > I’d be more excited if they announced that they were going to actually film fight scenes instead of just throwing a camera down a staircase. No, in a Bourne movie you don’t have to use the staircase. You can just ride a corpse down 50’ of freefall and roll off when you get to the bottom. (Sorry, I loved the relative realism of the Bourne movies, except that I found that scene jarring. Or in this case, not as jarring as it should have been.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-jason-bourne-jeremy-renner/596322.md?page=1)