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July 12, 2011

Ed Norton in talks to play 'Bourne Legacy' villain

Ed.nortonEdward Norton is in negotiations to play the villain in "The Bourne Legacy" opposite Jeremy Renner and Rachel WeiszVariety's Justin Kroll and Jeff Sneider exclusively report. Tony Gilroy will direct from a script he wrote. While plot details are under wraps, it's known that Jason Bourne will not be featured -- Renner will play another assasin trained in the same program. Besides "Stone," Norton has not been in full-blown bad guy mode for some time; and "Bourne" marks first commercial film since starring as the Hulk in Marvel's "The Incredible Hulk."

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