The Bourne Legacy is an upcoming 2012 American action thriller spy film based on the novel of the same name written by author Eric Van Lustbader. The film will be the fourth installment in the eponymous Bourne film series, which are all based on the Jason Bourne novels created by Robert Ludlum and Eric Van Lustbader. The story sets off after the conclusion of The Bourne Ultimatum with Tony Gilroy as the director, screenwriter of the first three films. Matt Damon, star of the first three films, will not return for this film, nor will his character Jason Bourne. Damon has not ruled out starring in any future films as long as Paul Greengrass, who directed the last two films, returns. The film is named after, though apparently not based upon, The Bourne Legacy, a novel starring Jason Bourne.
