Manila lands role in PACIFIC RIM

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Last year, Manila, The Philippines and Filipinos were on the limelight as it starred in 3 movies: The Campaign (highlighted in the campaign speech), Battleship (mentioned in the battle plan) and Bourne Legacy (where Manila played Manila, the setting of the story).  Now, Manila shines anew as it gets special mention, this time in the main trailer of Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures' “Pacific Rim.”

As narrated in the trailer, which can be viewed at 

Manila is the second city to be attacked by alien-like sea monsters originating in the Pacific Ocean. Scenes pertaining to the Manila attack are also featured, which are expected to create a sensation when the film opens locally in July.

Catch iButterflies and win THE BOURNE LEGACY tickets and merchandise items

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Do  you want to win merchandise items and cinema tickets to THE BOURNE LEGACY?  It's so easy, just catch iButterflies!  (Please see THE BOURNE LEGACY review here).

Here's how:

Bourne This Way -- THE BOURNE LEGACY Movie Review

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In the tradition of Bourne Identity, Bourne Supremacy and Bourne Ultimatum comes another suspense action based on Robet Ludlum's novels via The Bourne Legacy.  And indeed the legacy continues, it's Bourne this way!  :)  And this is what I witnessed at the Asian red carpet premiere of THE BOURNE Legacy organized by Solar - UIP Philippines at Resorts World Manila. 

After co-writing the three Bourne films, Tony Gilroy this time directs (and still co-writes) the new Bourne movie but  he expands the universe created by Robert Ludlum with an original story that introduces us to a new hero Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner) whose life-or-death stakes have been triggered by the events of the first three films.   For The Bourne Legacy, Renner joins fellow series newcomers Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Stacy Keach and Oscar Isaac, while franchise veterans Albert Finney, Joan Allen, David Strathairn and Scott Glenn reprise their roles.

After Ghost Protocol and The Avengers, Jeremy Renner Now Stars in THE BOURNE LEGACY (Opens August 8)

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After Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol and The Avengers, two-time Academy Award® nominee JEREMY RENNER, a performer as comfortable with drama as he is with action, stars in Universal Pictures “The Bourne Legacy”.   He plays Aaron Cross, one of the six agents in a program called Outcome.

Unlike the CIA’s Treadstone, Outcome agents have been developed and trained for use by the Department of Defense. More than assassins, Outcome agents are designed for use in isolated, high-risk, long-term intelligence assignments. The behavioral science that was suggested as the underpinning of the Treadstone agents has been upgraded and advanced, but it’s the shared origins of these two programs that makes Outcome so vulnerable as Bourne’s story becomes public knowledge. 

Manila Plays Manila for the First Time in a Hollywood Film -- THE BOURNE LEGACY Director Tony Gilroy Talks about Manila not just as a shoot location but as a setting

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During preproduction, of The Bourne Legacy director Tony Gilroy toured Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) in Vietnam, Jakarta in Indonesia, and Manila in the Philippines. Ultimately, Manila’s history as a shooting location won over the team. Major Hollywood features, such as Apocalypse Now, Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July and Brokedown Palace, were shot in the Philippines in the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s. “They had a 25-, 30-year run of making movies there,” says Gilroy, “and they have this huge infrastructure that was built up from all the films made about Vietnam.”

The filmmaker called upon LOPE V. JUBAN, JR., president of Philippine Film Studios, who has worked on most of the films that have come to the Philippines over the past few decades, to give them a tour of Manila. Not only could Juban—who came on as a line producer—offer locations that Gilroy was looking for, but his contacts with government entities would also be vital for a shoot that involved major stunts on city streets. “Juban said, ‘We can talk to the president about that,’ or ‘We can talk to the minister of transportation and the police department about that.’ They’re all people that he knew,” Crowley explains. “I couldn’t have gotten that in Jakarta or in Ho Chi Minh City.”

Edward Norton plays Byer in THE BOURNE LEGACY

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As we wait for the screening of one of the most anticipated movies of the year THE BOURNE LEGACY, let's get to know the cast and their characters one by one.  For now, let me share with you a Q&A with Edward Norton shared by Solar Entertainment - United International Pictures. 

Edward Norton plays the role of Ret. Col. Ric Byer in “The Bourne Legacy".  The movie is directed by the same Tony Gilroy who wrote the screenplays for the previous films, “The Bourne Identity,” “The Bourne Supremacy,” and “The Bourne Ultimatum,” all based on the universe created by the writer Robert Ludlum. The actor does not like to call his character a villain, preferring to say that he is, with the agent Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner) and scientist Dr. Marta Shearing (Rachel Weisz), a piece of the intricate and morally complicated puzzle involving the government, corporations and scientists. In Rio for the Rio +20 environment conference, he talked about the film, his interest in sustainable development, and the miniseries “Undaunted Courage,” based on the book by Stephen Ambrose that he is producing with Brad Pitt for television.