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The Bourne Legacy and Ted sequels confirmed

Universal has confirmed that it’s adding some more sequels to its slate, with follow-ups to both The Bourne Legacy and Ted moving into development. This follows the news that it’s working on a spin-off of sorts to its early summer hit, Snow White And The Huntsman. Only Battleship of its summer movies does not get a sequel, it seems.

In the case of Seth MacFarlane’s swear bear movie, Ted, the decision was as close to a no-brainer as you can get. The film has been a huge hit for the studio, with $217m of takings in the US alone, and a global total that’s about to break $400m. All on a budget of around $50m.

As for The Bourne Legacy? Well, that was a little less clear-cut. The film has performed far below the level of the Matt Damon-headlined Bourne movies, with $104m of takings in America. Outside of the US, it’s not done too much better, adding only $78m to date. Primarily, we might suggest, because it’s a rotten film, that’s petrified of cutting the cord from Jason Bourne.

However, Universal wants more Bourne, it’s been revealed, and we wonder if it might actively pursue an Aaron Cross/Jason Bourne crossover movie. It might be the best chance for the franchise.

No timelines for either Bourne 5 or Ted 2 have been announced. When we know more, we’ll let you know.

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