<P> Damon chose not to return for the fourth film, The Bourne Legacy, which introduces a new main character, Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner), a Department of Defense operative who runs for his life because of Bourne's actions in Ultimatum . The character of Jason Bourne does not appear in Legacy, but mention of his name and pictures of Damon as Bourne are shown throughout the film . Damon returned for the fifth installment, Jason Bourne . </P> <P> The Bourne series has received generally positive critical reception and grossed over $1.6 billion . It is noted for its use of real stunt work, in contrast to the growing use of computer - generated imagery in action scenes . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Film </Th> <Th> U.S. release date </Th> <Th> Director </Th> <Th> Screenwriter (s) </Th> <Th> Story by </Th> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> The Bourne Identity </Th> <Td> June 14, 2002 (2002 - 06 - 14) </Td> <Td> Doug Liman </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Tony Gilroy and William Blake Herron </Td> <Td> Doug Liman, Patrick Crowley and Richard N. Gladstein </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> The Bourne Supremacy </Th> <Td> July 23, 2004 (2004 - 07 - 23) </Td> <Td> Paul Greengrass </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Tony Gilroy </Td> <Td> Frank Marshall, Patrick Crowley and Paul L. Sandberg </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> The Bourne Ultimatum </Th> <Td> August 3, 2007 (2007 - 08 - 03) </Td> <Td> Tony Gilroy, Scott Z . Burns and George Nolfi </Td> <Td> Tony Gilroy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> The Bourne Legacy </Th> <Td> August 10, 2012 (2012 - 08 - 10) </Td> <Td> Tony Gilroy </Td> <Td> Tony Gilroy and Dan Gilroy </Td> <Td> Frank Marshall, Patrick Crowley, Jeffrey M. Weiner and Ben Smith </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Jason Bourne </Th> <Td> July 29, 2016 (2016 - 07 - 29) </Td> <Td> Paul Greengrass </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Paul Greengrass and Christopher Rouse </Td> <Td> Matt Damon, Paul Greengrass, Gregory Goodman, Frank Marshall, Jeffrey M. Weiner and Ben Smith </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Film </Th> <Th> U.S. release date </Th> <Th> Director </Th> <Th> Screenwriter (s) </Th> <Th> Story by </Th> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> </Tr>

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