Ted and The Bourne Legacy sequels are moving forward at Universal
They already have an uber-popular franchise in The Fast and the Furious, with the latest installment, The Fast and the Furious 6, currently in production and set for release next summer. The executive also revealed that fans should expect a sequel to The Bourne Legacy, which has taken in over $180 million worldwide in just over a month.
Ted, directed by Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, was the biggest surprise hit this summer, taking in a whopping $394 million worldwide. Steve Burke revealed that they want to get a sequel going, "as soon as we can." Back in July, Seth MacFarlane said he would be open to making a sequel, although it isn't known if he is working on the screenplay yet.
As for the animation side of the studio, they eventually want to release two animated movies per year, as opposed to their current model of one film every 18 months.
Ted was released June 29th, 2012 and stars Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane, Joel McHale, Giovanni Ribisi, Patrick Warburton, Matt Walsh, Jessica Barth. The film is directed by Seth MacFarlane.
The Bourne Legacy was released August 10th, 2012 and stars Jeremy Renner, Scott Glenn, Stacy Keach, Edward Norton, Donna Murphy, Michael Chernus, Corey Stoll, Alice Gainer. The film is directed by Tony Gilroy.
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Jessica Todd Wagoner
Loved the Bourne Legacy can not wait for the next one. Loved Jeremy Renner, didn't think I would like him but wow just awesome. Love all of the action and the concept. I have not since Ted.
4 months agoby @Jessica-Todd-WagonerFlag
Maria Shavzin
I hope it stars Jermy Renner, however. I never really liked the original Bourne films except the first one. I couldn't deal with Bourne as a character anyhow. He was always crying about something and needing to "find" himself. I sort of prefer my spies a bit tougher then that. Plus Matt Damon has such a large head, physically I mean.
5 months agoby @Maria-ShavzinFlag
Vinay Joshi
`feels good to know that their is going to be a sequel for the bourne legacy
5 months agoby @Vinay-JoshiFlag
Joseph
In my opinion both of these movies were duds, but I'd certainly take Ted over The Bouring Legacy.
8 months agoby @a7sus4Flag
Dark-White-Knight
Ted unnecessary sequel hilarious movie, but not needed, Bourne sequel no prob.
8 months agoby @Dark-White-KnightFlag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
There's a difference between disappointment and hate >.>
8 months agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
MovieManiac
Not the biggest fan of Ted (Felt like the focus was too much on Wahlberg and Kunis and less on Ted himself which was a dissapointment) and never watched the Bourne Legacy.
8 months agoby @moviemaniac66Flag
Huntsman
@the-movieghost: I think that would be hard since all the novels that follow The Bourne Ultimatum follow Jason Bourne. Also if you look at Gilory's writing credits you'll see that he's only ever done adaptations of someone elses work. I mention that in my review of the film.
8 months agoby @huntsmanFlag
Superman81
Ted was awesome, keep hating haters. Ted made bank and was liked by critics.
8 months agoby @superman81Flag
THE JOKER
@the-movieghost Yes it is... that and the occasional troll that pops up here and there for us to chase away! haha
8 months agoby @mcleve02Flag
the MovieGhost
@huntsman Oh right, I'd forgotten about that. But that makes me wonder why he couldn't just adapt the Novel to Renner's character. Though I'm not certain how difficult that would be since I haven't read it.
@mcleve02 Isn't it though? That's one of the great things about @movieweb
8 months agoby @the-movieghostFlag
THE JOKER
haha it's really funny to read the mix of opinions in this article! haha
8 months agoby @mcleve02Flag
TheDude1
Hell no to a sequel of Ted. I'm good with a sequel to The Bourne Legacy.
8 months agoby @thedude1Flag
Huntsman
@the-movieghost: The reason why he did a good job writing was because he had such a great source material, and wasn't trying to create his own story and characters which he tried to do with this film.
8 months agoby @huntsmanFlag
THE JOKER
@the-movieghost Some punk ass who just runs his mouth for no reason... haha
8 months agoby @mcleve02Flag
the MovieGhost
@mcleve02 Some derpy troll wannabe, probably.
8 months agoby @the-movieghostFlag
the MovieGhost
@huntsman I say a better Director and have someone to reign in Gilroy when it's needed. Remember, Gilroy did the screenplays for all three Damon Bourne movies.
8 months agoby @the-movieghostFlag
jasdjqs
Yeah for Ted, Last Bourne Movie was not too bad, Hope they have both weapons Cross and Jason
8 months agoby @jasdjqsFlag
THE JOKER
@SpeedyEric who the f*ck are you?
8 months agoby @mcleve02Flag
THE JOKER
@corey Are you sure he is crazy... I thought we all agreed that was @ghostman ... ;)
8 months agoby @mcleve02Flag
THE JOKER
@ Who the f*ck are you? I hope you don't mind.. I flagged you!
8 months agoby @mcleve02Flag
Space101
Haven't seen both movies yet, but I'm assuming it's a good sign if they want to make sequels...
8 months agoby @space101Flag
SherlockHolmes2009
Ill be up for a TED sequel
8 months agoby @SherlockHolmes2009Flag
CelluloidDreams
A sequel to "Ted" ....Hmmmmm...I'm open loved the first film!
8 months agoby @2movieguysFlag
Red Camera Man
I haven't seen either movie yet, but I'm way more interested in "Bourne" than "Ted."
8 months agoby @redcameramanFlag
darkdream
this is awesome news ted was funny as hell cant wait for the sequel and bourne legacy was good too but really slow of action
8 months agoby @darkdreamFlag
BERSERKER
I'm down with a Bourne Legacy sequel, Ted not so much. It's funny for what it was, but ultimately forgettable.
8 months agoby @Number1WolverineFlag
SpeedyEric
@ghostman F*** you, Ted. You can suck MY d***.
8 months agoby @SpeedyEricFlag
Corey W.
@bawnian-dexeus Ted was NOT forgettable. You're crazy! haha
8 months agoby @coreyFlag
The Cryptkeeper: Resurrected
Ted was such a piece of sh*t, I hated it. It is one of those movies that makes me worried about society. However I did notice the box office numbers were unfortunately incredibly high, so I saw a sequel coming. As for Bourne, I did not see Legacy yet, sadly, but there are 8 books (I think) so I'm pretty sure these will keep coming.
8 months agoby @cryptFlag