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'The Bourne Legacy' Zooms Up, Down and All Around the Streets of Manila

August 10, 2012 at 5:03 PM | by | Comments (0)

The Bourne Legacy may have been filmed all over the world—in New York, Alberta, Vancouver—but the movie's most memorable location has to be Manila, Philippines.

The fourth installment of the Bourne franchise, starring Jeremy Renner, spent nearly two month filming chase scenes on location in Manila's infamously congested traffic.

The Bourne Legacy is one of the few big budget American films (maybe the only one) to show off the streets of Manila. The film might not place the capital in the best light, but even Filipinos admit it provides an accurate view of bustling city life in Manila.

Check out three of the more well-known Manila locations featured in The Bourne Legacy:

· The Jones Bridge
A motorcycle chase scene in Bourne crosses over The Jones Bridge, which is the first bridge ever built in the Philippines in 1623. The bridge connects Binondo and Chinatown to the center of Manila.

· Marikina City Market
The chase continues through the Marikina City Public Market which is considered the best in the Philippines. The market, located off of Captain Venciong Street in Marikina City, features various vendors selling fruit, fish, fresh bread and other goods. It is open daily.

· Navotas Fishport
Jeremy Renner also passes through Manila's largest employer, Navotas Fishport, on Manila Bay. The Navotas Fish Port Complex is also one of the largest fishing ports in all of Asia and is currently undergoing a major renovation.

If you can't make it to Manila, you can check it out on the big screen as The Bourne Legacy hits theaters this weekend.

[Photo: IMDb]

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