Frankly I'm amazed that the announcement for a fourth Bourne movie wouldn't get a little more fanfare than buried half way down an article. In a press release in Variety, Universal announced that Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass will be returning for a new installment of the Bourne franchise. Originally, when the two were peppered with questions about a fourth film, they had the stock answer that Damon would only reprise his role if Greengrass returned to direct, and Greengrass would only return to direct if Damon was willing to star. Confused? Don't be, it was basically the PR equivalent of keeping the idea of a film on the back-burner without promising anything too specific. Universal released the info in a release about their upcoming slate of films, and according to them both Damon and Greengrass are definitely returning to work together on the spy franchise. There are two books left in the Bourne series, so at least there would be some source material to start with. The two are currently working on the Iraq drama, The Green Zone, and Damon has already signed to star in The Informant for Steven Soderberg and is also in talks to star in The Human Factor for Clint Eastwood. Greengrass is also going to be busy with his upcoming Vietnam drama, They Marched into Sunlight. So it could be as late as 2010, before the two can even get started on making another Bourne flick, let alone get one into the theaters. However, with Bourne Ultimatum taking home three Oscars last night (three!), I imagine the fourth flick might be made a priority. For Universal's sake, I hope this one is a done deal. I can't help but think how embarrassing it must have been for MGM's Harry Sloan when his studio got a little overzealous about a certain spy franchise.
[via Empire]
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2-25-2008 @ 11:36AM
edd said...
Universal making both a BOURNE sequel and an ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT movie? I might have a new favourite film studio. God bless U(niversal).
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2-25-2008 @ 11:44AM
PB said...
jesus! how many time must it be said on here!? The Bourne movies are only based on the first book. All they did is use the name of the books for the second and third movie. There's plenty of story to tell still.
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2-25-2008 @ 2:10PM
eugene said...
sweet. This is good news, I'm a big fan of the Bourne series. Besides, it gives the bond franchise something to aspire to. As much as I liked Casino Royale, it doesn't hold a candle to the Bourne films, imo.
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2-25-2008 @ 6:16PM
AJ Wiley said...
I really liked all three Bourne movies, especially Ultimatum, but I kind of wish they had called it quits then. Especially because in an Entertainment Weekly interview last year, Damon said he had no plans to do anything with Bourne for a very long time.
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2-25-2008 @ 10:10PM
hegster90 said...
Ultimatum just seemed to have the same plot as Supremacy to me...and on another note i like Bond the way it was meant to be done: an over the top, unrealistic, superhuman tale of action, makeshift romance, and mindfucking gadgets. Casino Royale was good, but a Bond film it was not.
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