Matt Damon & Paul Greengrass Expected To Re-Team For New JASON BOURNE Movie

Matt Damon & Paul Greengrass Expected To Re-Team For New JASON BOURNE Movie

We've been hearing rumors for a while, but now it's being reported that the director of the two best Bourne flicks is indeed set to return for another movie with Matt Damon reprising the iconic title role.

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By MarkCassidy - Sep 15, 2014 04:09 PM EST
Filed Under: Bourne
Source: Deadline
Well, we didn't think this was likely since Jeremy Renner seemed to have taken over the franchise with The Bourne Legacy, but according to the ever-reliable Deadline, we will be seeing Matt Damon return to play Jason Bourne under director Paul Greengrass. The site reckon that Universal Pictures still plan to produce another spin-off with Renner and Justin Lin, but that this would take precedent, and look to make a July 16, 2016 release slot -- bumping the Legacy sequel back! To be fair, this re-teaming was reported previously by a number of sites (most recently Latino Review) but dismissed by both Universal and Greengrass, who actually laughed it off. Just goes to show you can never believe director/studio denials! Does this mean we could eventually see Bourne and ..uhh, whatshisname go head to head someday? It has to be a distinct possibility. Thoughts?
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Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 9/15/2014, 4:41 PM
elmayiambe was right....3 months ago.
Itsbeenfun
Itsbeenfun - 9/15/2014, 4:43 PM
@elmayimbe
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 9/15/2014, 4:45 PM
YES YES YES YES!! I still wish it would've been left as a trilogy but I won't complain about more Bourne!
Rocket38
Rocket38 - 9/15/2014, 4:48 PM
Sorry to do this ror but i think you meant returning to play not to pay.
SkipKahless
SkipKahless - 9/15/2014, 4:49 PM
chalk up another one for el mayimbe!
TheDarkPassenger
TheDarkPassenger - 9/15/2014, 4:52 PM
How many times is this going to be a rumor?
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 9/15/2014, 4:55 PM
It's not a rumor anymore.

Thanks Rocket, fix that now
Nick56
Nick56 - 9/15/2014, 4:56 PM
If its true then thats good. Legacy was so mediocre.
JamesMan
JamesMan - 9/15/2014, 4:57 PM
Maybe this will give me a reason to watch the earlier Bourne films now.
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 9/15/2014, 5:00 PM
@RorMachine Damon has script and director approval. NOW THAT'S POWER.
DrKinsolving
DrKinsolving - 9/15/2014, 5:06 PM
I wonder if Renner supposed to return too, or is this the start of a new story/trilogy
Superman8
Superman8 - 9/15/2014, 5:09 PM
good. because i don't like Jeremy Renner in...anything. Especially as the lead.
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 9/15/2014, 5:11 PM
@DrKinsolving He's not, but it will likely acknowledge the events of THE BOURNE LEGACY, depending where this Bourne film is set.
santoanderson
santoanderson - 9/15/2014, 5:13 PM
Renner got shafted. He's a great actor, but man, don't star in a movie with "Bourne" in the title if Jason Bourne isn't in it.
SuperCat
SuperCat - 9/15/2014, 5:13 PM
Think I'm all Bourne(d) out.
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 9/15/2014, 5:14 PM
Seeing Damon as Bourne will be a nice treat. I was hoping Damon would be in a cbm. I could see him playing a character from the DCU.
DrKinsolving
DrKinsolving - 9/15/2014, 5:17 PM
@Reasonnnn

Thanks, and honestly, I think I've had enough of Bourne.... Damon was good in Elysium though, so I'm sure this could still be entertaining
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 9/15/2014, 5:18 PM
@sKeemAn Damon's face would be great for MODOK
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 9/15/2014, 5:18 PM
@DrKinsolving Yeah, same here. I'm cautiously optimistic; I'm not sure if they'll be able to recapture the magic of the trilogy.
ruadh
ruadh - 9/15/2014, 5:22 PM
"director of the two best Bourne flicks"

Really? I guess I gotta try the others again but the first one was BY FAR the best from what I remember.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 9/15/2014, 5:25 PM
Well, that's just my opinion ..but those movies are generally seen as getting better as they went along..Legacy not included of course!
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 9/15/2014, 5:26 PM
@ruadh Supremacy and Ultimatum are regarded as the two best Bourne flicks since those were the flicks that gave it the real-time, shaky-cam documentarian feel but I love all 3 films equally.
SuperCat
SuperCat - 9/15/2014, 5:29 PM
ruadh
ruadh - 9/15/2014, 5:35 PM
Well of course I get that this is opinion, but I guess I hadn't heard it expressed by anyone before. I just didn't get into the others like I did the original. I also tend to dislike when a major character, especially a love interest, is done away with in a sequel. But that you guys like the others so much is making me consider giving them another chance.

I've never bothered with the Renner one, though I did just find out Oscar Isaac is in it. He is kinda the new Ewan McGregor for me. Someone I got into based on one movie, and then I find out they're gonna be in the new star wars.
Lemons
Lemons - 9/15/2014, 5:35 PM
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
McGee
McGee - 9/15/2014, 5:41 PM
LOL! El Mayimbe is wrong again.....

.....wait, what?
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 9/15/2014, 5:43 PM
I watched the first one and wasn't impressed.
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 9/15/2014, 5:45 PM
@batz11

Did you see there's a second claim of child abuse against Peterson on a different 4 year old son?
McGee
McGee - 9/15/2014, 5:49 PM
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 9/15/2014, 5:54 PM
Haha, that's what happens when I write after 1AM! Thanks for the heads up.
mgeoff88
mgeoff88 - 9/15/2014, 5:57 PM
HELL YEAH!
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 9/15/2014, 6:01 PM
Yeah....I still haven't seen Legacy. To me, the trilogy ended with Ultimatum. Still, it's one of the few trilogies that actually got better and better with each film. Not sure I'm interested in Damon coming back at this point. It ended perfectly already.
batz11
batz11 - 9/15/2014, 6:05 PM
Yeah, when it rains it pours...like I said, Go WILD!
batz11
batz11 - 9/15/2014, 6:06 PM
Guess having both Rice and AP on my keeper fantasy football team wasn't a bright idea this year, ha, ha...
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