Another Bourne Sequel in the Works
Well we all saw The Bourne Ultimatum clean up in some of the more technical categories at the Oscars last night, and from all the stories of what a horrible and chaotic shoot the movie was, I think it’s pretty clear that they deserved to win the Film Editing award in particular. Although Matt Damon did say at one point that this would be the last time he played Jason Bourne on screen, it’s looking more and more likely that he will return for a fourth installment in the franchise. Either he’s a glutton for punishment, or he now trusts Paul Greengrass and his crew to turn out fantastic films under just about any circumstances.
According to Variety, a fourth Bourne movie is “on tap” at Universal, and is a very valuable property to the studio since they haven’t been able to get many successful franchises off the ground lately. The exact wording of the article is vague, but it does say that they successfully “landed Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon for a fourth ‘Bourne’ movie, even though the director and star seemed ready to wrap it up after three pics”. I can only assume that this one will be completely divorced from the books; it is my understanding that the original trilogy, while sharing the same titles as the books, didn’t stick very closely to the text, and the other books that came after weren’t even written by Robert Ludlum anymore. What do you say, are you up for more Bourne? Of course you are.
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Well, first I hear about a potential Anchorman sequel, and now Bourne 4 is being talked up.
I’ve read and still own the original Robert Ludlum novels, which are superb.
The differences are striking, especially in regards to The Bourne Ultimatum. Whilst I won’t offer up ‘Ultimatum spoilers, I can say that the book covered, amongst other things, a face off between Jason Bourne and another assassin by the name of Carlos the Jackal; who in this universe plays the part of nemesis to Jason.
For those of you who have seen The Bourne Ultimatum, you know that it doesn’t happen that way, although I think throughout the trilogy they’ve tried to pay homage to the ‘arch enemy’ concept Ludlum used in the final book with the sprinkling of other expert assassins or ‘assets’ throughout the films. for Bourne to encounter and naturally, defeat.
I’d be interested to see what they come up with, plot wise. Will they go for the Bourne v Nemesis style story, therefore casting a strong supporting actor in that new role, or are we looking at more Bourne v The System action?
Frankly, I’m not too bothered. I just want more.
Posted by Emperor Fabulous on February 25th, 2008The plot of the Bourne series is a perfect fit for action-lovers, IMO, and I could see it going on for quite some time. It’s like a modern Bond, where you’ve got a main character who’s cool and knows the ins-and-outs of their trade.
Posted by joe on February 25th, 2008People have been calling Bourne the next Bond since the first film. Personally, I think the landscape of film is different now than ot was when Bond first began, and nothing will become a 20+ film franchise like Bond. People will get sick of Bourne, myself included, and I hope they leave it at 3.
Posted by Jon Rocks on February 25th, 2008That’s a good point Jon. It’s pretty obvious that the new Bond movies have been borrowing ideas from Bourne, which isn’t a bad thing, but it’s hard to see anything nowadays having the same staying power and cultural influence as the Bond franchise. It might be smart to quit while they’re ahead with Bourne.
Posted by Sean on February 25th, 2008I think if they decide to do another Bourne movie, they should make this one the final installment. Plus, if they decide to name it after the 4th book,The Bourne Legacy, it would be VERY appropriate.
Posted by ShenEvil44 on February 25th, 2008Oh.. I didnt even know that other people compared it to Bond. I guess I’m right on cue with some group of critics out there.
Posted by joe on February 26th, 2008According to the producers, Robert Ludlum wrote a 4th Bourne book called “The Bourne Eternity” but it was never released publicly. Supposedly that is what their doing the 4th Bourne movie on and I cant wait.
I love the movie serious and Im an avid fan of the Filipino Martial Arts used in all 3 movies. So much as Ive started training in it
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