Yesterday
Frank Marshall turned to Twitter to reveal that there is in fact a
fourth Bourne movie
heading forward, that it’s called The Bourne Legacy,
and that Tony Gilroy is writing it.
And that’s all we know. The Bourne
Legacy is
the title of one of the non-Ludlum written books in the Robert Ludlum
series, but that doesn’t tell us anything, as none of the previous films
had that much to do with the books upon which they were supposedly
based. But the title does seem evocative of a potentially post-Matt
Damon franchise. After all, Damon said that he would only do a fourth Bourne if
Paul Greengrass were returning, and we know that the director will not
be back on board for a fourth go-round.
So could this legacy be a new Jason Bourne? Instead of doing a
reboot or a prequel, could the film create a new character who just
happens to have the Jason Bourne code name? That’s what
continuity-obsessed James Bond fans have always wanted for their series,
and Bourne is
essentially Bond for the post-9/11 world.
I really love the three Bourne films
as they stand now; it’s so rare to see a franchise like this offer such
excellent closure. Marshall et al need to have a strong, strong concept
to get me excited for a fourth.
The most telling aspect of all this,
though, is that Gilroy – who ‘wrote’ the first three films – is writing a
“Bourne Bible” for future installments, which means Universal sees this
as very much a long-running franchise. The fourth film won’t be some
kind of coda but rather likely a whole new beginning.
via
Deadline
9 comments
the bible is a list that goes like this:
open movie with exposition, fight scene in europe, macguyver some home objects, chase scene, fight scene, exposition, cue Moby.
Jason Bored more like. Nah, they were all decent – but I think the first one was the better, certainly by the third I was feeling it was all just more of the same. Jason seemed like a grumpy moaner who didn't want to do the very job he had signed on to do.
I wonder if the movie is going to show us Jason Bourne when he was in (spy) High School? Maybe they can cast one of the hot young actors from that sparkly vampire movie saga.
GODDAMMIT WHY CAN'T THEY LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE? This is THE best series that's come out of Hollywood in the past 20 years and all I wanted was for them to let it be. Shit a brick.
The word "Trilogy" has such a nice ring to it. LEAVE IT ALONE!
Just leave the Damon trilogy be – it ended perfectly as it did. Just start a new franchise with a new actor and a new storyline about a superagent Jason Bourne. No need for remake amnesia subplots or anything. A fresh start. Just as with Batman or Bond, I can live with multiple, independent takes on the same character.
The Bourne films are an extremely rare accomplishment…the perfect trilogy. That declared, I do want a 4th film. Julie Stiles' character is primed as a new, and well deserved love interest. How about giving Doug Liman the option to book end the series?!
the best film to me was the first one. I like the camera work far more. I think Greengrass did a good job and all. I'd be excited if they could get Doug Liman and Matt Damon back.
"Tony Gilroy is writing it".
Well, it's going to suck every bit as hard as the third film then. Maybe he could write in some scenes of important people in expensive clothes in large lobbies talking intensely right up in other peoples faces. They don't have to be talking about anything of interest at all, just as long as its shot like a GQ fashion spread the critics will get a hard on.
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