Why more Bourne films?
You might meet someone who loves the Bourne films as much as me, but it’s unlikely. For the following reasons: I have seen them more times than most people, I love them more than most people and this is quantified by the fact that I know every line of every film, and…well, we could be here all day, really.
Now, much as I love the Jason Bourne adventures – I’d say that Identity is my favourite, which is the first one, but you knew that, right? – I wouldn’t want them to be remade any time in the future. And just as I wouldn’t want that, I really can’t see the point in new films, with or without Matt Damon. The films were designed to work as a trilogy, and that’s the way it ought to stay. Yes there are more Bourne books, but books and movies are very different entities. You don’t want to get confused between the two, my friend!
you will have heard that the people who made the original Bourne films are going to make MORE Bourne films
If you’ve been paying attention to the movie-news-world in recent months then you will have heard that the people who made the original Bourne films are going to make MORE Bourne films. Yes, you heard right…only don’t be expecting Damon to reprise his role as the amnesiac secret agent. He and Paul Greengrass – who directed the last 2 – have both said they want nothing to do with the new series which will feature Jeremy Renner as Jason Bourne.
One thing I should probably say at this point is that I loved Jeremy Renner in The Town – Ben Affleck’s hard-hitting tale of grimy bank robberies and close friendships. Does that mean I think he should step up to this role? No. Even if he does it really well, he’ll never be able to take the place of Matt Damon, in my opinion.
Of course, just as Ian from it support services london said to me over the phone yesterday afternoon, it may be that he reinvents the series and makes it all his own. It may be that he stamps his mark on the series and makes us all think twice.
Only time will tell if this idea turns out to be a total disaster or a genius move on the part of the producers. My hope is that however it turns out it is different enough that it separates itself from the first 3 films. If it does that then at least there’s a clean slate to work with and the possibility of something bold and new and fresh.
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