Director Paul Greengrass has reportedly walked away from the fourth Bourne movie due to disagreements regarding the script and budget concerns.
Without seeking Greengrass's approval, Universal hired Josh Zetumer to rewrite George Nolfi's screenplay for the next Bourne thriller, reports The Playlist. It is thought that this move as well as Universal's worries over the helmer's budget-management skills contributed to his departure.
The price tag on Greengrass's forthcoming Green Zone has apparently swelled to almost $150m (ยฃ91m) due to reshoots.
The filmmaker directed 2004's The Bourne Supremacy and 2007's The Bourne Ultimatum. Both films starred Matt Damon in the lead role.
Well, tbh, if you guys remember, there were many troubles with the third as well (including Matt Damon making fun of the script at one point); turned out to be the best of the three films. The studio just has to get over themselves and invest the proper money.
Let's face it even Greengrass is bored by the prospect of another extended episode of 24/video game with Matt running from one migraine inducing set-piece to another.
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meh , i thought the 2nd was the best , but if Greengrass really exited , i doubt that Damon will be staying , even if Nolfi is currently directing him in The Adjustment Bureau , so who knows , Nolfi might double bill as a writer and director for Bourne 4 .
why would greengrass be a dealbreaker for you lot? the first film WAS the best, and greengrasses followups never topped it. the second film was meh, third was pretty good, but yeah... this isnt like singer leaving xmen to be replaced by fucking rushhour or something... at least not yet...
i could care either way if another bourne film is made, but i dont think not having him on board should immediately worry anyone.
start worrying if the replacement is ratner or McG, though.
Well, tbh, if you guys remember, there were many troubles with the third as well (including Matt Damon making fun of the script at one point); turned out to be the best of the three films. The studio just has to get over themselves and invest the proper money.
Keep in mind that the original three movies were based on novels that followed a coherent storyline which is finished now. The new script will have no ground structure to build upon, especially because the third movie definitely closed the storyline. I expect this to turn out like the bond movies after the writers ran out of cold-war scenarios (Tomorrow never dies, The world is not enough, Die another day): the script writer will get too much freedom and try to put his own ego and taste into the script, no matter whether it fits Jason Bourne or not.
About the money remark: Die another day was the biggest budgeted bond movie of its time and still turned out to be pure shit
And these general ideas are gone now. Someone will have to make up a totally new story and try to hit the tone of the previous movies, not an easy task.
Damon insisted last year that he was "definitely done" with playing hitman Jason Bourne, saying: "I think we've ridden that horse as far as we can."
I think that says it all. He must have probably heard hundreds of script ideas for the next bourne and if he (the person being paid lots of money to be in the movie) doesn't want to do another one then I think we should trust his choice.
But it doesn't matter what we or even matt damon thinks because the studios know that the bourne franchise can be milked for a few more movies. Like they say about those Saw movies, they'll keep making them until it is profitable. They might even get some teen-idol to play bourne and make it on a budget AND get some of that teen demographic.
I can picture the writers pitching 'stories' right now. How about Bourne in Eyeraq/Afghanistan? Or Bourne vs some rogue russian general. You know how those russian generals love going rogue. Or Bourne is like Jack Bauer fighting some terrorist cell in the US. That's pretty big right now right? And we could have like TEN black SUVs pull up with men in suits and Bourne fights them all AND a car full of generic middle-eastern types.
Taken started out well, but ultimately was a disappointment and I have nightmares after seeing Maggie Grace run like a retard on the airport. No thanks to that too.
People can say what they want about Greengrass and his cinematography, but I think the shaky cam and fast cuts worked very well in the Bourne movies, because they were done in a comprehensible and stylish way that fit with the action.
Taken started out well, but ultimately was a disappointment and I have nightmares after seeing Maggie Grace run like a retard on the airport. No thanks to that too.
People can say what they want about Greengrass and his cinematography, but I think the shaky cam and fast cuts worked very well in the Bourne movies, because they were done in a comprehensible and stylish way that fit with the action.
i'm with you on this , Taken is really fucking overrated
i think the pg13 shit usually means less realism , so any R-Rated revenge flick has a great advantage , but even with that , some will fuck it up badly .. see Death Sentence , i'm never gonna get those 2 hours back.
It took 3 times for me to watch taken until it got old. On the last run, me and my friends watched it while stoned and we counted how many people he actually killed... Think it was 38.
It's a story that's had more twists, turns and sleight of hand bluffery than its own protagonist.
But it finally looks like Matt Damon is hanging up his Jason Bourne ass-kicking shoes for good.
After numerous stop-starts, director Paul Greengrass finally confirmed late last year that he was officially off the project.
While industry rumours pointed towards a rift between the director and the studio - implying that Universal had secretly hired a second writer to pen a script just in case Greengrass didn't deliver - Greengrass officially bowed out far more gracefully stating that he had 'outgrown' the franchise and simply needed a new challenge.
Matt Damon continued to confirm his potential involvement with the project until now, where The Metro has revealed that he has officially ruled himself out from any further Bourne adventures.
"It's time for someone else to take on the action hero role," the 39-year-old said. "I don't think anyone wants to see me say "I don't remember,' again."
"But I think there's a good way to do a prequel with someone else. As for me coming back to do him again, I'm just saying no."
If it's a case of growing old gracefully, he could always look to Harrison Ford and Jackie Chan as successfully ageing action heroes, but the likelihood is that without Bourne and Green Zone collaborator Paul Greengrass, he's simply lost interest.
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