When The Bourne Legacy under-performed back in 2012, it didn’t take long for reports of Matt Damon’s return to the series for the much awaited Bourne 5. After all, the Jason Bourne film trilogy starring Matt Damon was a sleeper hit, gaining much acclaim and a dedicated following.
Now that both Damon and director Paul Greengrass are back onboard for the next Bourne installation (which the pair likewise co-wrote together), anticipation for its release next summer is steadily growing. Are you getting excited yet?
The producer of the Bourne franchise, Frank Marshall, took to his Twitter account to mark the first day of primary photography on Bourne 5. There’s very little new details to gather from the image, however, we do get to see Damon back in character – and plainly in combat-ready shape – for the first time in many years.
Here’s the image:
It’s an exciting day for fans like myself that thought Damon’s days as Bourne were over. The brand-new film is coming together nicely, and now that production has finally wrapped up, brand-new details on the plot and characters ought to be coming fast and furious in the coming months. In fact, we now know that Vincent Cassel signed up with the movie’s cast. If I were a betting man, I would suggest that perhaps he’ll play the villain in this latest chapter in the Bourne franchise. Nevertheless, at this moment, there’s little concrete details on his character or those played by other brand-new additions like Oscar-winner Tommy Lee Jones and Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.).
Moreover, speculation has actually run widespread on how the movie’s story will reflect the changing times, as Damon has hinted in the past. The concern likewise remains whether the next installation will attempt to bridge together the story of Damon’s Bourne with that of Jeremy Renner’s Aaron Cross in The Bourne Legacy. Given how poorly received that movie was, I kind of doubt it.
Either way, we’ll find out soon enough. The untitled Bourne 5 will hit theaters on July 29, 2016.
