Can you imagine, at this point, a Jason Bourne that isn’t Matt Damon? Well, apparently, he can’t either. Although there was a version in 1988 starring the one and only Richard Chamberlain, the truth is that, since then, the pentalogy based on the character has always been portrayed by Damon, from The Bourne Identity in 2002 to Jason Bourne in 2016. A decade has passed since then, and it’s normal to wonder, quite honestly… Is he going to return?
It’s a whole case
Before a case like The Bourne Legacy happens again, where the actor refused to participate and they filmed it without the character, Damon has already announced that “We are always trying to make another one because everyone who works on them loves them. So there is always some attempt to script, to have a new story. So if you have something, let us know“.
Well, Matt, what luck I just had, because it turns out there are 22 novels based on the character, I’m sure you can get some ideas from some of them. Don’t worry about the prize, just send me a Bizum. Jokes aside, in 2023 it was announced that Edward Berger, director of Conclave and All Quiet on the Western Front, was going to make a new movie in the saga, but it seems that it came to nothing. Is it time, in the middle of 2026, to revive that rumor? Please and thank you.
What is certain is that Paul Greengrass is not coming back, as after making Jason Bourne he announced his retirement, despite the formal request from Prince William for him to make another one: “Not for me, they need someone younger, I’ve done my part. But I hope they get someone great and young to do it, I think they are in the process“. It’s not to rush, but Matt Damon is 55 years old. Maybe it’s time to give it some life.