Matt Damon gives his two cents on the upcoming BOURNE LEGACY.....

Recently, it was announced that Universal was moving forward with a new movie in the Bourne franchise.  Paul Greengrass, the director of both The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum, said he had no plans to return and Matt Damon has went on the record saying that if Greengrass wasn't in, then he never would be either.

Well, Universal have decided to get Tony Gilroy, the screenwriter on the first three movies, to script a new story and also to direct.  Under the working title of The Bourne Legacy,  Gilroy has stated that the movie will investigate the murky world of spies and counter-intelligance, but will not focus on Bourne himself.  However, there is to be some kind of open ending that would allow Matt Damon to return to the franchise in the future, if he so wished.

Well it would appear that Matt Damon has been left out of the loop.  When asked about the project, he had only this to say, 'I found out they're making another when somebody saw it on the Internet' Damon told Parade. 'Nobody bothered to call me. I'm not in it, but even so, they'll work Bourne into the title I guess.

'Universal just wants to call everything the Bourne something. So I guess they are trying to make another franchise and as they say, 'It isn't over until it's over.''

I wouldn't hold your breath on Damon returning anytime soon.

This all sounds like a massive shame to me.  The Bourne Trilogy is one of the best film series released in the last 20 years.  It forced Bond to up his game, was fast paced and exciting, and felt like it took place in our world, rather than some pumped up, glamourised version of it.  I'm all for them continuing the story.  After all, the ending of Ultimatum was a big tease.  But if the creative minds of Greengrass and Damon are absent, then I'm afraid my seat in the cinema will be absent also.

Until next time............