When a new program is activated-one developed by a global power structure more intricate and duplicitous than in the period of superpowers from which Bourne was created-he is flushed out of hiding by an instantly malleable network that is more unsafe than any individual government.
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Jason Bourne is now out in cinemas and the trailer can be viewed below.
Instead, director Paul Greengrass and his co-scriptwriter Christopher Rouse (also the movie’s editor, interestingly) focus on a coterie of supporting characters, including Alicia Vikander as a smooth-skinned computer surveillance whiz, Vincent Cassel as a deadly “asset” (translation: assassin), and Tommy Lee Jones as a melted jack-o’-lantern who’s also head of the Central Intelligence Agency. And amazingly, it does a pretty impressive job of bringing audiences up to speed with Jason Bourne’s complicated saga so far. The first three movies in the series are tight, albeit mostly straightforward action thrillers, but this is the first one that just wears its tropes on its sleeve – making it feel uninspired and artificial (two adjectives that particularly sting when you consider that this is the character’s big screen return after a nine year hiatus).
Well, that and Matt Damon.
The 45-year-old father of four girls said “there’s no reason Jason Bourne has to be a guy” stating that when he was asked in a previous interview about his son taking over the role, he said “I don’t have a son”.
Conspicuously absent in the clip is any mention of Renner’s Agent Aaron Cross or The Bourne Legacy altogether.
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“I still had to keep going to the gym with horrifying regularity to stay in shape, so that was the challenge, along with the long work hours”, he said, adding: “I was in shape for way longer than someone my age should be”.
