A Fourth Bourne Flick? Forget About It?
Matt Damon in The Bourne Ultimatum courtesy Universal Pictures
This past Sunday,
The Bourne Ultimatum took home three technical Oscars for editing, sound editing and sound mixing - every category in which it was nominated. In response, Universal has enlisted director Paul Greengrass and star Matt Damon in its effort to stage a fourth
Bourne film.
But wait, you ask? Didn't Jason Bourne (
spoiler alert) recover his memory in
Ultimatum, thus eliminating the series' central concept? Um, well, yeah. In fact, Damon said as much while promoting No. 3: "The reality is... the story of this guy's search for his identity is over. He's got all the answers. What would the fourth [film] be about?"
[
Dream sequence music]
[
I raise my hand]
"Yes, Mr. O'Connor?"
"Here's an idea, Mr. Damon. What if Jason tried to find and/or rescue other assassins who'd had their memories altered?"
[
Damon shrugs and turns to his publicist with a bug-eyed, get-me-out-of-here look]
"OK, last question, folks."
[
End dream sequence music]
Well, I tried. Your turn: What's your bright idea for a fourth Bourne flick? Make it memorable! -
Mickey O'Connor
