Paul Greengrass Officially Leaves Jason Bourne Franchise
Yesterday we posted that Paul Greengrass was being rumored as leaving the fourth Bourne film and now its being confirmed by the director himself.
Here is the statement from Greengrass presented by the studio:
“You won’t find a more devoted supporter of the Bourne franchise than me. I will always be grateful to have been the caretaker to Jason Bourne over the course of The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum. I’m very proud of those films and feel they express everything I most passionately believe about the possibility of making quality movies in the mainstream. My decision to not return a third time as director is simply about feeling the call for a different challenge. There’s been no disagreement with Universal Pictures. The opportunity to work with the Bourne family again is a difficult thing to pass up, but we have discussed this together and they have been incredibly understanding and supportive. I’ve been lucky enough to have made four films for Universal, and our relationship continues. Jason Bourne existed before me and will continue, and I hope to remain involved in some capacity as the series moves on.”
Where does Universal go from here on Bourne 4? The trade says there are two possible scenarios: if Damon is happy with the job that George Nolfi did on The Adjustment Bureau, he might back Nolfi’s candidacy to return to Bourne as the replacement director. Nolfi did uncredited writing on the last scene of “Bourne 2” and who wrote “Bourne 3” with Tony Gilroy and Scott Z. Burns.
There is also Gilroy, another writer-turned-director. Gilroy misfired on the Universal film he directed, “Duplicity,” but he has been the creative catalyst as screenwriter, the only scribe whose name is on all three films. Gilroy could certainly return to rewrite the film and direct it.
I am not opposed to either guys returning to the franchise but I really want Doug Liman to return to the franchise and direct the next installment. I really think he could keep the consistency as he directed the first film.
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