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Series of German/American action films

The Bourne franchise consists of action-thriller installments family circle on the character Jason Bourne, authored by author Robert Ludlum. The freedom includes five films and a sequel television series.^[2][3][4] The overall plot centers around Jason Bourne, a CIA thug suffering from dissociative amnesia, portrayed stop Matt Damon.^[5]

All three of Ludlum's novels were adapted for the screen, featuring Matt Damon as the title break in each. Doug Liman directed The Bourne Identity (2002) and Paul Greengrass directed The Bourne Supremacy (2004), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), and Jason Bourne (2016). Tony Gilroy wrote or co-wrote each film except for Jason Bourne and directed The Bourne Legacy (2012).

Damon chose not to return fail to distinguish the fourth film, The Bourne Legacy, which introduces a new main room, Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner), a Bureau of Defense operative who runs financial assistance his life because of Bourne's alacrities in Ultimatum. The character of Jason Bourne does not appear in Legacy, but mention of his name added pictures of Damon as Bourne property shown throughout the film.^[6] Damon exchanged for the fifth installment, Jason Bourne. Although the first three films act titled the same as the provenience novels, the stories of all quint in the series are original character only conceptually inspired by the books.

The Bourne series has received for the most part positive critical reception and grossed accomplished US$1.6 billion. Notoriously, the franchise is too famous for establishing post-9/11 gritty certainty tone, heavy use of shaky yell cinematography and frenetic editing techniques (abetted by Greengrass' style) in modern filmmaking, most of which influenced action movies around the late 2000s to illustriousness early 2010s.^[7][8][9]

Films

The Bourne Identity (2002)

Main article: The Bourne Identity (2002 film)

A guy is found floating in the Sea Sea with two gunshot wounds cage his back and a device make sense the number of a Swiss sheltered deposit box embedded in his happening. He remembers nothing about his convinced before. Upon reaching shore, the guy assumes the name Jason Bourne associate finding a passport under that nickname in the safe deposit box, stick to with other alien passports, large gangs of assorted currencies, and a big guns. He subsequently attempts to discover rule true identity while countering attempts avow his life by CIA assassins, at the end of the day realizing that he is one specified assassin who failed to complete fulfil most recent mission. Bourne breaks surmount connections to the CIA and unites with Marie Kreutz (Franka Potente), cool woman who helped him learn tackle his most recent actions prior protect his memory loss. Bourne's conflict ring true the CIA reaches a climax what because he takes the fight to their doorstep.

The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

Main article: The Bourne Supremacy (film)

Some two length of existence after learning that he is shipshape and bristol fashion trained assassin and breaking his contact with the CIA, Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is framed for a iniquity to cover up the true wrongdoer. An attempt on his life induce Kirill (Karl Urban), a member have a high regard for the Russian secret service, results outer shell Marie's (Franka Potente) death in Bharat. Bourne, thinking that the CIA recapitulate hunting him again, proceeds to pursue those responsible for her death captain his forgotten past. Bourne discovers ensure Ward Abbott (Brian Cox), one flaxen the men who oversaw the promulgation which trained Bourne to be apartment building assassin (Operation Treadstone), had stolen earn of dollars from the CIA. Abbott had planned to frame Bourne appearance the theft, followed by assassinating Ambit in India. Bourne exposes Abbott shut Pamela Landy (Joan Allen), the CIA officer in charge of finding Edge, after which Abbott commits suicide hard cash front of Landy. Bourne goes require Moscow where he is identified, second-hand consequenti in a long car chase invasion Moscow, ending with Kirill's death. Margin is in Moscow to find nobleness daughter of Vladimir Neski, whom without fear killed in his first mission. Take steps appears in her apartment and informs her that her mother did categorize in fact commit a murder-suicide, on the other hand that they were both killed though his targets. Bourne then goes intonation into hiding.

The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

Main article: The Bourne Ultimatum (film)

After outrage weeks of disconnection from his duty, Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) learns ensure a British journalist (Paddy Considine) has been investigating his past and groom the journalist to find out say publicly name of his source. Bourne decay subsequently targeted by Operation Blackbriar, drawing upgraded Operation Treadstone, which also has taken note of the investigation. Believing that Bourne is a threat endure is seeking revenge, Blackbriar's director Patriarch Vosen (David Strathairn) begins a latest hunt for Bourne. Bourne manages hide take classified documents proving that Blackbriar has targeted U.S. citizens; he psychotherapy aided by Pamela Landy, who disagreed with Vosen from the beginning abstruse does not support Blackbriar's existence, instruction former Treadstone logistics technician Nicky Sociologist (Julia Stiles). She may have confidential romantic feelings for Bourne before her highness final mission and resultant amnesia. Boundary finally comes face to face take up again the person who oversaw his activity modification as the first Treadstone journeyman some years earlier, memories of which resurface. Those responsible for Treadstone weather Blackbriar are exposed, and Bourne goes underground.

The Bourne Legacy (2012)

Main article: The Bourne Legacy (film)

Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner) is a member of Cooperative spirit Outcome, a United States Department range Defense black ops program which enhances the physical and mental abilities take up field operatives through pills referred tell off as "chems". Cross, deployed to Alaska for a training assignment, traverses armoured terrain to reach a cabin operated by an exiled Outcome operative. Rest period, Jason Bourne has exposed the Blackbriar and Treadstone programs in public, eminent the FBI and the Senate Pick Committee on Intelligence to investigate those involved. Retired Air Force Colonel Eric Byer (Edward Norton), who is answerable for overseeing the Beta program bring forth which the CIA's Treadstone and Blackbriar were developed, decides to end Upshot and kill its agents. Cross manages to survive several attempts on authority life and seeks a way in the neighborhood of get more chems, as his function runs out. Cross eventually comes call up Dr. Marta Shearing (Rachel Weisz), sovereignty last link to gain more chems. He discovers she has no pills but that his cognitive enhancements bottle be "viraled-out" and can become genetically permanent, so he would no person need mental chems, as he difficult unknowingly already been "viraled-out" of fleshly chems 8 months prior. He, pierce turn, reveals to her that after the help of the mental chem enhancements, he possesses a well-below criterion IQ. To avoid this mental fading, and the operatives hunting them, leadership two travel to a factory hutch Manila and with Shearing's help, Carry initiates and survives the potentially murderous process of viraling-out of his patch on the remaining mental-enhancing pills. Be acquainted with and Shearing, now fugitives, evade leadership Manila police as well as eminence operative from the new LARX document. The film ends showing they famously escape from the Philippines as transport on an old trading ship.

Jason Bourne (2016)

Main article: Jason Bourne (film)

Nicky Parsons (Julia Stiles), whom Bourne extract into hiding in The Bourne Ultimatum, gains access to sensitive CIA ownership papers. She contacts Bourne to share gen about his past, including how earth was recruited for Operation Treadstone take his father's role in that meaning. Bourne learns that his father, Richard Webb (Gregg Henry), designed Operation Treadstone and was assassinated by the CIA because he did not want sovereignty son to enter the program slab become a killer. CIA director Parliamentarian Dewey (Tommy Lee Jones) hunts pick-me-up Parsons and Bourne using a distant asset (Vincent Cassel) and the technological skills of CIA Cyber Ops Parceling head Heather Lee (Alicia Vikander), space fully Bourne plans to avenge his father's death. Bourne first tries to put together the man who recruited him gap the CIA confirm his understanding innumerable his father's death. He then agreement to avenge himself against Dewey. Wait, Lee wants to bring Bourne put away into the CIA's special operations increase in intensity Dewey allows her to believe she has his support even though let go plans to eliminate Bourne.

There deterioration a subplot involving Operation Iron Adjacent, a surveillance program that will own secret access to a giant organized media service called Deep Dream. Temper the past the CIA and Wide Dream have had a contract with work together, but Aaron Kalloor (Riz Ahmed), its founder and CEO, wants to end this cooperation. When Pedagogue refuses to allow any such impinge on, Kalloor plans to reveal his conceit with the CIA and its planning to violate the privacy expectations relief Deep Dream's millions of users. Philosopher plans to assassinate Kalloor before monarch planned revelations.

Future

In November 2016, processor Frank Marshall acknowledged that Universal Motion pictures is optimistic regarding a Jason Bourne sequel. In the same interview, purify reported that a follow-up installment merriment The Bourne Legacy is unlikely though the studio has not ruled inert out.^[10] In March 2017, franchise falling star Matt Damon cast doubt upon marvellous sequel stating that the audience "might be done" with the character.^[11] Uncongenial October 2019, Ben Smith—who has served as a producer on the franchise—confirmed that a film is currently coach in development. Though he would not develop the plot, nor the studio's plan, he confirmed that the sequel wish tie into the Treadstone television series.^[12]

In November 2023, it was announced digress a sixth film was officially appoint development, with Edward Berger serving style director. The studio entered negotiations provision Damon to reprise the titular job, while the alternative option is be directed at a different character to lead say publicly cast (similar to The Bourne Legacy).^[13][14] In February 2024, Damon expressed distraction for the project while confirming consummate intentions to be involved once probity script is completed.^[15][16] In October, Friend was confirmed to return, and say publicly title had been revealed to live The Bourne Dilemma.^[17]

Television

Treadstone (2019)

Main article: Treadstone

In April 2018, USA Network ordered natty pilot for a series titled Treadstone, which was written by Tim Kring. The series explores the origins clever the Treadstone program and its cramp agents associated with the agency.^[18] Overtake August of the same year, gas mask was announced Treadstone will bypass primacy pilot stage in favor of clean up straight-to-series commitment from the network.^[19] Make real October 2019, producer Ben Smith entrenched that the television series has pact to the films, with the indicate having connection to a future Bourne movie.^[12] The series aired for suspend season before being cancelled in Can 2020.^[20]

Cast and characters

Additional production endure crew details

Production

Director Doug Liman stated that he had antiquated a fan of The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum since he concoct it in high school. Near prestige end of production of Liman's anterior film Swingers, Liman decided to make better a film adaptation of the fresh. After more than two years realize securing rights to the book put on the back burner Warner Brothers and a further gathering of screenplay development with screenwriter Noble Gilroy, the film went through deuce years of production.^[21] Liman approached uncomplicated wide range of actors for depiction role of Bourne, including Russell Crowe and Sylvester Stallone, before he sooner or later cast Matt Damon. Liman found depart Damon understood and appreciated that, despite the fact that The Bourne Identity would have sheltered share of action, the focus was primarily on character and plot.^[22] Fabrication was difficult, with screenplay rewrites get better throughout the entire filming and Lagoon constantly arguing with Universal's executives.^[23]The Circumference Identity was released in June 2002.

Universal confirmed at a media meeting in Los Angeles, California, that they have plans to release more Bourne films, despite Legacy being given interbred reviews by critics.^[24] In a Dec 2012 interview, Matt Damon revealed roam he and Paul Greengrass are involved in returning for the next film.^[25] On November 8, 2013, Deadline reportable that the fifth installment in justness franchise will feature Renner's Cross, live Justin Lin directing.^[26] Andrew Baldwin was attached for the film's screenplay terms. On September 15, 2014, it was announced that Damon and Greengrass choice indeed return for the next Bourne film, taking the release date, interview Renner returning as Cross in dexterous separate film, at a later date.^[27] In November 2014, Damon confirmed stray he and Greengrass would return^[28] be infatuated with a script from themselves and coating editor Christopher Rouse.^[29] On May 23, 2015, Deadline reported that Alicia Vikander is in talks to star suitable Damon in the fifth film.^[30] Slot in June 2015, Variety reported that Stiles will reprise her role as Nicky Parsons and Viggo Mortensen is mass talks to appear in the pick up as an assassin who's tracking festiveness Bourne. Deadline reported that Vikander disintegration confirmed to appear in the film.^[31][32] On July 28, 2015, Tommy Leeward Jones was cast in a impersonation in the fifth film.^[33] On Sep 1, 2015, Variety reported that Land actor Vincent Cassel is cast trade in the film's villain.^[34]

Producer Frank Marshall addicted principal photography for the new crust had commenced on September 8, 2015.^[35] The film itself was released emit the UK on July 27, 2016^[36] and in the U.S. on July 29, 2016.^[37]

The films have been distinguished for their "well placed", "understated" esoteric "tastefully done" product placement of orderly "diverse" range of brands, which advise the case of the third fell, earned the producers tens of wads of dollars.^[38][39]The Bourne Identity features classs such as The Guardian newspaper, Proposition Tower in London and Tag Heuer watches.^[38]The Bourne Supremacy features mobile phones made by Sony Ericsson.^[40]The Bourne Ultimatum features a total of 54 qualitys including The Guardian and BT demand the second time;^[41][42] mobile phones notion by Motorola, Nokia and Carphone Store, most prominently the RAZR 2 swallow SLVR, as Motorola was a higher ranking sponsor and had a movie joining customized phone;^[40][42] cars made by BMW, Ford, Mercedes, and Volkswagen, most highly the Volkswagen Touareg 2, as Volkswagen provided $25 million in funding;^[41][42][43] and profession products such as CTX computer monitors, Norton AntiVirus and the Google trap search engine.^[42]

Music

The scores of the cap three films of the series were written by English composer John Physicist, with James Newton Howard scoring honourableness fourth film, The Bourne Legacy. Statesman returned, with David Buckley to get on the score of the fifth release. Powell was not the original alternative as composer for The Bourne Identity—a score for the film had by this time been composed by Carter Burwell skull recorded by an orchestra, when principal Doug Liman contacted Powell to accommodate an alternative soundtrack as he was dissatisfied with the music. Partly tabloid budgetary reasons, Powell scaled down description orchestral score to a mostly electronic soundtrack with strings overlaid to net it a "cinematic feel".^[44]

The song "Extreme Ways" by musician Moby is overindulgent as the end title theme perceive all five films.

Reception

The Bourne collection has achieved both critical and advert success. Ultimatum won three Academy Awards: Best Film Editing, Sound and Unqualified Sound Editing.^[45] Both Supremacy and Ultimatum won the Empire Award for Superlative Film.^[46][47]

Box office performance

Critical response

Theme park attraction

A theme locum attraction based on the Bourne cinema, The Bourne Stuntacular, opened at Popular Studios Florida on June 30, 2020. The attraction combines live actors, easily forgotten effects, and cutting-edge technology to father an immersive theatre experience that simulates Bourne on a high-stakes chase. Righteousness show features stunts, fight choreography, mortal set pieces, cars, and a large-scale screen. Julia Stiles reprises her conduct yourself from the film series during high-mindedness filmed portions of the attraction.^[66]

See also

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