Exclusive: Greengrass Back For Bourne Ultimatum starts shooting in July
Paul Greengrass was on hand at last night’s Sony Ericsson Empire Awards, and when we spoke to him about his upcoming plan post-United 93 (formerly known as Flight 93), which he’s about to finish, he has three words for us: The Bourne Ultimatum.
The third film in the Bourne series has long been rumoured to have Greengrass back in the driver’s seat, but he has now told us that he is doing it – and here’s what he had to say. “We’ve got a script and we’re underway. It’s a new story, completely different from the novel. It was written by Tony Gilroy and Tom Stoppard. It’s going to have all the excitement you’d expect from a Bourne film and all the intensity you’d expect from a Bourne story. I can’t wait – it’s just going to be fuckin’ fantastic.
But, ever eager to get the scoop, we pressed him to find out what artistic direction the story is going to take.
”It’s going to rock. That’s honestly what it’s going to do. What direction? We’ll have a better car chase, have more exciting action, more intensity and just generally be a fuckin’ classy film. I think Matt Damon’s looking forward to it like I am. It’s going to be an absolute laugh.”
And does he have any worries about the fact that Bond is back in a grittier, younger form?
”Well, you know what they say? Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. That’s honestly what I think. I think there’s a big difference between James Bond and Jason Bourne. I think James Bond is the secret agent who likes being a secret agent and likes killing people. He’s a misogynist, an old-fashioned imperialist, and Jason Bourne is an outsider on the run and he’s one of us and he’s fighting against them, I think. That’s the profound difference, and that’s why I like Bourne.”
Ladies and gentlemen, you heard it here first.
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Its a really bad idea because they've screwed up the whole plot of what the books were originally about, marie being killed in the second film when the character is married to bourne and they killed off chris cooper's character who was an ally of bourne's as well. ... Read More
How on earth can they keep the same title as the book and do a completely different story? The audience will go see the film expecting the story of the book and instead they'll watch something else. I am disappointed, I really liked the first two films for once an action film set in Europe ! But now that Hollywood has messed about with it I fear the worst. Shame. USE ANOTHER TITLE ! ... Read More
Dont just just use the books title then disregard its significance to the story. What was so apparent that Bourne displayed his 'Supremacy' in film two? Nothing really. He just showed us that he is a badass, and can drive like a pro and murder with a magazine. Ultimatum refers to the Jackal and the last stance of these two aged combatants, it must end or he will fear the threat forever, one can survive- thereby creating the ultimatum. Thumbs up to the sequel but change the name, the character is... Read More
