New Jason Bourne film in the works at Universal – The Hollywood Reporter

Edward Berger and Matt Damon as Jason Bourne

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Jason Bourne could be born again. Universal is developing a new version of the action franchise, with In the west, nothing is new director Edward Berger leads the charge, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed.

New Bourne the project is in the early stages of development. Matt Damon, who became an action star with this role in the early 2000s, could potentially get involved, but at this point there is no script, and therefore no star commitment. Deadline announced the news for the first time.

Damon played Bourne in a trilogy of films from 2002 to 2007, then reprized the role in 2016. Jason Bourne. The feature films, based on the novels of the late author Robert Ludlum, center on a government agent who loses his memory and is hunted by his own country. Jeremy Renner also starred in a spin-off in 2012. Bourne’s Legacy.

Berger was nominated for an Oscar for the screenplay of In the west, nothing is new, which won best foreign language film among its four Academy Awards. The World War I film, released on Netflix, introduced Berger to a new audience who were unfamiliar with his previous German-language works, including 2014’s. Jack and 2019 All my Love, both praised at the Berlin Film Festival. Focus recently obtained a filmmaker diploma Conclavewhich stars Ralph Fiennes and John Lithgow.

Berger is replaced by CAA.