Published on Monday, February 1, 2010 - 10:24am
When Making Another BOURNE Sequel Proves Too Challenging, You...Make A BOURNE Prequel Instead!?
Merrick here...
There's been all kinds of speculation as to what's happening with another BOURNE movie - especially since Paul Greengrass departed the project a few months back. Empire recently grilled Matt Damon as to the status of the movie, and Matt's answer was a bit surprising.
“There’ll probably be a prequel of some kind with another actor and another director before we do another one,” he said, “just because I think we’re probably another five years away from doing it – we’ve got to get a script…”
...Damon told Empire HERE .
As Empire correctly notes, the word "probably" could mean/imply many things, so it's best to take this infobit as speculative until more solid details are gleaned.
So, does a potential Lil' Bourne = literally, a prequel? Or, might this end up being a franchise reboot?
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Goddamit by Johnny T WilliamsFeb 1st, 2010 10:27:14 AM whatever by FleshMachineFeb 1st, 2010 10:27:55 AM maybe he is just smart enough
to wait by j2talkFeb 1st, 2010 10:28:18 AM I really hate this whole by Johnny T WilliamsFeb 1st, 2010 10:29:18 AM This really sounds like a lot
of bullshit... by Gods_Uncle_BobFeb 1st, 2010 10:32:20 AM Better question... by kellsFeb 1st, 2010 10:33:12 AM Remakes Reboots? by horrorguruFeb 1st, 2010 10:33:24 AM "We've got to get a script!" by YackBackerFeb 1st, 2010 10:33:30 AM No, you've got to get a
fucking steadicam. by V'ShaelFeb 1st, 2010 10:35:44 AM Way to screw a good thing! by REVENGE_of_FETTFeb 1st, 2010 10:36:21 AM Hannibal by horrorguruFeb 1st, 2010 10:39:41 AM It'll be OK by JackSlater4Feb 1st, 2010 10:39:56 AM Richard Grieco! TEEN AGENT 2!!
Make it happen by palimpsestFeb 1st, 2010 10:45:28 AM Make a sequel without Damon. by Drsambeckett1984Feb 1st, 2010 10:45:53 AM "The extremely well done
Hannibal Rising" by REVENGE_of_FETTFeb 1st, 2010 10:46:19 AM I Saw "Hannibal Rising" by kevinwillis.netFeb 1st, 2010 10:47:16 AM I agree Red Dragon was far
superior to Rising.. by REVENGE_of_FETTFeb 1st, 2010 10:51:06 AM Manhunter was best in the
series by JackSlater4Feb 1st, 2010 10:51:46 AM by BEYONDTHUNDERDOME2GIRLS1CUPBIL
LCOSBYFeb 1st, 2010 10:53:50 AM I wish my coworker wouldn't
eat at her desk. by tonaganFeb 1st, 2010 10:54:15 AM There's no reason for more
Bourne movies. by ChewtoyFeb 1st, 2010 11:07:19 AM Identity was good. The
sequels were just runny/shaky
for 2 hrs. by Mr NicholasFeb 1st, 2010 11:16:50 AM Oh I agree there's no reason
for more... by REVENGE_of_FETTFeb 1st, 2010 11:17:44 AM This is Damon's Way of Saying by DKTFeb 1st, 2010 11:19:50 AM Supremacy is perfect by Tom WhitakerFeb 1st, 2010 11:26:44 AM Still Bourne by MajorUndeclaredFeb 1st, 2010 11:26:55 AM The Bourne Reboot by carlangaFeb 1st, 2010 11:27:05 AM So Who Is the "Younger
Bourne"? by btc909Feb 1st, 2010 11:27:44 AM Reboot Bourne by Amazing MauriceFeb 1st, 2010 11:34:09 AM What about returning to Doug
Liman? by AstrogatedFeb 1st, 2010 11:35:35 AM bourned to death by Waka_Flocka_FlameFeb 1st, 2010 11:37:27 AM This would suck by HipshotFeb 1st, 2010 11:39:05 AM Jim Henson's Bourne Babies! by AndrewWanKenobiFeb 1st, 2010 11:41:01 AM Speaking of Manhunter. by Nice MarmotFeb 1st, 2010 11:41:17 AM BOURNE AGAIN? by TehCreepyThinManFeb 1st, 2010 11:41:20 AM Landry Bourne by The Cabin BoyFeb 1st, 2010 11:43:45 AM Jesse Plemons *is* young Matt
Damon. by Johnny SmithFeb 1st, 2010 11:44:31 AM It'd be cool... by JackSlater4Feb 1st, 2010 11:45:23 AM Hannibal Begins - oops,
Hannibal Rising by Turd_Has_Risen_From_The_GraveFeb 1st, 2010 11:45:52 AM At A Loss by toxicbuddhaFeb 1st, 2010 11:47:01 AM re: manhunter by JAMFFeb 1st, 2010 11:52:14 AM The third movie wasn't planned by Bass AckwardsFeb 1st, 2010 11:58:57 AM Just let it go, guys. by KnuckledusterFeb 1st, 2010 11:59:55 AM Jason's Bourne by DavidhessstationFeb 1st, 2010 12:00:59 PM The Bourne Obesity by UltraTronFeb 1st, 2010 12:13:50 PM Good material for a sequel
script... by Adelai NiskaFeb 1st, 2010 12:28:55 PM no thanks! by Seth CohenFeb 1st, 2010 12:30:12 PM how about a prequel by mynamesdanFeb 1st, 2010 12:38:18 PM how about a prequel by mynamesdanFeb 1st, 2010 12:38:22 PM The Bourne Nausea by NinjaRapFeb 1st, 2010 12:45:01 PM So it's BOURNE BEGINS: THE
SHAKYCAM MENACE? by SpyGuyFeb 1st, 2010 12:47:40 PM Bourne = Banks by Falcon-1Feb 1st, 2010 12:54:51 PM (500) DAYS OF BOURNE by BringingSexyBackFeb 1st, 2010 12:56:50 PM THE BOURNE INFANCY by BringingSexyBackFeb 1st, 2010 01:00:44 PM SexyBroughtBack! by Dirk_The_AmoebaFeb 1st, 2010 01:08:12 PM THANKS DIRK! by BringingSexyBackFeb 1st, 2010 01:16:35 PM I Think Damon Is Just Joking
Around by FreeBeerFeb 1st, 2010 01:24:04 PM Bourne to be Wild by Dirk_The_AmoebaFeb 1st, 2010 01:24:17 PM Jake Loyd is Jason Bourne in:
THE BOURNE INFANCY by AzulToolFeb 1st, 2010 01:32:25 PM Hey, why not? by FastEddie8139Feb 1st, 2010 01:43:16 PM BOURNE FREE by daddyfatnadsFeb 1st, 2010 01:43:38 PM What? by Omar BFeb 1st, 2010 01:44:11 PM Sounds like he's making a joke
to me. by raw_beanFeb 1st, 2010 01:47:03 PM Sorry, BSB...Just caught that. by AzulToolFeb 1st, 2010 01:48:07 PM Zooey Deschanel is to
BRINGINGSEXYBACK by ISleptWithKathyBatesAndAllThat
IGotWasThisStupidTalkbackNameFeb 1st, 2010 01:48:54 PM Pissing Emma...! by themagicalhornofguntataFeb 1st, 2010 01:55:42 PM Bourne! James Bourne, Jr! by iamnicksaicnsnFeb 1st, 2010 01:59:21 PM What the HELL would a prequel
show us? by D.VaderFeb 1st, 2010 02:00:00 PM Oh well by SithMenaceFeb 1st, 2010 02:04:39 PM Prequel: Born as the villain? by dailysportspagesFeb 1st, 2010 02:09:22 PM Elseworlds Bourne: Bourne in
a Steampunk by DingbattyFeb 1st, 2010 02:22:17 PM Bourne Quality by aversiontherapy2Feb 1st, 2010 02:29:21 PM The Hannibal prequel sucked by kafka07Feb 1st, 2010 02:30:56 PM Red Dragon as directed by
asshole Bret Ratner by kafka07Feb 1st, 2010 02:39:42 PM Why not just call it
Treadstone and start over by MacReady452Feb 1st, 2010 02:45:08 PM Bourne as the villain would
not be a retread. by dailysportspagesFeb 1st, 2010 03:03:32 PM Oh for fuck's sakes!!! by AsimovLivesFeb 1st, 2010 03:12:06 PM Let's have a prequel to 2001:
A SPACE ODDYSSEY by AsimovLivesFeb 1st, 2010 03:15:31 PM SHIT!!!! by DrathFeb 1st, 2010 03:16:49 PM kafka07 by AsimovLivesFeb 1st, 2010 03:19:10 PM IT'S OKAY AZUL by BringingSexyBackFeb 1st, 2010 03:19:51 PM I DON'T WANNA KNOCK KRISTEN
BELL by BringingSexyBackFeb 1st, 2010 03:24:46 PM Remake the Second Two Instead by _Maltheus_Feb 1st, 2010 03:34:38 PM Pointless. by Human_Bean_Juice_Feb 1st, 2010 03:39:37 PM L'il Wayne IS L'il Bourne by j_difoolFeb 1st, 2010 03:45:41 PM A Star is Bourne by REVENGE_of_FETTFeb 1st, 2010 03:48:49 PM Bourne in East L.A. by REVENGE_of_FETTFeb 1st, 2010 03:50:24 PM He's probably just surmising
what the studio MIGHT do. by Nick MichalakFeb 1st, 2010 03:56:14 PM HANNIBAL is a great movie by palimpsestFeb 1st, 2010 03:56:24 PM I vote for Sam Worthington! by jaysin420Feb 1st, 2010 03:57:33 PM Jensen Ackles can be "young
Bourne"! by MeadoweFeb 1st, 2010 04:02:44 PM Jensen Ackles can be "young
Bourne"! by MeadoweFeb 1st, 2010 04:02:59 PM Supremacy is fucking amazing by kwisatzhaderachFeb 1st, 2010 04:02:59 PM haha I got craigslist on my
mind. by MeadoweFeb 1st, 2010 04:04:50 PM Oh no...oh no no no no no no by Jubal_EarlyFeb 1st, 2010 04:14:11 PM jaysin by Seth CohenFeb 1st, 2010 04:23:12 PM seth cohen by bourne7855Feb 1st, 2010 04:45:12 PM Great Trilogy by Tumor_BinksFeb 1st, 2010 04:54:38 PM The Bourne Idemnity Form -
High School Mercykill by Pink_LoydFeb 1st, 2010 05:44:04 PM Prequels suck..... by Nuking the FridgeFeb 1st, 2010 05:48:48 PM Just shoot without a script by HagCeliFeb 1st, 2010 06:04:05 PM ...and yeah: by HagCeliFeb 1st, 2010 06:04:36 PM Go ahead, fuck it up... by Logan_1973Feb 1st, 2010 06:20:58 PM isn't Godfather 2 kind of a
prequel by MacReady452Feb 1st, 2010 06:36:39 PM UNBOURNE... A Terminator
stalks his mom. by CountryBoyFeb 1st, 2010 07:05:43 PM I like the Bourne films well
enough, but Damon is clearly a
DOUC by Linguo_IS_DeadFeb 1st, 2010 07:14:08 PM ^DOUCHE!!! by Linguo_IS_DeadFeb 1st, 2010 07:16:03 PM "Paul Greengrass departed the
project" - YES!!! by ManiaqFeb 1st, 2010 07:24:03 PM BOURNE 4 LIFE by Robots In Das GuysFeb 1st, 2010 08:26:20 PM BOURNE AS A WOMAN by Robots In Das GuysFeb 1st, 2010 08:26:40 PM HE WAS BOURNE, BOURNE, BOURNE
TO BE ALIVE by Robots In Das GuysFeb 1st, 2010 08:28:07 PM THE BOURNE AND THE DEAD by Robots In Das GuysFeb 1st, 2010 08:28:46 PM THREADSTONE: THE RISE OF
BOURNE by Robots In Das GuysFeb 1st, 2010 08:30:54 PM AGENT CODY BOURNE: CRUISE
CONTROL by Robots In Das GuysFeb 1st, 2010 08:31:21 PM BOURNE ON THE 4TH OF JULY by Robots In Das GuysFeb 1st, 2010 08:32:22 PM D4REDEVIL: BOURNE AGAIN by Robots In Das GuysFeb 1st, 2010 08:32:58 PM 4 ST4R IS BOURNE by Robots In Das GuysFeb 1st, 2010 08:34:20 PM JASON BOURNE RISING by Robots In Das GuysFeb 1st, 2010 08:35:12 PM Bourne Free by crankyoldguyFeb 1st, 2010 08:53:33 PM whoops, missed that one
above... by crankyoldguyFeb 1st, 2010 08:54:03 PM Bourne...in the USA by crankyoldguyFeb 1st, 2010 08:54:45 PM stillBOURNE by MacReady452Feb 1st, 2010 09:04:28 PM Bourne to be Wild by REVENGE_of_FETTFeb 1st, 2010 09:19:26 PM Damon was being sarcastic by Osiris3657Feb 1st, 2010 09:23:18 PM Everybody Calm Down! by cymbalta4thedevilFeb 1st, 2010 09:23:39 PM AsimovLives by cymbalta4thedevilFeb 1st, 2010 09:26:00 PM ReBourne by PouchstalkerFeb 1st, 2010 10:16:27 PM TEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN Bourne by kabongFeb 1st, 2010 10:25:11 PM lol cymbalta by mr. smithFeb 1st, 2010 10:30:49 PM A script???? They shot
"Ultimatum" without a finished
script by RedmondFeb 1st, 2010 10:37:34 PM Hmmm. A couple things. by JakaFeb 1st, 2010 10:39:59 PM Pretty Good, Sure as You're
Bourne... by SK229Feb 1st, 2010 11:27:25 PM A Reboot sounds great by My friends call me KilljoyFeb 1st, 2010 11:48:03 PM The Bourne Nausea by HecklesFeb 1st, 2010 11:59:47 PM Get Bourne Again by Time DuncanFeb 2nd, 2010 12:32:09 AM Still Bourne by jbs9200Feb 2nd, 2010 02:36:08 AM Bourne is Born!!! by iownyouFeb 2nd, 2010 03:04:23 AM Reboot it with Sam Worthington by HarryBlackPotterFeb 2nd, 2010 03:16:52 AM cymbalta4thedevil by AsimovLivesFeb 2nd, 2010 03:31:24 AM Repeat viewings? by Mr GorillaFeb 2nd, 2010 04:29:03 AM Camera Hokey Cokey by Mr KiteFeb 2nd, 2010 04:34:47 AM Mr Gorilla by AsimovLivesFeb 2nd, 2010 04:42:08 AM I Cant Wait!... by RexBannerFeb 2nd, 2010 06:07:09 AM What Matt Damon is Really
Saying by CobbioFeb 2nd, 2010 06:29:16 AM Cobbio by AsimovLivesFeb 2nd, 2010 07:14:58 AM Damon will do another Bourne
when by DingbattyFeb 2nd, 2010 07:53:35 AM JERSEY BOURNE by BringingSexyBackFeb 2nd, 2010 08:00:11 AM Zac Efron is young Bourne. by Damien ChowderFeb 2nd, 2010 10:50:08 AM Good, get Christopher Egan and
John McTiernan. by The_Genteel_GentileFeb 2nd, 2010 11:37:42 AM Hey, maybe Bourne can be a
TEEN CHICK by kabongFeb 2nd, 2010 12:22:57 PM BOURNE FROM THE START by MrMysteryGuestFeb 2nd, 2010 05:45:34 PM Isn't Green Zone Bourne 4? by BigTunaFeb 3rd, 2010 12:51:22 AM fzzzJqVv by TmvEqKFeb 15th, 2010 04:13:58 AM VDkVtE by TmvEqKFeb 15th, 2010 04:14:41 AM