Fourth Bourne Movie ‘The Bourne Legacy’ Will NOT Feature Jason Bourne/Matt Damon

Tony Gilroy, the writer and director for the fourth instalment in the Bourne franchise ‘The Bourne Legacy’ has told Hollywood Elsewhere that there will be no Jason Bourne, and therefore no Matt Damon in his new Bourne film. This is a bit of a bummer for me, with my somewhat limited intellect it’s hard to think of a Bourne movie without Jason Bourne (I tried thinking of a Batman movie without Batman, but my brain went into sensory overload).

I still have some hope in Gilroy though, he wrote the previous three Bourne movies along with The Devil’s Advocate and Michael Clayton (which he also directed) – each thoroughly thumbs up worthy movies! He’s got his work cut out for him trying to extend a franchise without its star though. Also to point out while the film shares a title with the book ‘The Bourne Legacy’ by Eric Van Lustbader – the first book in the series after original writer Robert Ludlum’s death – Gilroy says it’s a stand alone script that does not follow the same plot. The film will feature a whole new hero in the same universe. Check out some quotes from the article below.

It’s a completely original screenplay….This is not a reboot or a recast or a prequel. No one’s replacing Matt Damon. There will be a whole new hero, a whole new chapter…this is a stand-alone project.

The easiest way to think of it is an expansion or a reveal…Jason Bourne will not be in this film, but he’s very much alive. What happened in the first three films is the trigger for what happens. I’m building a legend and an environment and a wider conspiracy…the world we’re making enhances and advances and invites Jason Bourne’s return [down the road].