Here's some movie news that will surprise no one:Tony Gilroy has been hired to adapt The Bourne Ultimatum. After Supremacy grossed about $50 million more than Identity, this was a given. No deal is set yet for Matt Damon to return. I hear Julia Stiles has already been penned in for 5 minutes of awkward screen time. No, I haven't. I lied. It doesn't really matter what the synopsis of the third book in Robert Ludlum's series was about as the previous installments disregarded the storylines for the most part and just went with the overall theme of the story. I'd expect the newest film would start in Missouri where Jason Bourne is trying to assemble his previous life as David Webb.
Anywho, Damon said he wanted Paul Greengrass to return as director, which I'd be fine with. However, given that Identity was Doug Liman's first big studio film and he went on to Mr & Mrs Smith while Greengrass did Bloody Sunday before Supremacy and is moving on to The Watchmen, why not give another indie director a chance? I'm thinking Catherine Hardwicke could inject some energy into the third installment. Howabout Dawn of the Dead's Zach Snyder? Maybe Lindsay Lohan knows how to direct.
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