“I don’t blame Tony for taking a boatload of money and handing in what he handed in.
In 2011, Damon infamously complained about Gilroy's Bourne Ultimatum script to GQ: The original Bourne trilogy's story and screenplays were co-written by Tony Gilroy but, by the third film, Matt Damon accused the screenwriter of cashing in and delivering substandard work. Related: Did Jason Bourne And Nicky Parsons Have A Romance In The Bourne Identity? Bourne's success also prompted the James Bond franchise to reboot with Daniel Craig in the lead role, and Greengrass's films were a clear influence on 2006's Casino Royale and 2008's Quantum of Solace. The Bourne Ultimatum was a smash hit thanks to Greengrass' frenetic directing style and Damon's solemn charisma, the Bourne trilogy redefined action movies in the early 21st century. Bourne also helps CIA deputy director Pamela Landy (Joan Allen) expose Treadstone's successor program, Operation: Blackbriar, as he puts the demons of his past to bed. In The Bourne Ultimatum, Jason Bourne finally learns his real identity - David Webb - and he discovers that his own father had a pivotal role in creating the Treadstone program that brainwashed him into a lethal killer.
The character and films are based upon a series of spy novels by Robert Ludlum, which have been continued by Eric von Lustbader.
The franchise also had a poorly received feature film spinoff called The Bourne Legacy in 2012 and a USA Network TV series called Treadstone in 2019 that lasted for one season.ĭamon plays Jason Bourne, a government assassin stricken with amnesia looking to discover the truth about his origins. Greengrass and Damon reunited in 2016 with a fourth movie, Jason Bourne. It concluded the trilogy that began with Doug Liman's The Bourne Identity in 2002, and Greengrass continued with The Bourne Supremacy in 2004. Directed by Paul Greengrass, 2007's The Bourne Ultimatum was the most successful film of the franchise. The Bourne Ultimatum was a global blockbuster but it had some behind the scenes turmoil, including a screenplay by Tony Gilroy that star Matt Damon hated.