Matt Damon says he will hold out for Paul Greengrass on BOURNE 4
Just two days ago, we brought you word that director Paul Greengrass had officially stepped away from the BOURNE franchise, releasing a statement that said, “My decision to not return a third time as director is simply about feeling the call for a different challenge.” Well, it seems that Bourne himself Matt Damon is willing to hold out until Greengrass feels good about it, telling Collider, “I’ll just wait for him and when he wants to do one, we’ll do it.”
When Damon was asked if he would not return for a fourth film without Greengrass at the helm, Damon responded simply, “Yeah, I’ve always said that. But I think it will happen down the road. We just don’t have a script right now.”
So Damon says it is because they don’t have a script and Greengrass says it is because he feels called to move on to something else. Maybe this all breaks down to Greengrass deciding to return when they do, in fact, have a script that both he and Damon like, feeling then that that is a challenge suitable for him as a director and his talents.
Coincidentally, Greengrass’ next film is the very Bourne-esque GREEN ZONE about a soldier that goes rogue. The film stars Matt Damon.
Commenting Rules: Comments are intended to open up the discussion to our readers about the topics at hand, and as such should be offered with a positive and constructive attitude. If your comment is not relative to the above post or is disrespectful to the authors and readers, we reserve the right to delete it. Continued abuse of our good nature will result in banishment of the offender. Additionally, if you have any burning issues to point out to the GATW crew - typos, corrections, suggestions, or straight-up criticism - please email us instead of commenting here.