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The Bourne Supremacy is a 2004 action-thriller film featuring Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne character. Although it takes the name of the second Bourne novel (1986), its plot is entirely different. The film was directed by Paul Greengrass from a screenplay by Tony Gilroy.
- None of the cast or creators originally wanted to make a sequel because the original had been such a nightmare experience. Matt Damon was quoted at the time of the first film's release saying there was "very little chance" of a second film.
- Similarly, The Bourne Supremacy wasn't made with any intention of feeding into a third, so when it was such a hit the writers had to find something new for Bourne to uncover about himself.
- An early draft of the script had Marie (Franke Potente) dying in a bus accident and Bourne nearly killing the driver in a fury. He was arrested and put in prison in India, where he made a number of allies who helped him escape.
- Bourne doesn't smile once in the entire movie, even at the beginning when he's supposed to be happy. Misery.
In November 2016, producer Frank Marshall acknowledged that Universal Pictures is optimistic regarding a Jason Bourne sequel. In the same interview, he reported that a follow-up installment to The Bourne Legacy is unlikely although the studio has not ruled it out.
Jul 23, 2004 · A sequel that holds up. In The Bourne Supremacy, Jason Bourne is living a secret life with his girlfriend Marie, still trying to discover who he is. When he is framed for a crime involving the CIA, a hit-man is sent to kill him.
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- Action, Mystery, Thriller
- Paul Greengrass
- 2004-07-23
The Bourne Supremacy is the second Jason Bourne novel written by Robert Ludlum, first published in 1986. It is the sequel to Ludlum's bestseller The Bourne Identity (1980) and precedes Ludlum's final Bourne novel, The Bourne Ultimatum (1990).
Nov 21, 2023 · There was talk of a sequel shortly after Jason Bourne came out, but in 2017 Damon cast doubt on the odds that he would return to the character. (It’s possible he’s changed his mind in the years since, or that a great script will lure him back, but all that is unconfirmed, for now.)
The Bourne Supremacy is a 1986 novel by American author Robert Ludlum. It was adapted for the screen by screenwriter Tony Gilroy. The Bourne Supremacy is a sequel to The Bourne Identity (2002) and is followed by The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), The Bourne Legacy (2012) and Jason Bourne (2016).
