Will Matt Damon be in the new Jason Bourne? The actor sows doubt

“I hope it’s great and we can do it,” the star replies, evasively.

At the very beginning of the 2000s, cinema super-spies like James Bond or Ethan Hunt saw the birth of a new challenger: Jason Bourne. Matt Damon played the amnesiac CIA assassin in a first trilogy that became cult, then made a comeback in 2016 in Jason Bournewhere he faced Vincent Cassel. Between two, it is Jeremy Renner who had taken over in Jason Bourne: Legacy in 2012.

Universal announced in November that it was developing a sixth film for the franchise, with director Edward Berger (In the west, nothing is new). The German filmmaker takes over after Doug Liman (The memory in the skin) And Paul Greengrass (The death in the skin, The Bourne Ultimatum). Guest on the set of Late Show by Stephen Colbert, Matt Damon said he was very happy with the choice ofEdward Berger to achieve the next Jason Bourne : “There’s a great director named Edward Berger. In the west, nothing is new is a fantastic film, and it’s wonderful and he said he had an idea (for Jason Bourne)”, explains the star.

Despite this confirmation of Jason Bourne 6 of its director, Matt Damon has no certainty about his presence in this next opus of the saga: “I would love to work with him, so he’s working on it. Look, I’m as excited as you are to see if this thing happens. I hope it’s great and we can do it.”he continued.

The actor is lucid about the situation, formulating a hypothesis in case he is not in the casting of the film: “At some point, someone will have to take over. I’m not getting any younger.”, he believes. Indeed, this is a frequent question in terms of franchising, namely the commitment of an actor over the long term and taking into account the passage of time and aging.

Matt Damon will return to the cinema, starring in his first solo filmEthan Coen, Drive Away Dolls. This comic road movie is led by Margaret Qualley And Geraldine Viswanathan and will be released in cinemas on April 4, 2024.

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