Matt Damon has been featured in numerous movies, collaborating with various directors over his Hollywood career. From Steven Spielberg to Ridley Scott, Damon has a wealth of stories from his experiences in the industry.
Nevertheless, he became a big name thanks to the Bourne series. While it has been a while since he was a part of the franchise, it appears as though he recently teased a return as Jason Bourne. This is something that will certainly excite fans in a big way.
How Many Jason Bourne Films Are There?
The Jason Bourne film series follows the story of Jason Bourne, a CIA assassin suffering from dissociative amnesia. Matt Damon portrayed the titular character in most films, with Jeremy Renner taking over in one as Aaron Cross.
The franchise, which consists of five films, has a straightforward chronological order, making it easy for fans to binge-watch whenever they want to. The series began in 2002 with The Bourne Identity, adapted from Robert Ludlum’s trilogy.
Universal Pictures promptly produced two more movies based on Ludlum’s remaining Bourne trilogy books, namely The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum, before taking a five-year hiatus. Upon the franchise’s return, neither Matt Damon nor the director of the second and third films, Paul Greengrass, were involved in The Bourne Legacy.
However, Damon and Greengrass reunited for the fifth movie, Jason Bourne, to provide closure to Damon’s character. For a long time, fans wondered if the franchise would ever come back and they finally got their answer last year.
Matt Damon Teased Making His Return As Jason Bourne
In November of last year, news surfaced that Universal Pictures was working on a sixth installment of the Bourne series with director Edward Berger, known for All Quiet on the Western Front. Fans were left speculating about whether Matt Damon would make a return to the iconic action franchise.
The Bourne series, comprising four films starring Damon and one with Jeremy Renner, has collectively earned $1.6 billion worldwide. Damon’s most recent appearance was in 2016’s Jason Bourne.
While speaking on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Matt Damon shared an update on the upcoming Bourne film. Regarding specific details about the film, Damon mentioned that he had not received any information. However, he acknowledged that director Edward Berger had an idea for the film and was actively working on it.
“There’s a great director, named Edward Berger, who directed All Quiet on the Western Front. I don’t know if you saw it, it came out recently. Fantastic. A German director, he’s wonderful. And he said he had an idea. I would love to work with him!… At a certain point, someone is going to need to take it over. I’m not getting any younger.”
In turn, Matt Damon would tease making his return as Jason Bourne after more than seven years in the upcoming movie. It remains to be seen whether Damon will return for the upcoming Jason Bourne movie, as fans would love to see him back one more time.
