Jason Bourne (film)
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| Directed by | Paul Greengrass |
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| Based on | Characters by Robert Ludlum |
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| Cinematography | Barry Ackroyd |
| Edited by | Christopher Rouse |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 123 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $120 million[2] |
| Box office | $116.2 million[2] |
Jason Bourne is a 2016 American thriller film directed by Paul Greengrass. Written by Greengrass and film editor Christopher Rouse, it is the fifth installment of the Bourne film series and the direct sequel to 2007's The Bourne Ultimatum. Matt Damon reprises his role as the main character, former CIA assassin and psychogenic amnesiac Jason Bourne.
In the film, Bourne remains on the run from CIA hit squads as he tries to uncover hidden truths about his past. When former CIA operative Nicky Parsons (Julia Stiles) hacks into agency databases to uncover evidence about its illegal assassination programs and on Bourne's recruitment, Bourne begins to understand who he truly is. After Parsons' breach, CIA Director Robert Dewey (Tommy Lee Jones) orders CIA cyber head Heather Lee (Alicia Vikander) to find the pair. Vincent Cassel and Riz Ahmed also star.
Principal photography on the film commenced on September 8, 2015. The film premiered in London on July 11, 2016, and was theatrically released in the United States on July 29, 2016, by Universal Pictures. It has received mixed reviews and has grossed over $116 million worldwide.[2]
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[hide]Plot[edit]
A decade after he exposed Operation Blackbriar and disappeared, Jason Bourne has finally recovered from his amnesia, isolating himself from the world and making a living by taking part in illegal fighting rings. In Reykjavík, Nicky Parsons has been collaborating with a hacktivist group led by Christian Dassault, and hacks into the CIA's mainframe server in order to expose the CIA's black ops programs. In the process, Parsons finds documents that concern Jason Bourne's recruitment into Treadstone and his father's role in the program, and she decides to travel to Greece to find and inform him. Parsons' system intrusion alerts Heather Lee, the head of the CIA's cyber ops division, and CIA Director Robert Dewey.
In Greece, Parsons and Bourne meet at Syntagma Square in the midst of a violent anti-government protest. They evade the team sent to locate them but Parsons is killed by the Asset, an ex-Blackbriar assassin who also holds a personal grudge against Bourne, having been captured and tortured following the Blackbriar leak. Before she dies, Parsons is able to pass the key to a luggage locker that holds the CIA files on to Bourne. Intending to find the answers about his past and family, Bourne locates Dassault in Berlin. Decrypting Parsons' files, Bourne discovers that his father, Richard Webb, was an analyst for the CIA and was involved with the creation of the original Treadstone program. However, malware planted in the files alerts the CIA to Bourne's location and Dewey sends a team to capture him while Lee remotely erases the files to prevent another leak: When Dassault betrays Bourne, he kills him. Lee takes the opportunity to alert Bourne to the team's presence as she believes that he can be persuaded to return to the agency. Using the few leads he gathered in Berlin, Bourne tracks Malcolm Smith, a former Treadstone surveillance operative, in London and arranges to meet him in Paddington Square.
Lee persuades Dewey to allow her to contact Bourne in person to attempt to bring him back in. Dewey agrees, but secretly authorizes the Asset to eliminate Lee's team and kill Bourne, whom he believes cannot be reasoned with. Knowing that the CIA is watching him, Bourne evades Lee and the Asset long enough to confront Smith. Smith admits that Richard Webb created Treadstone, but tried to prevent them from recruiting Bourne. Under Dewey's orders, the Asset killed Webb and staged his death as a terrorist attack to persuade Bourne to join Treadstone. Smith is killed by the Asset while Bourne escapes and finds Lee, who admits that she is not comfortable with Dewey's methods and directs him to a technology convention in Las Vegas.
Dewey is scheduled to attend the convention for a public debate on privacy rights with Aaron Kalloor, the CEO of social media enterprise Deep Dream. Kalloor is the public face of corporate social responsibility in the internet age, but he has secretly been funded by Dewey, who intends to use Deep Dream for real-time mass surveillance alongside the reborn targeted assassination programs Treadstone, Blackbriar, Outcome and LARX projects, now known as "Iron Hand". Suspecting that Kalloor will refuse to allow the CIA access to Deep Dream, Dewey authorizes the Asset to assassinate him and Lee, whom he no longer trusts. Bourne arrives at the convention in time to thwart the assassination and confronts Dewey in his suite. Dewey appeals to Bourne's sense of patriotism as he stalls for time, knowing that agents are closing in. Bourne kills Jeffers, Dewey's right-hand man, while Lee kills Dewey before he can shoot Bourne. Bourne covers up Lee's involvement before giving chase to the Asset and finally kills him in a sewer.
In the aftermath, Lee convinces Edwin Russell, the Director of National Intelligence, that Dewey's methods were outdated and offers to act as his eyes and ears within the CIA. She outlines her plan to use Bourne's trust to bring him back to the agency, but recognizes the need to kill him if he refuses. Lee approaches Bourne, promising him that the CIA will become the organization he thought it was when he joined. Bourne asks for time to consider her offer, but leaves a recording of her conversation with Russell in her car, revealing that he does not trust her, before he disappears again.
Cast[edit]
- Matt Damon as Jason Bourne, born David Webb, a former CIA assassin who disappeared after publicising details of the CIA's targeted assassination programs.
- Tommy Lee Jones as Robert Dewey, the current director of the CIA and leader of the Iron Hand program who holds an intention to take down Bourne after the exposure of Blackbriar.
- Alicia Vikander as Heather Lee, the head of the CIA Cyber Ops Division.
- Vincent Cassel as the Asset, a Blackbriar assassin working for the Iron Hand program. The Asset was captured and tortured as a result of Bourne's actions in The Bourne Ultimatum and harbours resentment toward him because of it.
- Julia Stiles as Nicolette "Nicky" Parsons, Bourne's former Treadstone contact in Paris whom he sent into hiding in The Bourne Ultimatum.
- Riz Ahmed as Aaron Kalloor, the CEO and founder of Deep Dream, a social media enterprise.
- Ato Essandoh as Craig Jeffers, a CIA agent and Dewey's right-hand man.
- Scott Shepherd as Edwin Russell, the Director of National Intelligence.
- Bill Camp as Malcolm Smith, a former CIA analyst who retired to the private sector.
- Vinzenz Kiefer as Christian Dassault, a hacker, whistleblower, and the leader of a group of privacy activists.
- Gregg Henry as Richard Webb, Jason Bourne's father and the creator of the original Treadstone program who was murdered by the Asset.
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
In May 2007, prior to the release of The Bourne Ultimatum, Matt Damon stated that he would not be interested in returning for a fourth Bourne film, remarking of his participation in the Bourne franchise: "We have ridden that horse as far as we can."[3] Damon said in August 2007:
I think in terms of another one, the story of this guy's search for his identity is over, because he's got all the answers, so there's no way we can trot out the same character, and so much of what makes him interesting is that internal struggle that was happening for him, am I a good guy, am I a bad guy, what is the secret behind my identity, what am I blocking out, why am I remembering these disturbing images? So all of that internal propulsive mechanism that drives the character is not there, so if there was to be another one then it would have to be a complete reconfiguration, you know, where do you go from there? For me I kind of feel like the story that we set out to tell is has now been told. I love the character, and if Paul Greengrass calls me in ten years and says, 'Now we can do it, because it's been ten years and I have a way to bring him back,' then there's a world in which I can go, 'Yeah, absolutely.' We could get the band back together if there was a great idea behind it, but in terms of now and this story, that part—the story's been told...[4]
However, on February 22, 2008, Variety reported that a fourth film was indeed in the works, with both Damon and Greengrass on board.[5]
On October 16, 2008, it was announced that George Nolfi would write the script, with Frank Marshall producing, and Jeffrey Weiner and Henry Morrison executive producing. Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, Joan Allen, and Paul Greengrass were attached to star in the film.[6][7][8] Joshua Zetumer had been hired to write a parallel script—a draft which could be combined with another (Nolfi's, in this instance)—by August 2009, since Nolfi was set to direct The Adjustment Bureau that September.[9] That December, Greengrass announced that he had decided not to direct the fourth Bourne film, saying that "[his] decision to not return a third time as director is simply about feeling the call for a different challenge."[10]
On February 1, 2010, Damon, speaking at the UK premiere of Invictus, revealed that a follow-up to The Bourne Ultimatum was "at least five years away". Greengrass, also at the premiere, re-stated that he would not be part of any further Bourne films "unless the right script came along". However, Damon stated that in the meantime there may be a Bourne "prequel of some kind, with another actor and another director".[11] Damon reconfirmed this on a March 10, 2010 appearance of Today, adding that he would only be involved if Greengrass was directing.[12]
In June 2010, it was announced that Tony Gilroy would write The Bourne Legacy, and that it would have a 2012 release date.[13] That October, Gilroy was announced as the director of The Bourne Legacy;[14] he confirmed that Damon would not return for this film and that there would be "a whole new hero":
This is not a reboot, it's a whole new chapter. The easiest way to think of it is an expansion or a reveal. Jason Bourne will not be in this film, but he's very much alive. What happened in the first three films is the trigger for The Bourne Legacy, and everyone who got into them will be rewarded for paying attention. I'm building a legend and an environment and a wider conspiracy. We're going to show you the bigger picture, the bigger canvas... The world we're making enhances and advances and invites Jason Bourne's reappearance somewhere down the road."[15]
The Bourne Legacy was released in the U.S. on August 10, 2012.[16] It stars Jeremy Renner as Aaron Cross.
Universal confirmed at a media conference in Los Angeles, California, that they have plans to release more Bourne films, despite Legacy being given mixed reviews by critics.[17] In a December 2012 interview, Damon stated that he and Paul Greengrass are interested in returning for the next film.[18] on November 8, 2013, Deadline reported that the fifth installment in the franchise will feature Renner's Cross, with Justin Lin directing.[19] Andrew Baldwin was attached to write the film's screenplay, and the release date was set for July 16, 2016.[20]
On September 15, 2014, it was announced that Damon and Greengrass would indeed return for the next Bourne film.[21] In November 2014, Damon confirmed that he and Greengrass would return, with a script from themselves, with Christopher Rouse editing.[22][23] on May 23, 2015, Deadline.com reported that Alicia Vikander was in talks to star with Damon in the fifth film.[24] on June 19, 2015, Deadline reported that Julia Stiles had confirmed she would be reprising the role of Nicky Parsons in the film, a character she had previously played in the first three films.[25] Viggo Mortensen was in talks to play the villain role.[26] on June 23, 2015, Vikander was confirmed to star in the sequel, while she was also in talks for the Assassin's Creed film, which she passed on.[27] on July 28, 2015, Tommy Lee Jones joined the film's cast to play a senior CIA officer.[28] on September 1, 2015, Vincent Cassel was cast in the film as an assassin who tracks Bourne.[29] on September 15, 2015, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that actor Ato Essandoh was cast in the film as an unspecified character.[30] on October 20, 2015, Scott Shepherd was added to the cast to play the deputy director of the CIA.[31] on November 4, 2015, Variety confirmed that Riz Ahmed had signed on to play the role of a tech specialist working with the CIA.[32]
Filming[edit]
In August 2015, producers met Clark County, Nevada officials to get approval to shoot on The Strip, requesting a shutdown of Las Vegas Boulevard for several hours a day, for seven to ten days. It was not clear whether the producers obtained a license to do so. Damon told Buzzfeed that the film would start production in September, starting in Greece (these scenes, set in Greece, were actually filmed in Tenerife, Canary Islands) and Las Vegas,[33] and would have Bourne in "a post-Snowden world".[34][35]
Principal photography on the film commenced on September 8, 2015.[36] In early November, filming took place outside of Paddington Station in London, England.[37] In late November 2015, filming took place in Kreuzberg, Berlin.[38] In early December 2015, filming started in Washington, D.C., where shooting took place at Constitution Gardens.[39] Filming in Las Vegas, Nevada was scheduled to begin on January 14, 2016, lasting until January 21.[40] Production on the film concluded on February 1, 2016.[41] Filming also took place in March 2016 at the Woolwich train station in Greenwich, London.
Release[edit]
On January 6, 2015, Universal set the film's United States release date as July 29, 2016.[42] It was released in the United Kingdom on July 27.[43] It was released in 2D and IMAX 3D in select international territories only, using DMR.[44]
The first trailer for the film was aired on February 7, 2016 during Super Bowl 50, and revealed the title of the film.[45]
Soundtrack[edit]
| Jason Bourne: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
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| Film score by John Powell & David Buckley | |
| Released | July 29, 2016 |
| Recorded | 2016 |
| Length | 61:16 |
| Label | Back Lot Music |
The soundtrack to Jason Bourne, as composed by John Powell and David Buckley, was released digitally on July 29, 2016, by Back Lot Music.[46] A new version of Moby's "Extreme Ways", entitled "Extreme Ways (Jason Bourne)", was recorded for the film's end credits.
- I Remember Everything (2:04)
- Backdoor Breach (3:50)
- Converging in Athens (4:13)
- Motorcycle Chase (6:53)
- A Key to the Past (2:37)
- Berlin (2:02)
- Decrypted (5:34)
- Flat Assault (2:39)
- Paddington Plaza (6:46)
- White Van Plan (2:49)
- Las Vegas (3:48)
- Following the Target (3:29)
- Strip Chase (4:59)
- An Interesting Proposal (2:13)
- Let Me Think About It (2:24)
- Extreme Ways (Jason Bourne) – Moby (4:56)
Total Album Time: (61:16)
Reception[edit]
Box office[edit]
As of August 1, 2016[update], Jason Bourne has grossed $65.4 million in North America and $50.7 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $116.2 million, against a production budget of $120 million.[2]
In the United States and Canada, Jason Bourne was projected to gross $50–60 million in its opening weekend.[47][48][49] It made $4.2 million from Thursday night previews at 2,928 theaters which began at 7:00pm, becoming the first film in the series to earn above $1 million from previews, although the other four films' screenings began at midnight.[50][51] on its opening day it grossed $22.8 million, which is the second biggest opening day of the series behind The Bourne Ultimatum ($24.6 million).[52] It topped the box office in its opening weekend as expected with a $59.2 million opening, one of the best debut of the summer of 2016 and one of the few franchise titles to open on par with its predecessor. It was the second biggest opening for the franchise as well as for Damon, just behind the $69 million debut of The Bourne Ultimatum in 2007.[53][54]
Internationally, Jason Bourne will be released in a total of 78 countries.[55] The film opened day-and-date in conjuncture with its North American release across 46 territories, including Australia, Brazil, South Korea and the U.K. and Ireland.[56] It grossed $22.8 million on its opening day, marking the biggest international opening day for the franchise. It had No. 1 opening days in 28 markets and recorded the biggest opening day for the franchise in the United Kingdom and Ireland ($5.2 million).[57] Through Sunday, July 31, it had an opening weekend total of $50.7 million easily topping the box office as well as debuting at first place in 27 of the 48 markets and scored the best international opening for the franchise.[55]
It recorded the biggest opening for the franchise in South Korea ($11.3 million), the United Kingdom ($10.2 million) and Australia ($5.8 million) and had No. 1 openings in Australia, Taiwan ($2 million), Spain ($1.9 million), Indonesia ($1.7 million), the Philippines ($1.5 million) the Netherlands ($1.5 million), the UAE ($1.2 million), Sweden ($1.1 million) and Singapore ($1.1 million).[55] Brazil was one of the market that did not open in first place instead opening at fourth place with $1.4 million. South Korea posted the biggest opening among all other countries and although it faced stiff competition from local titles – Operation Chromite and Train to Busan – and debuted in third place, its opening figure is nevertheless a franchise milestone and comes ahead of competitions like Spectre and Furious 7.[55] Similarly, in the United Kingdom and Ireland, it finished in second place after facing competition with the animated Finding Dory. It had a £7.6 million ($10 million) debut including £2.29 million ($3 million) worth of previews from 563 theaters, a new record for the franchise. However, based on pure Friday to Sunday earnings with the exclusion of previews, the film's £5.31 ($6.98 million) is more or less at par with The Bourne Ultimatum's £5.31 million ($7 million).[55][58]
It is yet to open in certain European countries as well as China (August 23), Mexico (August 26) and Russia (September 1).
Critical response[edit]
Jason Bourne received mixed reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave the film an approval rating of 57%, based on 198 reviews, with an average rating of 5.8/10. The site's critical consensus states, "Jason Bourne delivers fans of the franchise more of what they've come to expect – which is this sequel's biggest selling point as well as its greatest flaw."[59] Metacritic gave the film a score of 58 out of 100, based on reviews from 49 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[60] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale.[61]
Mike Ryan of Uproxx gave the film a mixed review, writing: "Jason Bourne is a completely unnecessary sequel that barely moves along the plot from the third movie. And after what a Big Deal it was in The Bourne Legacy that no one could find Jason Bourne, it does feel a bit weird that the return of Jason Bourne seems so anticlimactic."[62] Chris Tilly of IGN gave the film 7/10, saying: "Jason Bourne has a passable plot and a couple of pulsating sequences, which already makes it better than the majority of action movies. But in the context of its predecessors, that isn’t good enough, the new movie never fully escaping the shadow of that previous trilogy, and making you question the wisdom of drawing Bourne back out of the shadows at all."[63]
A. O. Scott of The New York Times described Damon's performance as being "as subdued as ever" and said: "[t]his is perhaps the most striking feature of Jason Bourne: Virtually all the major characters — good, bad and in-between — work for the same organization, at least on a consulting basis. There are dark whispers about external threats, and invocations of the tension between security and privacy in the digital age, but geopolitics and technology are scaffolding for what is essentially a movie about human resources challenges in a large bureaucracy."[64] Peter Debruge of Variety said, "[i]n many ways, Jason Bourne is the most unsettling movie in the series, seeing as it points to a vast conspiracy directed at the American people, and Greengrass’ style — rendered visceral via the marriage of Barry Ackroyd's on-the-fly lensing, a tense techno score, and Rouse's cutting-room trickery — lends itself nicely to an era in which shadow forces rely on such tools as satellite surveillance and facial-recognition software." He went on by saying, "just as the initial Damon-driven trilogy wrapped up Bourne's business but left us wanting more, this sequel offers closure even as it entices us with the possibility of his return."[65]
Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 3½ stars out of 4, describing Damon's performance as being, "outstanding as the tightly wound, perpetually restless and conflicted Jason Bourne, who is practically a superhero when it comes to fighting but is utterly lost the rest of the time", and said: "Jason Bourne is the best action thriller of the year so far, with a half-dozen terrific chase sequences and fight scenes. At one point the action swings to Vegas, and while some of what transpires is almost cartoonishly over-the-top, it's great fun."[66] Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter found the film's conclusion and the characters distasteful, writing: "unfortunately, then, the film ends on a flat, unimpressive note, as well as with the realization that, no matter how much time we've spent with them, the characters remain utterly one-dimensional", but went on by saying, "technically and logistically, Greengrass delivers everything you expect from him; there's no one better when it comes to staging complex, chaotic action amid the real life of big cities. As before, cinematographer Barry Ackroyd is a great asset in this regard, and all production and effects hands join seamlessly in the achieved goal of physical verisimilitude."[67]
Accolades[edit]
| Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| Teen Choice Awards[68] | Choice AnTEENcipated Movie | Nominated | |
| Choice Movie Actor: AnTEENcipated | Matt Damon | Nominated | |
| Choice Movie Actress: AnTEENcipated | Alicia Vikander | Nominated |
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