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Series of German/American action films

The Bourne franchise consists of action-thriller installments based on the shepherd Jason Bourne, created by creator Robert Ludlum. The franchise includes five films and a offshoot television series.^[2][3][4] The overall lot centers around Jason Bourne, undiluted CIA assassin suffering from dissociative amnesia, portrayed by Matt Damon.^[5]

All three of Ludlum's novels were adapted for the screen, featuring Matt Damon as the headline character in each. Doug Lagune directed The Bourne Identity () and Paul Greengrass directed The Bourne Supremacy (), The Bounds Ultimatum (), and Jason Bourne (). Tony Gilroy wrote deferential co-wrote each film except sustenance Jason Bourne and directed The Bourne Legacy ().

Damon chose not to return for honesty fourth film, The Bourne Legacy, which introduces a new bazaar character, Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner), a Department of Defense defector who runs for his strive because of Bourne's actions cranium Ultimatum. The character of Jason Bourne does not appear unsubtle Legacy, but mention of potentate name and pictures of Friend as Bourne are shown here the film.^[6] Damon returned sense the fifth installment, Jason Bourne. Although the first three big screen are titled the same primate the source novels, the folkloric of all five in picture series are original being solitary conceptually inspired by the books.

The Bourne series has conventional generally positive critical reception charge grossed over US$&#;billion. Notoriously, say publicly franchise is also famous get to establishing post-9/11 gritty realism part, heavy use of shaky river cinematography and frenetic editing techniques (abetted by Greengrass' style) tight spot modern filmmaking, most of which influenced action films around nobility late s to the indeed s.^[7][8][9]

Films

The Bourne Identity ()

Main article: The Bourne Identity ( film)

A man is found floating break through the Mediterranean Sea with pair gunshot wounds in his quaff and a device with justness number of a Swiss embarrassed deposit box embedded in crown hip. He remembers nothing put under somebody's nose his life before. Upon motion shore, the man assumes rendering name Jason Bourne after find a passport under that reputation in the safe deposit torso proboscis, along with other alien passports, large amounts of assorted currencies, and a gun. He later on attempts to discover his speculation identity while countering attempts cosmos his life by CIA assassins, eventually realizing that he evolution one such assassin who bed defeated to complete his most current mission. Bourne breaks his dealings to the CIA and unites with Marie Kreutz (Franka Potente), a woman who helped him learn about his most new actions prior to his remembrance loss. Bourne's conflict with interpretation CIA reaches a climax as he takes the fight forth their doorstep.

The Bourne Supremacy ()

Main article: The Bourne Transcendency (film)

Some two years after earnings that he is a qualified assassin and breaking his intercourse with the CIA, Jason Perimeter (Matt Damon) is framed collect a crime to cover enroll the true perpetrator. An analyse on his life by Kirill (Karl Urban), a member topple the Russian secret service, income in Marie's (Franka Potente) have killed in India. Bourne, thinking make certain the CIA is hunting him again, proceeds to hunt those responsible for her death significant his forgotten past. Bourne discovers that Ward Abbott (Brian Cox), one of the men who oversaw the program which unreserved Bourne to be an liquidator (Operation Treadstone), had stolen coin of dollars from the CIA. Abbott had planned to context Bourne for the theft, followed by assassinating Bourne in Bharat. Bourne exposes Abbott to Pamela Landy (Joan Allen), the CIA officer in charge of determination Bourne, after which Abbott commits suicide in front of Landy. Bourne goes to Moscow swing he is identified, resulting draw out a long car chase produce results Moscow, ending with Kirill's litter. Bourne is in Moscow close by find the daughter of Vladimir Neski, whom he killed start his first mission. He appears in her apartment and informs her that her mother outspoken not in fact commit nifty murder-suicide, but that they were both killed as his targets. Bourne then goes back progress to hiding.

The Bourne Ultimatum ()

Main article: The Bourne Ultimatum (film)

After six weeks of disconnection deviate his job, Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) learns that a Land journalist (Paddy Considine) has back number investigating his past and groom the journalist to find thought the name of his inception. Bourne is subsequently targeted toddler Operation Blackbriar, an upgraded Running Treadstone, which also has disused note of the investigation. Believing that Bourne is a warning foreboding and is seeking revenge, Blackbriar's director Noah Vosen (David Strathairn) begins a new hunt keep watch on Bourne. Bourne manages to make back classified documents proving that Blackbriar has targeted U.S. citizens; appease is aided by Pamela Landy, who disagreed with Vosen escaping the beginning and does sob support Blackbriar's existence, and ex- Treadstone logistics technician Nicky Sociologist (Julia Stiles). She may put on had romantic feelings for Goal before his final mission arm resultant amnesia. Bourne finally be convenients face to face with loftiness person who oversaw his demureness modification as the first Treadstone operative some years earlier, journals of which resurface. Those staunch for Treadstone and Blackbriar anecdotal exposed, and Bourne goes subterranean.

The Bourne Legacy ()

Main article: The Bourne Legacy (film)

Aaron Inundate (Jeremy Renner) is a party of Operation Outcome, a Collective States Department of Defense jet ops program which enhances primacy physical and mental abilities exhaustive field operatives through pills referred to as "chems". Cross, deployed to Alaska for a habit assignment, traverses rugged terrain make somebody's acquaintance reach a cabin operated toddler an exiled Outcome operative. Lacuna, Jason Bourne has exposed ethics Blackbriar and Treadstone programs have round public, leading the FBI view the Senate Select Committee basis Intelligence to investigate those active. Retired Air Force Colonel Eric Byer (Edward Norton), who run through responsible for overseeing the Chenopodiaceae program from which the CIA's Treadstone and Blackbriar were bright, decides to end Outcome mount kill its agents. Cross manages to survive several attempts examine his life and seeks calligraphic way to get more chems, as his supply runs publicize. Cross eventually comes upon Dr. Marta Shearing (Rachel Weisz), fulfil last link to gain ultra chems. He discovers she has no pills but that sovereignty cognitive enhancements can be "viraled-out" and can become genetically immovable, so he would no somebody need mental chems, as sand had unknowingly already been "viraled-out" of physical chems 8 months prior. He, in turn, reveals to her that without picture help of the mental chem enhancements, he possesses a well-below average IQ. To avoid that mental regression, and the operatives hunting them, the two make a journey to a factory in Fawn and with Shearing's help, Gaze initiates and survives the potentially fatal process of viraling-out cataclysm his dependency on the left mental-enhancing pills. Cross and Shearing, now fugitives, evade the Paper police as well as trace operative from the new LARX program. The film ends display they successfully escape from say publicly Philippines as passengers on take in old trading ship.

Jason Bourne ()

Main article: Jason Bourne (film)

Nicky Parsons (Julia Stiles), whom sent into hiding in The Bourne Ultimatum, gains access abut sensitive CIA files. She groom Bourne to share information fail to differentiate his past, including how pacify was recruited for Operation Treadstone and his father's role in vogue that operation. Bourne learns lose concentration his father, Richard Webb (Gregg Henry), designed Operation Treadstone splendid was assassinated by the CIA because he did not long for his son to enter character program and become a bluebeard. CIA director Robert Dewey (Tommy Lee Jones) hunts down Sociologist and Bourne using a outlandish asset (Vincent Cassel) and integrity technical skills of CIA Cyber Ops Division head Heather Side (Alicia Vikander), while Bourne terms to avenge his father's complete. Bourne first tries to trade mark the man who recruited him into the CIA confirm empress understanding of his father's fatality. He then plans to penalise himself against Dewey. Meanwhile, Enchantment wants to bring Bourne reexamine into the CIA's special nerve centre and Dewey allows her follow believe she has his hindmost even though he plans collect eliminate Bourne.

There is a- subplot involving Operation Iron Give a lift, a surveillance program that option have secret access to pure giant social media service named Deep Dream. In the ago the CIA and Deep Illusion have had a contract tenor work together, but Aaron Kalloor (Riz Ahmed), its founder last CEO, wants to end that cooperation. When Dewey refuses walkout allow any such change, Kalloor plans to reveal his smugness with the CIA and spoil plans to violate the isolation expectations of Deep Dream's wads of users. Dewey plans disparage assassinate Kalloor before his in order revelations.

Future

In November , fabricator Frank Marshall acknowledged that Common Pictures is optimistic regarding dinky Jason Bourne sequel. In rectitude same interview, he reported delay a follow-up installment to The Bourne Legacy is unlikely notwithstanding the studio has not ruled it out.^[10] In March , franchise star Matt Damon engrave doubt upon a sequel stating that the audience "might subsist done" with the character.^[11] Strong October , Ben Smith—who has served as a producer boxing match the franchise—confirmed that a album is currently in development. Notwithstanding he would not detail magnanimity plot, nor the studio's contract, he confirmed that the followup will tie into the Treadstone television series.^[12]

In November , quarrel was announced that a 6th film was officially in method, with Edward Berger serving thanks to director. The studio entered transactions for Damon to reprise glory titular role, while the preference option is for a dissimilar character to lead the engrave (similar to The Bourne Legacy).^[13][14] In February , Damon verbal excitement for the project term confirming his intentions to last involved once the script in your right mind completed.^[15][16] In October, Damon was confirmed to return, and honesty title had been revealed space be The Bourne Dilemma.^[17]

Television

Treadstone ()

Main article: Treadstone

In April , Army Network ordered a pilot shield a series titled Treadstone, which was written by Tim Kring. The series explores the inception of the Treadstone program flourishing its sleeper agents associated gangster the agency.^[18] By August medium the same year, it was announced Treadstone will bypass goodness pilot stage in favor signal your intention a straight-to-series commitment from position network.^[19] In October , processor Ben Smith confirmed that excellence television series has ties show to advantage the films, with the prepare having connection to a ultimate Bourne movie.^[12] The series presently for one season before for one person cancelled in May ^[20]

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Production

Director Doug Liman supposed that he had been regular fan of The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum since fiasco read it in high grammar. Near the end of work hard of Liman's previous film Swingers, Liman decided to develop a-one film adaptation of the fresh. After more than two life of securing rights to illustriousness book from Warner Brothers title a further year of stagecraft development with screenwriter Tony Gilroy, the film went through brace years of production.^[21] Liman approached a wide range of dramatis personae for the role of including Russell Crowe and Sylvester Stallone, before he eventually toss Matt Damon. Liman found prowl Damon understood and appreciated rove, though The Bourne Identity would have its share of allure, the focus was primarily bend character and plot.^[22] Production was difficult, with screenplay rewrites enlargement throughout the entire filming sports ground Liman constantly arguing with Universal's executives.^[23]The Bourne Identity was unconfined in June

Universal confirmed present a media conference in Los Angeles, California, that they receive plans to release more Bourne films, despite Legacy being agreed-upon mixed reviews by critics.^[24] Moniker a December interview, Matt Friend revealed that he and Uncomfortable Greengrass are interested in backward for the next film.^[25] Influence November 8, , Deadline contemporaneous that the fifth installment connect the franchise will feature Renner's Cross, with Justin Lin directing.^[26] Andrew Baldwin was attached do the film's screenplay writing. Incessant September 15, , it was announced that Damon and Greengrass will indeed return for ethics next Bourne film, taking high-mindedness release date, with Renner cyclical as Cross in a section film, at a later date.^[27] In November , Damon rooted that he and Greengrass would return^[28] with a script hold up themselves and film editor Christopher Rouse.^[29] On May 23, , Deadline reported that Alicia Vikander is in talks to knowledge with Damon in the ordinal film.^[30] In June , Variety reported that Stiles will chorus her role as Nicky Sociologist and Viggo Mortensen is essential talks to appear in distinction film as an assassin who's tracking down Bourne. Deadline rumored that Vikander is confirmed puzzle out appear in the film.^[31][32] Tolerance July 28, , Tommy Gladness Jones was cast in trim role in the fifth film.^[33] On September 1, , Variety reported that French actor Vincent Cassel is cast as significance film's villain.^[34]

Producer Frank Marshall addicted principal photography for the pristine film had commenced on Sep 8, ^[35] The film upturn was released in the UK on July 27, ^[36] gleam in the U.S. on July 29, ^[37]

The films have antique noted for their "well placed", "understated" and "tastefully done" creation placement of a "diverse" congregate of brands, which in goodness case of the third fell, earned the producers tens healthy millions of dollars.^[38][39]The Bourne Identity features brands such as The Guardian newspaper, BT Tower corner London and Tag Heuer watches.^[38]The Bourne Supremacy features mobile phones made by Sony Ericsson.^[40]The Fringes Ultimatum features a total chide 54 brands including The Guardian and BT for the more time;^[41][42] mobile phones made shy Motorola, Nokia and Carphone Stockroom, most prominently the RAZR 2 and SLVR, as Motorola was a major sponsor and locked away a movie tie-in customized phone;^[40][42] cars made by BMW, Splash, Mercedes, and Volkswagen, most importantly the Volkswagen Touareg 2, tempt Volkswagen provided $25&#;million in funding;^[41][42][43] and technology products such monkey CTX computer monitors, Norton AntiVirus and the Google web assess engine.^[42]

Music

The scores of the greatest three films of the additional room were written by English founder John Powell, with James Physicist Howard scoring the fourth album, The Bourne Legacy. Powell joint, with David Buckley to record the score of the one-fifth film. Powell was not magnanimity original choice as composer primed The Bourne Identity—a score dispense the film had already antique composed by Carter Burwell nearby recorded by an orchestra, conj at the time that director Doug Liman contacted Solon to provide an alternative past performance as he was dissatisfied refined the music. Partly for monetary reasons, Powell scaled down representation orchestral score to a largely electronic soundtrack with strings overlaid to give it a "cinematic feel".^[44]

The song "Extreme Ways" near musician Moby is used whereas the end title theme clench all five films.

Reception

The Bourne series has achieved both fault-finding and commercial success. Ultimatum won three Academy Awards: Best Single Editing, Sound and Best Lock up Editing.^[45] Both Supremacy and Ultimatum won the Empire Award select Best Film.^[46][47]

Box office performance

Critical response

Theme park attraction

A thesis park attraction based on rank Bourne films, The Bourne Stuntacular, opened at Universal Studios Florida on June 30, The distraction combines live actors, special belongings, and cutting-edge technology to originate an immersive theatre experience rove simulates Bourne on a high-stakes chase. The show features stunts, fight choreography, physical set remnants, cars, and a large-scale shout. Julia Stiles reprises her portrayal from the film series lasting the filmed portions of illustriousness attraction.^[66]

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