While we knew about many of the movies advertised before their Super Bowl 50 commercials aired, the Jason Bourne spot was a bit of a surprise. It was the first time Universal showed any footage from the upcoming film.
Simply titled Jason Bourne, the new film reunites director Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon with the character created by Robert Ludlum. It’s obvious that Universal is hoping that we forget about 2012’s The Bourne Legacy, which replaced Damon with Jeremy Renner, since at the time, it felt like Damon was done with the franchise.
Damon starred in three Bourne movies and hasn’t played the character since 2007’s The Bourne Ultimatum, which was the second one Greengrass directed.
Damon isn’t the only familiar face returning to the franchise. Julia Stiles is also back to star as Nicky Parsons. Other members of the cast includes Alicia Vikander, Tommy Lee Jones, Vincent Cassel and Riz Ahmed. The screenplay was written by Greengrass, Damon and Christopher Rouse.
Jason Bourne opens on July 29.