Matt Damon Finally Breaks Silence on New Jason Bourne Movie
Matt Damon was last seen in Christopher Nolan’s biographical saga Oppenheimer. He was critically praised for his performance as Leslie Groves, the responsible head behind the reputed Manhattan Project. Matt Damon has been the face of the action drama franchise Jason Bourne ever since its inception in 2002.
During a famous chat show, Matt Damon gave hints on the development of the sixth installment of Jason Bourne series.
Matt Damon Gives An Exciting Update On Jason Bourne 6
During a recent appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert The Martian actor Matt Damon spoke about the possibility of the upcoming chapter of the Jason Bourne series. He was introduced to the action drama franchise in 2002 with The Bourne Identity. According to the Air actor, no information has been shared with him with respect to the production of the sixth installment of Jason Bourne.
However, he mentioned that filmmaker Edward Berger had an idea for the upcoming project and is even working on it. Damon went on to explain-
“No details have been given to me. No, no, no. 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.”
He further added-
“I would love to work with him! So he’s working on it, so I’m looking, I’m as anxious as you are to see if this thing – I hope it’s great, and that we can do it. At a certain point, someone is going to need to take it over. I’m not getting any younger.”
As of now the Jason Bourne franchise has come up with five projects The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Bourne Legacy, and Jason Bourne, and with the current speculation around the upcoming series, the sixth chapter is not far away.
Christopher Nolan Saved Matt Damon From Going On An Acting Break
Matt Damon played the character of Leslie Groves in Oppenheimer. According to the Academy Award-winning actor, he was about to take a break from Hollywood but on a condition. During the promotion of Oppenheimer on Entertainment Weekly in 2023, Damon spoke about how Christopher Nolan’s one phone call held him back from going on a break. He said-
“This is going to sound made up, but it’s actually true. I had — not to get too personal — negotiated extensively with my wife that I was taking time off. I had been in Interstellar, and then Chris put me on ice for a couple of movies.”
He further explained-
So I wasn’t in the rotation, but I actually negotiated in couples therapy — this is a true story — the one caveat to my taking time off was if Chris Nolan called. This is without knowing whether or not he was working on anything because he never tells you. He just calls you out of the blue. And so, it was a moment in my household.”
