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The Bourne Ultimatum (film)

The Bourne Ultimatum is a 2007 action-thriller film directed by Paul Greengrass. Although it shares its name with the 1990 novel The Bourne Ultimatum by Robert Ludlum, its plot is entirely different. The screenplay was written by Tony Gilroy, Scott Z. Burns and George Nolfi and based on a screen story of the novel by Gilroy. The Bourne Ultimatum is the third installment in the Jason Bourne film series, after The Bourne Identity (2002) and The Bourne Supremacy (2004). The fourth film, The Bourne Legacy, was released in August 2012, without the involvement of Damon, and the fifth film (a direct sequel to Ultimatum), Jason Bourne, was released in July 2016.

The Bourne Ultimatum
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPaul Greengrass
Screenplay by
Story byTony Gilroy
Based onThe Bourne Ultimatum
by Robert Ludlum
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyOliver Wood
Edited byChristopher Rouse
Music byJohn Powell
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • July 25, 2007 (2007-07-25) (ArcLight Hollywood)
  • August 3, 2007 (2007-08-03) (United States)
Running time
115 minutes[1]
Countries
LanguageEnglish
Budget$110 million[3]
Box office$444.1 million[3]

Matt Damon reprises his role as Ludlum's signature character, former CIA assassin and psychogenic amnesiac Jason Bourne.[4] In the film, Bourne continues his search for information about his past before he was part of Operation Treadstone and becomes a target of a similar assassin program.

The Bourne Ultimatum was produced by Universal Pictures and was released on August 3, 2007, and grossed a total of $444.1 million worldwide becoming, at the time, Damon's highest-grossing film with him as the lead. The film received universal acclaim from critics, who considered it to be the best film in the series. It was chosen by National Board of Review as one of the top ten films of 2007 and went on to win all three of its nominations at the 80th Academy Awards: Best Film Editing, Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing.

Plot edit

Following his pursuit by Kirill[a], Jason Bourne evades Moscow police while wounded and deals with more flashbacks of when he first joined Operation Treadstone.

Six weeks later, CIA Deputy Director Pamela Landy reveals the audiotaped confession of Ward Abbott, the late former head of Treadstone, to Director Ezra Kramer. Meanwhile, in Turin, journalist Simon Ross of The Guardian learns about Bourne and Operation Blackbriar, the program succeeding Treadstone. Using the ECHELON system, the CIA detects Ross when he mentions Blackbriar during a phone call to his editor. Bourne reappears in Paris to inform Martin Kreutz, the brother of his girlfriend Marie, of her assassination in India.

Bourne reads Ross' articles and arranges a meeting with him at London Waterloo station. Bourne realizes that the CIA is following Ross and helps him evade capture for a while. However, after panicking, Ross ignores Bourne's instructions, and is shot to death by Blackbriar assassin Paz on orders of Deputy Director Noah Vosen. Vosen's team, reluctantly assisted by Landy, analyzes Ross' notes and identifies his source as Neal Daniels, a CIA station chief. Bourne makes his way to Daniels' office in Madrid but finds it empty and runs into Nicky Parsons, a former Treadstone operative who shares a history with Bourne. Nicky tells him that Daniels has fled to Tangier and aids his escape from an arriving CIA unit.

Meanwhile, Blackbriar "asset" Desh Bouksani is tasked with killing Daniels. Noticing that Nicky accessed information about Daniels, Vosen sends Bouksani after her and Bourne, a decision with which Landy fiercely disagrees. Bourne follows Bouksani to Daniels but fails to prevent Daniels's assassination. However, Bourne manages to kill Bouksani and save Nicky; Bourne then sends her into hiding. Examining the contents of Daniels' briefcase, Bourne finds the address of the deep-cover CIA bureau in New York City, where Vosen directs Blackbriar. Bourne travels to New York.

Landy receives a phone call from Bourne[b], which is intercepted by Vosen. Landy tells him that his real name is David Webb and gives him the birth date "4-15-71". Vosen also intercepts a text to Landy from Bourne of a location to meet up, and leaves his office with a tactical team. Bourne, however, waits for them all to leave, enters Vosen's office, and takes classified Blackbriar documents. Realizing what is going on, Vosen sends asset Paz after Bourne. The resulting chase ends with Bourne and Paz crashing their cars. Bourne holds the injured Paz at gunpoint, but spares his life.

Bourne arrives at a hospital at 415 East 71st Street, having figured out Landy's coded message. He gives Landy the Blackbriar files before going inside. On an upper floor, Bourne confronts Dr. Albert Hirsch, the man who ran Treadstone's behavior modification program. Bourne now remembers that he was manipulated into volunteering for Treadstone. While fleeing to the roof, he is confronted by Paz, who asks, "Why didn't you take the shot?" Bourne asks Paz if he knows why he is supposed to kill him, and repeats the final words of the Professor: Look at us. Look at what they make you give. Paz lowers his gun, as Vosen appears and shoots at Bourne, who jumps into the East River.

Three days later, Nicky watches a news broadcast about the exposure of Operation Blackbriar, the arrests of Hirsch and Vosen, a criminal investigation against Kramer, and the status of David Webb, a.k.a. Jason Bourne. Upon hearing that his body has not been found, Nicky smiles. Bourne turns out to have survived the fall and swims into the darkness.

Cast edit

  • Matt Damon as Jason Bourne, a former operative for the black ops Operation Treadstone.
  • Julia Stiles as Nicolette "Nicky" Parsons, Bourne's former Treadstone contact in Paris.
  • David Strathairn as Noah Vosen, CIA deputy director in charge of the new Treadstone black ops upgrade called Operation Blackbriar.
  • Scott Glenn as Ezra Kramer, director of the CIA.
  • Paddy Considine as Simon Ross, a reporter for The Guardian who has been investigating Treadstone.
  • Édgar Ramírez as Paz, a Blackbriar assassin.
  • Albert Finney as Dr. Albert Hirsch, the psychologist who oversaw Treadstone's behavioral modification program.
  • Joan Allen as Pamela Landy, CIA deputy director and task force chief, sent in to aid Vosen in tracking down Bourne.
  • Daniel Brühl as Martin Kreutz, Marie's brother

Tom Gallop reprises his role as special agent Tom Cronin, Pamela Landy's assistant. Corey Johnson plays Ray Wills, Vosen's deputy at Operation Blackbriar. Joey Ansah plays Desh Bouksani, a Blackbriar asset tasked to kill Bourne in Tangier. Colin Stinton plays Neal Daniels, CIA station chief in Madrid and a former member of Treadstone, who observed David Webb's initiation into the project and his transition to Jason Bourne. Lucy Liemann plays Lucy, a Blackbriar technician. Franka Potente has an appearance in a flashback as Marie Kreutz, Bourne's murdered girlfriend.

Production edit

 
Scenes were filmed at London Waterloo station between October 2006 and April 2007

The Bourne Ultimatum was filmed at Pinewood Studios near London and in multiple locations around the world, including Tangier, London, Paris, Madrid (as itself and double for Turin), Berlin (as double for Moscow), New York City including the Springs Mills Building (as the deep cover CIA offices), and other locations in the U.S.[5][6]

Tony Gilroy, who had co-written the screenplays of the first two Bourne films, had intended The Bourne Supremacy to emphasise Bourne's repentance and atonement for his murders, but felt that the released film omitted this focus.[7] Gilroy was persuaded to write an initial draft of The Bourne Ultimatum, but did not participate further, and as of 2009 had not watched the finished film.[7] Gilroy's screenplay draft was subsequently criticized by Matt Damon.[8]

Tom Stoppard wrote a draft of the screenplay, later saying "I don't think there's a single word of mine in the film."[9] Greengrass said the film included several allusions to scenes from previous Bourne films; for example, the opening chase sequence of The Bourne Ultimatum is a continuation of the Russian police attempts to capture Bourne in Moscow near the end of The Bourne Supremacy and takes place soon after Bourne's apology to Neski's daughter.[10]

Paul Greengrass spoke about the characterization of Jason Bourne in The Bourne Ultimatum shortly before its release:

Bourne is a real man in a real world in pursuit of a mythic quest. What's wonderful is that it's an oppositional story. Is he a killer, or was he made to be a killer? There is an underlying feeling that Bourne is one of us, and he's running away from "them." He's trying to get answers, and he doesn't trust them. They're all bad, and the system's corrupted. To convey that with a sense of excitement in a very contemporary land-scape is great fun. [...] If you opened your door in New York or Paris or London or whatever, you've got to believe that whatever the story it is that Bourne's engaged in [, something] could be happening there. [...] What attracts me to Bourne's world is that it is a real world and I think I'm most comfortable there.[11]

Music edit

As with the previous films in the trilogy, the score was composed by John Powell. A new version of Moby's "Extreme Ways", entitled "Extreme Ways (Bourne's Ultimatum)", was recorded for the film's end credits.

"Scotty Doesn't Know", which Bourne listens to while sniping, is a song which Damon's character sings in EuroTrip.[12]

Release edit

A premiere of The Bourne Ultimatum was held in downtown Oklahoma City on July 31, 2007, at Harkins Bricktown Theaters[13] to benefit The Children's Center, located in suburban Bethany. The film was shown simultaneously on three screens. Matt Damon was at the event to greet guests. The film premiered at Leicester Square in London on August 15, 2007, with Matt Damon, Julia Stiles and Joan Allen attending. The film was released the next day.[14] The film premiered in Sydney on August 8, 2007, at the State Theatre, with Matt Damon attending. An advance screening of The Bourne Ultimatum was held at The Egyptian Theatre to benefit Boise Contemporary Theater on July 30, 2007. Producer Frank Marshall and actor Matt Damon were in attendance.[15] The first two films, The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy, also had advance charity screenings in Boise. The Bourne Ultimatum was released nationwide on August 30, 2007.[16]

Home media edit

The film was released on both DVD and HD DVD on December 11, 2007 in North America.[17] The DVD was released in both Fullscreen and 2.35:1 Widescreen aspect ratios. The HD DVD and DVD special features[18] include several deleted scenes, featurettes, audio commentary, and exclusively on the HD DVD version, HDi Interactive Format features such as Picture-in-Picture Video Commentary. In addition to the stand-alone DVD release, there is a limited edition 'The Jason Bourne Collection' gift set, featuring all three films on DVD and a bonus disc with myriad bonus features such as deleted scenes and featurettes. The gift set features Swiss Bank safe deposit box packaging including foreign currency and a Jason Bourne passport.[19][20] The film and special features on the HD DVD version are presented in 2:35:1 Widescreen high definition 1080i and offer Dolby TrueHD 5.1 lossless and Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 audio options.[18]

Reception edit

Box office edit

The Bourne Ultimatum earned $69,283,690 during its opening weekend at the box office,[3] which at the time had the highest August opening weekend, beating Rush Hour 3.[21] It would hold that record for seven years until it was overtaken by Guardians of the Galaxy in 2014.[22] At the end of its theatrical release, the film grossed a total of $227,471,070 in the U.S. and $215,353,068 in foreign markets for a worldwide total of $442,824,138, making it the highest-grossing film in the series.[3]

Critical response edit

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film had an overall approval rating of 92% based on 265 reviews and an average score of 8/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "The Bourne Ultimatum is an intelligent, finely tuned non-stop thrill ride. Another strong performance from Matt Damon and sharp camerawork from Paul Greengrass make this the finest installment of the Bourne trilogy."[23] On Metacritic, the film received a weighted average score of 85 out of 100 based on 38 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[24] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade "A" on scale of A+ to F. All segments of the audience gave it a grade "A" or better. The audience was 56% male, and 82% was 25 or older.[25][26]

Like its predecessor, The Bourne Supremacy, the film was criticized for its use of "shaky camera" work, as Richard Corliss of Time magazine, in an otherwise positive review, wondered "why, in the chat scenes, the camera is afflicted with Parkinson's? The film frame trembles, obscures the speaker with the listener's shoulder, annoys viewers and distracts them from the content of the scene."[27]

In the British press, the inclusion of a fictional journalist from the real British paper The Guardian and scenes set in the United Kingdom (particularly Waterloo railway station) were commented upon. In particular, that newspaper's reviewer joked that "dodging bullets from a CIA sniper... is the sort of thing which happens to us Guardian journalists all the time."[28][29][30][31]

The film was also well received in the hacker subculture, as it showed actual real-world applications such as the Bourne-again shell and Nmap, unlike many other films featuring hacking scenes (such as Hackers).[32]

Top ten lists edit

The film appeared on several critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2007.[33]

Accolades edit

Award Category Recipient Result
Academy Awards[36] Best Film Editing[37] Christopher Rouse Won
Best Sound Editing[37] Karen M. Baker and Per Hallberg Won
Best Sound Mixing[37] Scott Millan, David Parker and Kirk Francis Won
BAFTA Awards Best Direction Paul Greengrass Nominated
Best Cinematography Oliver Wood Nominated
Best Editing Christopher Rouse Won
Best Sound Scott Millan, David Parker, Kirk Francis, Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg Won
Best Special Visual Effects Peter Chiang, Charlie Noble, Mattias Lindahl, and Joss Williams Nominated

Other awards edit

Sequels edit

In May 2007, prior to the release of The Bourne Ultimatum, Matt Damon claimed that he would not be interested in returning for a fourth Bourne film, stating (of his participation in the Bourne franchise): "We have ridden that horse as far as we can."[39] 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 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...[40]

However, on February 22, 2008, Variety reported that a fourth film was indeed in the works, with both Damon and Greengrass on board.[41]

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 also attached to the film.[42][43][44] 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 would be directing The Adjustment Bureau that September.[45]

On February 1, 2010, Damon, speaking at the U.K. 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 revealed that in the meantime there may be a Bourne "prequel of some kind, with another actor and another director".[46] Matt Damon reconfirmed this on a March 10, 2010 appearance of Today and that he would only be involved if Greengrass was directing.[47]

In June 2010, it was announced that Tony Gilroy would be writing The Bourne Legacy and it would have a 2012 release date.[48] That October, Gilroy was announced as the director of The Bourne Legacy;[49] 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."[50]

The Bourne Legacy was released in the U.S. on August 10, 2012.[51]

Universal Pictures stated at a media conference in Los Angeles, California, that they are likely to release more Bourne films, despite The Bourne Legacy being given mixed reviews by critics.[52] On September 15, 2014, it was announced that Damon and Greengrass will indeed return for the next Bourne film, taking the release date, with Renner returning as Cross in a separate film at a later date.[53][54] On June 18, 2014, the studio pushed back the film from August 14, 2015, to July 15, 2016.[55] The film Jason Bourne premiered in the United States on July 29, 2016 to mixed reviews.

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ As depicted in The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
  2. ^ As depicted in The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

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Scott Glenn Paddy Considine Edgar Ramirez Albert Finney Joan AllenCinematographyOliver WoodEdited byChristopher RouseMusic byJohn PowellProductioncompaniesUniversal Pictures Kennedy Marshall Ludlum EntertainmentDistributed byUniversal PicturesRelease datesJuly 25 2007 2007 07 25 ArcLight Hollywood August 3 2007 2007 08 03 United States Running time115 minutes 1 CountriesGermany 2 United States 2 LanguageEnglishBudget 110 million 3 Box office 444 1 million 3 Matt Damon reprises his role as Ludlum s signature character former CIA assassin and psychogenic amnesiac Jason Bourne 4 In the film Bourne continues his search for information about his past before he was part of Operation Treadstone and becomes a target of a similar assassin program The Bourne Ultimatum was produced by Universal Pictures and was released on August 3 2007 and grossed a total of 444 1 million worldwide becoming at the time Damon s highest grossing film with him as the lead The film received universal acclaim from critics who considered it to be the best film in the series It was chosen by National Board of Review as one of the top ten films of 2007 and went on to win all three of its nominations at the 80th Academy Awards Best Film Editing Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Music 5 Release 5 1 Home media 6 Reception 6 1 Box office 6 2 Critical response 6 3 Top ten lists 6 4 Accolades 6 5 Other awards 7 Sequels 8 See also 9 Notes 10 References 11 External linksPlot editFollowing his pursuit by Kirill a Jason Bourne evades Moscow police while wounded and deals with more flashbacks of when he first joined Operation Treadstone Six weeks later CIA Deputy Director Pamela Landy reveals the audiotaped confession of Ward Abbott the late former head of Treadstone to Director Ezra Kramer Meanwhile in Turin journalist Simon Ross of The Guardian learns about Bourne and Operation Blackbriar the program succeeding Treadstone Using the ECHELON system the CIA detects Ross when he mentions Blackbriar during a phone call to his editor Bourne reappears in Paris to inform Martin Kreutz the brother of his girlfriend Marie of her assassination in India Bourne reads Ross articles and arranges a meeting with him at London Waterloo station Bourne realizes that the CIA is following Ross and helps him evade capture for a while However after panicking Ross ignores Bourne s instructions and is shot to death by Blackbriar assassin Paz on orders of Deputy Director Noah Vosen Vosen s team reluctantly assisted by Landy analyzes Ross notes and identifies his source as Neal Daniels a CIA station chief Bourne makes his way to Daniels office in Madrid but finds it empty and runs into Nicky Parsons a former Treadstone operative who shares a history with Bourne Nicky tells him that Daniels has fled to Tangier and aids his escape from an arriving CIA unit Meanwhile Blackbriar asset Desh Bouksani is tasked with killing Daniels Noticing that Nicky accessed information about Daniels Vosen sends Bouksani after her and Bourne a decision with which Landy fiercely disagrees Bourne follows Bouksani to Daniels but fails to prevent Daniels s assassination However Bourne manages to kill Bouksani and save Nicky Bourne then sends her into hiding Examining the contents of Daniels briefcase Bourne finds the address of the deep cover CIA bureau in New York City where Vosen directs Blackbriar Bourne travels to New York Landy receives a phone call from Bourne b which is intercepted by Vosen Landy tells him that his real name is David Webb and gives him the birth date 4 15 71 Vosen also intercepts a text to Landy from Bourne of a location to meet up and leaves his office with a tactical team Bourne however waits for them all to leave enters Vosen s office and takes classified Blackbriar documents Realizing what is going on Vosen sends asset Paz after Bourne The resulting chase ends with Bourne and Paz crashing their cars Bourne holds the injured Paz at gunpoint but spares his life Bourne arrives at a hospital at 415 East 71st Street having figured out Landy s coded message He gives Landy the Blackbriar files before going inside On an upper floor Bourne confronts Dr Albert Hirsch the man who ran Treadstone s behavior modification program Bourne now remembers that he was manipulated into volunteering for Treadstone While fleeing to the roof he is confronted by Paz who asks Why didn t you take the shot Bourne asks Paz if he knows why he is supposed to kill him and repeats the final words of the Professor Look at us Look at what they make you give Paz lowers his gun as Vosen appears and shoots at Bourne who jumps into the East River Three days later Nicky watches a news broadcast about the exposure of Operation Blackbriar the arrests of Hirsch and Vosen a criminal investigation against Kramer and the status of David Webb a k a Jason Bourne Upon hearing that his body has not been found Nicky smiles Bourne turns out to have survived the fall and swims into the darkness Cast editMatt Damon as Jason Bourne a former operative for the black ops Operation Treadstone Julia Stiles as Nicolette Nicky Parsons Bourne s former Treadstone contact in Paris David Strathairn as Noah Vosen CIA deputy director in charge of the new Treadstone black ops upgrade called Operation Blackbriar Scott Glenn as Ezra Kramer director of the CIA Paddy Considine as Simon Ross a reporter for The Guardian who has been investigating Treadstone Edgar Ramirez as Paz a Blackbriar assassin Albert Finney as Dr Albert Hirsch the psychologist who oversaw Treadstone s behavioral modification program Joan Allen as Pamela Landy CIA deputy director and task force chief sent in to aid Vosen in tracking down Bourne Daniel Bruhl as Martin Kreutz Marie s brotherTom Gallop reprises his role as special agent Tom Cronin Pamela Landy s assistant Corey Johnson plays Ray Wills Vosen s deputy at Operation Blackbriar Joey Ansah plays Desh Bouksani a Blackbriar asset tasked to kill Bourne in Tangier Colin Stinton plays Neal Daniels CIA station chief in Madrid and a former member of Treadstone who observed David Webb s initiation into the project and his transition to Jason Bourne Lucy Liemann plays Lucy a Blackbriar technician Franka Potente has an appearance in a flashback as Marie Kreutz Bourne s murdered girlfriend Production edit nbsp Scenes were filmed at London Waterloo station between October 2006 and April 2007The Bourne Ultimatum was filmed at Pinewood Studios near London and in multiple locations around the world including Tangier London Paris Madrid as itself and double for Turin Berlin as double for Moscow New York City including the Springs Mills Building as the deep cover CIA offices and other locations in the U S 5 6 Tony Gilroy who had co written the screenplays of the first two Bourne films had intended The Bourne Supremacy to emphasise Bourne s repentance and atonement for his murders but felt that the released film omitted this focus 7 Gilroy was persuaded to write an initial draft of The Bourne Ultimatum but did not participate further and as of 2009 had not watched the finished film 7 Gilroy s screenplay draft was subsequently criticized by Matt Damon 8 Tom Stoppard wrote a draft of the screenplay later saying I don t think there s a single word of mine in the film 9 Greengrass said the film included several allusions to scenes from previous Bourne films for example the opening chase sequence of The Bourne Ultimatum is a continuation of the Russian police attempts to capture Bourne in Moscow near the end of The Bourne Supremacy and takes place soon after Bourne s apology to Neski s daughter 10 Paul Greengrass spoke about the characterization of Jason Bourne in The Bourne Ultimatum shortly before its release Bourne is a real man in a real world in pursuit of a mythic quest What s wonderful is that it s an oppositional story Is he a killer or was he made to be a killer There is an underlying feeling that Bourne is one of us and he s running away from them He s trying to get answers and he doesn t trust them They re all bad and the system s corrupted To convey that with a sense of excitement in a very contemporary land scape is great fun If you opened your door in New York or Paris or London or whatever you ve got to believe that whatever the story it is that Bourne s engaged in something could be happening there What attracts me to Bourne s world is that it is a real world and I think I m most comfortable there 11 Music editMain article The Bourne Ultimatum Original Motion Picture Soundtrack As with the previous films in the trilogy the score was composed by John Powell A new version of Moby s Extreme Ways entitled Extreme Ways Bourne s Ultimatum was recorded for the film s end credits Scotty Doesn t Know which Bourne listens to while sniping is a song which Damon s character sings in EuroTrip 12 Release editA premiere of The Bourne Ultimatum was held in downtown Oklahoma City on July 31 2007 at Harkins Bricktown Theaters 13 to benefit The Children s Center located in suburban Bethany The film was shown simultaneously on three screens Matt Damon was at the event to greet guests The film premiered at Leicester Square in London on August 15 2007 with Matt Damon Julia Stiles and Joan Allen attending The film was released the next day 14 The film premiered in Sydney on August 8 2007 at the State Theatre with Matt Damon attending An advance screening of The Bourne Ultimatum was held at The Egyptian Theatre to benefit Boise Contemporary Theater on July 30 2007 Producer Frank Marshall and actor Matt Damon were in attendance 15 The first two films The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy also had advance charity screenings in Boise The Bourne Ultimatum was released nationwide on August 30 2007 16 Home media edit The film was released on both DVD and HD DVD on December 11 2007 in North America 17 The DVD was released in both Fullscreen and 2 35 1 Widescreen aspect ratios The HD DVD and DVD special features 18 include several deleted scenes featurettes audio commentary and exclusively on the HD DVD version HDi Interactive Format features such as Picture in Picture Video Commentary In addition to the stand alone DVD release there is a limited edition The Jason Bourne Collection gift set featuring all three films on DVD and a bonus disc with myriad bonus features such as deleted scenes and featurettes The gift set features Swiss Bank safe deposit box packaging including foreign currency and a Jason Bourne passport 19 20 The film and special features on the HD DVD version are presented in 2 35 1 Widescreen high definition 1080i and offer Dolby TrueHD 5 1 lossless and Dolby Digital Plus 5 1 audio options 18 Reception editBox office edit The Bourne Ultimatum earned 69 283 690 during its opening weekend at the box office 3 which at the time had the highest August opening weekend beating Rush Hour 3 21 It would hold that record for seven years until it was overtaken by Guardians of the Galaxy in 2014 22 At the end of its theatrical release the film grossed a total of 227 471 070 in the U S and 215 353 068 in foreign markets for a worldwide total of 442 824 138 making it the highest grossing film in the series 3 Critical response edit On Rotten Tomatoes the film had an overall approval rating of 92 based on 265 reviews and an average score of 8 10 The website s critics consensus reads The Bourne Ultimatum is an intelligent finely tuned non stop thrill ride Another strong performance from Matt Damon and sharp camerawork from Paul Greengrass make this the finest installment of the Bourne trilogy 23 On Metacritic the film received a weighted average score of 85 out of 100 based on 38 critics indicating universal acclaim 24 Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade A on scale of A to F All segments of the audience gave it a grade A or better The audience was 56 male and 82 was 25 or older 25 26 Like its predecessor The Bourne Supremacy the film was criticized for its use of shaky camera work as Richard Corliss of Time magazine in an otherwise positive review wondered why in the chat scenes the camera is afflicted with Parkinson s The film frame trembles obscures the speaker with the listener s shoulder annoys viewers and distracts them from the content of the scene 27 In the British press the inclusion of a fictional journalist from the real British paper The Guardian and scenes set in the United Kingdom particularly Waterloo railway station were commented upon In particular that newspaper s reviewer joked that dodging bullets from a CIA sniper is the sort of thing which happens to us Guardian journalists all the time 28 29 30 31 The film was also well received in the hacker subculture as it showed actual real world applications such as the Bourne again shell and Nmap unlike many other films featuring hacking scenes such as Hackers 32 Top ten lists edit The film appeared on several critics top ten lists of the best films of 2007 33 1st Empire 1st Best Action Adventure Rotten Tomatoes 34 2nd Claudia Puig USA Today 2nd Steven Rea The Philadelphia Inquirer 2nd Joshua Rothkopf Time Out New York 9th Rene Rodriguez The Miami Herald 10th Christy Lemire Associated Press 35 Accolades edit Award Category Recipient ResultAcademy Awards 36 Best Film Editing 37 Christopher Rouse WonBest Sound Editing 37 Karen M Baker and Per Hallberg WonBest Sound Mixing 37 Scott Millan David Parker and Kirk Francis WonBAFTA Awards Best Direction Paul Greengrass NominatedBest Cinematography Oliver Wood NominatedBest Editing Christopher Rouse WonBest Sound Scott Millan David Parker Kirk Francis Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg WonBest Special Visual Effects Peter Chiang Charlie Noble Mattias Lindahl and Joss Williams NominatedOther awards edit ITV3 Crime Thriller Award for Film of the Year 2008 38 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture 2007Sequels editMain articles The Bourne Legacy film and Jason Bourne film In May 2007 prior to the release of The Bourne Ultimatum Matt Damon claimed that he would not be interested in returning for a fourth Bourne film stating of his participation in the Bourne franchise We have ridden that horse as far as we can 39 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 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 40 However on February 22 2008 Variety reported that a fourth film was indeed in the works with both Damon and Greengrass on board 41 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 also attached to the film 42 43 44 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 would be directing The Adjustment Bureau that September 45 On February 1 2010 Damon speaking at the U K 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 revealed that in the meantime there may be a Bourne prequel of some kind with another actor and another director 46 Matt Damon reconfirmed this on a March 10 2010 appearance of Today and that he would only be involved if Greengrass was directing 47 In June 2010 it was announced that Tony Gilroy would be writing The Bourne Legacy and it would have a 2012 release date 48 That October Gilroy was announced as the director of The Bourne Legacy 49 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 50 The Bourne Legacy was released in the U S on August 10 2012 51 Universal Pictures stated at a media conference in Los Angeles California that they are likely to release more Bourne films despite The Bourne Legacy being given mixed reviews by critics 52 On September 15 2014 it was announced that Damon and Greengrass will indeed return for the next Bourne film taking the release date with Renner returning as Cross in a separate film at a later date 53 54 On June 18 2014 the studio pushed back the film from August 14 2015 to July 15 2016 55 The film Jason Bourne premiered in the United States on July 29 2016 to mixed reviews See also editList of films featuring 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