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Who's Your Favorite: James Bond or Jason Bourne?

BuzzSugar — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:30:59 -0800

It's the ultimate showdown (of today): Jason Bourne vs. James Bond! Which character do you prefer? Matt Damon recently had some nasty words to say about James Bond and though I can see his point, I still enjoy the classic character - especially as interpreted by our most recent Bond, Daniel Craig.

So who is it for you: James Bond or Jason Bourne?

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Would You Want a Fourth Bourne Movie?

BuzzSugar — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:29:08 -0700

Recently, a rumor started circulating regarding a fourth installment of the Bourne franchise. Pulling a line from a Variety article about upcoming Universal Pictures projects, some people believed that the fourth movie was a done deal, but according to an Empire article, this is all news to director Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon.

Damon told Empire, "We’ve just kind of been amused by the whole thing. I think it’s one of these stories that has a life of it’s own. Not that we’re against it, we’re all for doing a fourth movie but it means coming up with a good story. There are a lot of things that would have to happen before we would sign up for it."

Do you think a fourth Bourne movie would be a good idea? Do you want more Bourne no matter what? Or should they leave well enough alone with the three movies?

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The Bourne Ultimatum: Ultimately Awesome

BuzzSugar — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 23:55:00 -0700

From the breathless start to the wholly satisfying finish, The Bourne Ultimatum is, well, the ultimate action movie experience. Plenty of suspense, intrigue, and fight scenes that somehow make Matt Damon even sexier than ever all add up to the most exciting and tensely gripping movies of the summer.

From the instant The Bourne Ultimatum begins, the shaky camerawork makes the viewer feel rushed and frantic. Bourne is still running from the CIA, having been deemed a "serious threat until proven otherwise." For his part, Bourne thinks "someone started all this, and I'm going to find 'em." Thus, the cat-and-mouse game continues with Bourne trying to track down the person responsible for the way he is and the sketchy CIA guy Noah Vosen (David Strathairn) hot on his trail and taking down anyone who gets in his way. That's just a part of the tensely gripping plot, however, so read more

To help him get Bourne, Vosen strongarms Pamela Landey (Joan Allen) who awesomely turns out to be not just the brains and the beauty of the whole operation, but ultimately the heart and the guts, too. This is, in many ways, her story as well as Bourne's, which is very cool.

Watching the movie there is a sense of nothing being wasted and nothing being used extraneously - every edit a careful decision, every fight scene beautifully choreographed. Even when the point of view is not of one character spying on another, the camera angles are such that we always have this voyeuristic sense of seeing something maybe we shouldn't. It's this thoughtful direction that firmly and deftly places us inside this world of espionage, CIA-sanctioned murder and constant suspicion.

There is a blessed absence of unnecessary gore, zero sex scenes (save a flashback to Bourne making out with Marie), and no gigantic, masturbatory explosions. In this movie, less is more - way more. There's just a haggard man on a mission to find out the truth about his life, and a theater full of people cheering for their hero.

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Movie Preview: Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman in Invictus

BuzzSugar — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:30:12 -0700

Hope you haven't OD'd on Matt Damon yet! Just yesterday I showed you a preview of his upcoming Jason Bourne-esque action flick, Green Zone and today we get a peek at Invictus. In the upcoming film from Clint Eastwood, Damon stars as a Francois Pienaar, real-life member of South Africa's rugby team who's summoned by Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) to rally support in the country and unite the racial divide.

I love Matt Damon, but I'm actually more interested in Freeman's performance in Invictus. It looks like one well-done biopic, and it's obviously Freeman's Oscar film - although I'm sure Damon doing an accent could translate into a nomination for him around awards time, too. (Not to mention that many things Eastwood touches turn to Oscar nods).

Warning: If cheering crowd scenes and African singing often play with your emotions, you may get goose bumps while watching this preview. Check it out, and tell me what you think when you read more.

More Bourne More Bourne More Bourne!!!

PopSugar — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 11:39:43 -0800

Producers are trying to get Matt Damon to sign on to a fourth and fifth sequel to the Bourne series. He is about to do a third but they are mocking up two additional ones. Here's more:

Damon is on board to reprise his role as JASON BOURNE, an amnesiac trying to piece together his past, for the third film in the series, THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM, which starts shooting in August (06).

The books by author ROBERT LUDLUM, on which the film series are loosely based, ended with Ultimatum, but Marshall says he can envision five Bourne films in all.

Producer FRANK MARSHALL says, "It's kinda up to Matt Damon. Maybe to five (films)...at some point he's (Jason Bourne) gotta find out who he is."

Yeah, he has to find out who he is and besides, we just have something for Matt Damon as Jason Bourne. It's his hottest role yet and we'd keep paying to see him even if the tickets were $20 at that point. Come on Matt - say yes!

Angelina Signs on to Lead In Cornwell Suspense Thriller

PopSugar — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:30:26 -0700

Despite frequently talking about slowing down her career, Angelina Jolie just signed onto a deal that has the potential to become a major franchise. Jolie will be playing medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta, who is the lead in a hugely popular 16-book series written by Patricia Cornwell. The first film won't follow the plot of a specific book, but the studio hopes Angelina will be the next Jason Bourne.

Angelina is an action movie expert and is currently working on another suspense thriller, Salt, so it's familiar territory for the actress. While this doesn't sound like taking a break from movies, she still always finds a way to balance work and family life with Brad Pitt and their kids.

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Amy Poehler Lives With Bourne and Can Time Travel

Molly — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:00:00 -0800

Amy Poehler's husband made us laugh earlier this week, but today it was her turn to show off her new TV show. Once called the The Office spinoff, it's now going to be focused on the minutia of local politics - check out lots of details about the show on Buzz. Aziz Ansari, Rashida Jones, and Amy Poehler kept the crowd laughing, which makes me very excited for the show which will premiere April 9, presumably with a title of some kind. Here were some highlights from Amy's hilarious quotes:

On her husband and son's dual Canadian/American citizenship: My husband likes to throw his passports on the bed and pretend he’s Jason Bourne. He frantically packs a bag and rifles through his two passports. I’m hoping my son can do the same thing. Worst Bourne movie ever.
On her reaction to SNL's song to her when she had her baby: Uncontrollable sobbing. I watched it in my hospital bed with my son. He was conveniently born at 6 p.m so I watched it live at 11:30.
On men being more successful than women post-SNL: I think that’s probably changing. I think Lorne Michaels has done more for women in comedy than anyone I know. I’d like to think I’ll be part of making that an old story.
On her character, a local politician being "normal": I am a spy though and I can time travel, and I’m wearing someone else’s face.

Love it already, maybe her friend Tina Fey will have a little competition next award season.

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Will Matt Stop at Bourne Ultimatum?

PopSugar — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 13:25:48 -0800

Matt is still busy on the set of The Bourne Ultimatum in Berlin, the third installment of the Bourne series. I have to say while I have loved the first two I was really disappointed that we didn't learn more about Jason's real identity at the end of Supremacy. So will Jason finally learn the whole story at the end of the third film? Here's highlights:

"He will by the end of this one," Damon said. "I don't know how long we can ride that pony. Maybe he'll get a bump on the head at the end or something."
On doing a fourth Bourne film:
"We have a story and we have a story to tell, but looking at it, to be fair, we go, 'Okay, I think this should be the last one' because I'm half joking, but how long can you [revisit it?] His search for identity is definitely going to come to an end."
Damon continued to joke about the possibilities of a fourth film, in a "Rocky Balboa" sense of tapping the well 20 years later. "I would love that. If I'm like 100 pounds heavier, 'They pulled me back in! They won't let me go!' They're like, 'No, we don't give a sh*t about you. What are you talking about?' Yeah, I think that's actually probably the only way to do another Bourne movie would be to do it 20 years down the road."

Hey, it sorta worked for Sylvester Stallone. As for the series ending after Ultimatum, we hope it's not true, but there were originally only three books in Robert Ludlum's series. Plus we're dying to finally figure out what happened to Jason. For more of my favorite Matt on the set just read more

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My Bet's On Isabella's Daddy, Damon as Bourne

PopSugar — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:00:32 -0700

The adorable Isabella Damon took a walk with grandma at the beautiful Beverly Hills Hotel, where the family is staying while Matt is in town to be honored with a star on the Walk of Fame and attend his LA Bourne Ultimatum premiere. Unfortunately precious Isabella didn't get to go to the big premiere, but her hot dad was the man of the hour alongside his BFF Ben. Matt's been talking a lot about differences between Bourne and Bond but he does think his character could hold his own if the two were ever to face off. Matt said, "It's tough. I wouldn't bet against Bourne... Bond had all those gadgets, though."

James may have more fun gadgets than Jason, but it goes without saying that we'll take Bourne over Bond any day. We can't wait to be on the edge of our seats for The Bourne Ultimatum. We just wish August 3rd would get here already so we can check out Matt on the big screen again.

More of Matt, lucky Luciana and Isabella so just read more

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Matt's Not Ready to See Bourne Go

PopSugar — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:58:19 -0700

Matt Damon showed off his killer smile at a photocall for The Bourne Ultimatum in Japan today. The mayhem may have died down here in the states, but clearly the movie is still going strong overseas. Back in August you guys said that you wanted to see a 4th Bourne movie and apparently Matt agrees! During his stint in Tokyo, he talked about his feelings about Jason Bourne and the possibility of not putting the character to rest just yet, saying,

"Personally, the character means a lot to me because the character has done so much for my career. You know, it put me in the position where I have a lot more choices of kind of movies I want to make. If [director] Paul Greengrass, maybe years down the road, was interested in doing another one, then I would do it, too. I don't think either of us completely put the character to bed yet."

We probably don't need to tell you how much we'd like to see another Bourne movie. Plus, after the huge success after the last film, it might not be such a bad idea for Matt either.

More of Matt in Tokyo so just read more

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