'Bourne': Tommy Lee Jones Joins Matt Damon in Sequel
By Justin Kroll
Tommy Lee Jones has joined Matt Damon in the next installment of the Bourne franchise.
Alicia Vikander is also in talks to come on board the untitled project. Julia Stiles is expected to return to the action series, while Paul Greengrass is back to direct and pen the script with Christopher Rouse.
Frank Marshall will produce again alongside Jeffrey Weiner for Captivate Entertainment. Greengrass, Damon, Greg Goodman and Ben Smith will also produce, while Rouse and Henry Morrison will serve as executive producers.
Plot details are unknown at this time, though sources say Jones will play a superior officer at the CIA. Edward Norton, Chris Cooper, Brian Cox and David Strathairn have playing similar roles in past Bourne movies.
Production is expected to begin later this summer. The film will bow on July 29, 2016.
Damon’s three Bourne movies, the first of which was released in 2002, grossed nearly $1 billion worldwide at the box office. Damon last played the iconic role in 2007’s The Bourne Ultimatum, and Jeremy Renner stepped into the franchise with 2012’s Tony Gilroy-directed The Bourne Legacy.
Jones was last seen in The Homesman, which he also wrote and directed, and will appear alongside Kevin Costner in the upcoming thriller Criminal.
