According to an article on Variety.com, director Paul Greengrass has decided to take a pass on a planned fourth installment in Universal's lucrative Jason Bourne franchise. According to a press release the director made, his departure is the result of "feeling the call for a different challenge".Two possible substitutes for the directing duties would include series' scribe Tony Gilroy, who has gone on to direct "Michael Clayton" and "Duplicity", and George Nolfi, who helped write the last Jason Bourne film, "The Bourne Ultimatum".
I'm sure that either Gilroy or Nolfi would do a fine job taking over directorial duties. Hell, they may even learn to keep the camera steady for more than ten seconds. But seriously, let's face facts: do we really need another Jason Bourne film? The fact that "Ultimatum" turned out so well and finished off ol' JB's story is more than enough reason to call it a day. Now that Jason knows who he really is and the shadowy government organizations have been exposed, what is there left to do? Unless they drop a flower pot on Bourne's head, restarting the amnesia, there really is nowhere to go with the character. But hey, money talks in Hollywood, and since each successive Bourne adventure grossed more than the last one, I'm sure Universal is dying to get another JB pic in theaters.
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