For those fans of the Bourne series, Universal is moving ahead with the franchises’ fourth installment with George Nolfi to write the script. The fourth film of “The Bourne Identity” will not be based on the Robert Ludlum novel. The first three was Ludlums work, but the fourth is not. After Ludlum’s death, Eric Van Lustbader continued the story of Jason Bourne in The Bourne Legacy, The Bourne Betrayal and The Bourne Sanction. So the fourth title, could probably be based on his work.
Studio exevutives are making the Bourne franchise a top priority and has already tapped director Paul Greengrass and star Matt Damon to attach themselves to a new film.
The film will be produced by Frank Marshall and exec produced by Jeffrey Weiner and Henry Morrison. The studio intended to stop at the third installment, but the film grossed $227 million domestically and $215 million overseas.
