The Jason Bourne saga relaunched with a new film?

With or without Matt Damon? Universal bought the rights of books at a high price to continue (or start again) the saga.

Almost ten years later Jason Bourne (2016), the amnesiac agent may well regain service.

According to VarietyNbcuniversal has just offered all of the rights (excluding edition) on the series of novels by Robert Ludlum, and without limit in time. An XXL redemption – described as a “”Massive nine -figure offer “, therefore an acquisition at $ 100 million – obtained at the end of an auction battle bringing together up to seven offers.

If no new film has yet been officially announced, the operation clearly opens the door to “New shutters” Around Agent Jason Bourne.

“Since its beginnings in 2002, the franchise has redefined the kind of espionage with films that have established new standards for action in the cinema“Said Peter Cramer, President of Universal Pictures, adding that the studio was”fully motivated“To extend this universe.

Launched with Memory in the skin From Doug Liman, the saga follows Jason Bourne, Assassin of the CIA struck with amnesia, and has already generated more than $ 1.6 billion in the world box office. His five films – of which Death in the skin And Revenge in the skin – influenced a whole section of action cinema in the 2000s, with a raw and realistic style. Note that the franchise has already been entitled to a spin-off, Jason Bourne: heritageworn by Jeremy Renner. And franchise has already extended in series – without much success – with Treastone Broadcast in 2019 (on Amazon Prime Video).

So we do not know well to what extent nbcuniversal can explore this franchise already widely wrung. Unless you start everything again and make a total reboot, without Matt Damon …