Thursday, September 9, 2010

The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

4:58 AM  John Matt  


The Bourne Ultimatum is a 2007 spy film directed by Paul Greengrass and loosely based[1] on the Robert Ludlum novel of the same name. The film is a sequel to The Bourne Supremacy (2004), also following The Bourne Identity (2002). Matt Damon reprises his role as Ludlum's signature character, former CIA assassin and psychogenic amnesiac[2] Jason Bourne. The film continues the saga of Jason Bourne as he escapes from authorities in Moscow and travels to Paris, London, Madrid, Tangier and New York City to uncover his real identity, while the CIA continues to send assassins after him. The film co-starred Julia Stiles, David Strathairn, Scott Glenn, Paddy Considine, Edgar Ramirez, Albert Finney, and Joan Allen. The script was written by Tony Gilroy, Scott Z. Burns, George Nolfi and an uncredited Tom Stoppard.[3] The producers were Patrick Crowley, Frank Marshall, Paul L. Sandberg, and Doug Liman, who directed the first Bourne film, The Bourne Identity.
The Bourne Ultimatum was produced by Universal Pictures and was released on August 3, 2007, in North America, where it grossed $69.3 million in ticket sales in its first weekend of release, making it the highest August opening in the U.S.[4] and Matt Damon's highest grossing film with him as the lead role. Although all three films have been commercially successful and critically acclaimed, The Bourne Ultimatum is the only film in the trilogy to have been nominated for any Academy Awards, winning all three of its nominations for Best Film Editing, Best Sound, and Best Sound Editing at the 80th Academy Awards.



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