> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://spyglass.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Bourne, Jason Bourne Again - URL: https://spyglass.org/jason-bourne-streaming-future/ - Published: 2025-03-23T21:26:19.000Z - Updated: 2025-03-23T21:26:19.000Z - Description: With Bond firmly in Amazon control, where will Bourne land? - Author: M.G. Siegler - Tags: film, netflix, apple, skydance, paramount, entertainment, streaming [Jason Bourne Franchise Shopped as Rights Leave Universal (Exclusive)The Robert Ludlum estate has been taking meetings with players including Skydance, Apple and Netflix for a potential reboot of the spy franchise.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/af/ca/afcaa655-46e2-45b8-889a-2881de5cce69/content/images/icon/favicon-12.png)The Hollywood ReporterAaron Couch![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/af/ca/afcaa655-46e2-45b8-889a-2881de5cce69/content/images/thumbnail/M8DBOID_EC001-EMBED-2024.jpg)](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jason-bourne-reboot-eyed-universal-1236148097/?ref=spyglass.org) There seems to be a bit of an epidemic with regard to [spy-related IP](https://spyglass.org/from-amazon-with-love/) entering periods of transition right now. Especially if the property carries the initials "JB": > [Jason Bourne](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/bourne-supremacy-changed-action-movies-15-years-1226194/?ref=spyglass.org) is emptying out his safe deposit box on the Universal lot. > > WME is shopping the rights to the spy franchise and the rest of the Robert Ludlum library on behalf of the late author’s estate. > > The goal is to find a new home for the franchise and make the superspy a more regular presence onscreen. Bourne last appeared nearly a decade ago in [*Jason Bourne*](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/jason-bourne/?ref=spyglass.org) (2016), from Universal and producer Captivate Entertainment, which manages the film rights for the Ludlum estate. It is too early to say if longtime star [Matt Damon](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/matt-damon/?ref=spyglass.org) would be involved in the new iteration. If people feel like it's now been a long time between *James Bond* films, consider that *No Time to Die* was released **five years after** the last installment of *Bourne*. Of course, *Bourne* doesn't have nearly the um, legacy, as *Bond*, nor the track record. Still, there were times over the past two decades when it felt like the newer franchise was pushing the elder spy in ways. In particular the first three films – *Identity*, *Supremacy*, and *Ultimatum* – which seemed to get better with each installment. The attempt to slot in Jeremy Renner for Matt Damon didn't really work in *Legacy*. And while he wasn't trying to be Jason Bourne, it still had a bit of a George Lazenby-replacing-Sean Connery vibe – even though *On Her Majesty's Secret Service* is a very good *Bond* film! – and soon enough, Damon, like Connery, was back. The problem there was that the confusingly if transparently titled *Jason Bourne* ("don't worry everyone, Matt Damon is back") was the weakest of the films to date – though it still performed pretty well at the box office. Anyway, who is in the running to snatch the IP? > Skydance, Apple and Netflix are said to have met with the estate for the rights. Universal, too, could potentially win the rights back if it made an attractive bid. Not listed, of course, is Amazon. Which seemingly now has its hands full with [their Spy IP](https://spyglass.org/license-to-shop/). Of the ones listed, obviously Apple would be interesting for the same reasons they would have been a potentially good steward of *Bond*: they'll spend a lot of money on such prestige IP – and presumably *Bourne* would remain a theatrical play, [even though Apple](https://spyglass.org/apple-wolfs-review/) [has been pulling back there](https://spyglass.org/apple-hollywood-seppuku/). Netflix, of course, would like *Bourne* ***not*** to be a theatrical play if they bought the IP, which may be a sticking point [as always with them](https://spyglass.org/can-barbie-break-netflix/) ([until they inevitably backtrack](https://spyglass.org/netflix-movie-theaters/)). Skydance makes some sense given what they've done with *Top Gun* and can [make this a new Paramount tentpole](https://spyglass.org/skydance-paramount-scale/) – but they're seemingly having a hell of a time closing that deal. Meanwhile, Matt Damon is 54 years old. Sean Connery last played Bond when he was 53\. And that was in *Never Say Never Again*, the unofficial remake of *Thunderball* where even the title is a play on Connery's age (and comeback). Daniel Craig was also 53 in *No Time to Die* as obviously human beings age differently in the 2020s than they did in the 1980s. Roger Moore was still the oldest Bond at 57 in *A View to Kill*. Even if *Bourne* is sold quickly, it would probably take until at least 2028 until we realistically saw a new *Bourne* film. Damon would be pushing 60\. Does he really come back – [Odysseus-style](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%5FOdyssey%5F%282026%5Ffilm%29?ref=spyglass.org) – or do they take the opportunity to do a full, [younger reboot](https://spyglass.org/aaron-taylor-johnson-james-bond/)? **One more thing:** I had totally missed that Edward Berger [was hired back in 2023](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/new-jason-bourne-movie-universal-1235667145/?ref=spyglass.org) to reboot *Bourne*. After his *All Quiet on the Western Front* work, he was tied to basically every bit of major IP – including, [yes, *Bond*](https://spyglass.org/the-race-for-server-space/#:~:text=The%20first%20scripted,long.%20%5BMacRumors%5D) ([and the *Ocean's* franchise reboot](https://spyglass.org/whopper-of-a-week/#:~:text=%F0%9F%8E%B2%20Tide%20Rising,point..%20%5BDeadline%5D)). Seemingly none of those are happening with Berger as of now. A *Bourne* [Apple Immersive movie](https://spyglass.org/submerged-in-apple-vision-pro/) would be fun though. [Live and Let BuyJames Bond now fully works for Amazon. Die Another Same Day Delivery?![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/af/ca/afcaa655-46e2-45b8-889a-2881de5cce69/content/images/icon/Spyglass-Rings---Multi-660.png)SpyglassM.G. Siegler![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/af/ca/afcaa655-46e2-45b8-889a-2881de5cce69/content/images/thumbnail/mgs22_james_bond_delivering_a_package_cartoon_--ar_21_--profi_cc863c9f-e2bf-40e8-bc04-ccf5aefb40f3_3-3.png)](https://spyglass.org/from-amazon-with-love/) [For 007, Amazon is Not EnoughAmazon seemingly has a big Barbara Broccoli problem, which means the world has a big James Bond problem![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/af/ca/afcaa655-46e2-45b8-889a-2881de5cce69/content/images/icon/Spyglass-Rings---Multi-661.png)SpyglassM.G. Siegler![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/af/ca/afcaa655-46e2-45b8-889a-2881de5cce69/content/images/thumbnail/Screenshot-2024-12-20-at-1.50.39-PM-1-4.png)](https://spyglass.org/license-to-shop/) [A Bond for the (Correct) Ages?Aaron Taylor-Johnson Offered James Bond Role Reportedly will “sign contract this week” The Sun Howell Davies & Ellie Henman At last, some spy news on Spyglass. With the very real caveat that I’m linking to a UK tabloid (owned by News Corp) and that even they are couching this news with![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/af/ca/afcaa655-46e2-45b8-889a-2881de5cce69/content/images/icon/Spyglass-Rings---Multi-662.png)SpyglassM.G. Siegler![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/af/ca/afcaa655-46e2-45b8-889a-2881de5cce69/content/images/thumbnail/skynews-aaron-taylor-johnson_6494660-1-2.jpg)](https://spyglass.org/aaron-taylor-johnson-james-bond/)