Bourne universally Universal

Yeh, weak title but it was better than the ‘Bourne again’ ones.  Maybe.

Personally I loved the three Bourne movies, and I’m excited about the idea of a fourth.  If the screenplay is good, I’ll enjoy it.  So it’s interesting to hear (from Variety) that Universal have agreed with the Ludlum estate to secure exclusive rights to Bourne and first dibs on other Ludlum novels.  This means that if Universal want to turn Bourne into a long running franchise (longer than it already is) they’re one step closer.

The Estate remains involved and has contractual approval on actors, screenplays and characters.

Check out the full article.