[Locke.]

Matt Damon will once again play Jason Bourne in a sequel set to hit theaters in 2016.

TheWrap reported in September that both Damon and director Paul Greengrass were plotting a return to the franchise. At the time, representatives for Universal and Greengrass had no comment, but E! News reported on Saturday that Damon himself confirmed the news. Right after Ben Affleck blurted it out first.

See video: Matt Damon Is ‘Open’ to Return as Jason Bourne (Video)

“Well, [Damon's] going to be doing a ‘Bourne' movie next fall when I've just completely lost any semblance of physical fitness,” Affleck said Friday night at an event celebrating season four of “Project Greenlight.”

“Yes, next year,” Damon clarified.”It'll be in 2016 when the movie will actually come out. Paul Greengrass is going to do another one and that's all I ever said. I just needed him to say yes.”

Also read: Matt Damon, Paul Greengrass Plot Return to ‘Bourne’ Franchise

Damon said just that last May while discussing being “open” to once again playing the rogue government spy created by author Robert Ludlum.

Jeremy Renner took over the franchise reigns as super spy Aaron Cross in 2012's “Bourne Legacy,” which Universal is also developing a sequel for. Renner's next chapter was slated for July 16 in 2016, but it sounds like Damon may have taken his spot.

http://www.thewrap.com/matt-damon-co...rne-franchise/

At last!!!!!!!!!!

[GypsyGoth]

Sounds like Ben wasn't meant to announce it and yea I'm glad another is being made, the first three were great. And I hope they link the other new one with this one, like have some sorta crossover scene that's in both movies.

[Calderyon]

Great news!

[Jay.]

yes!!!

[Amy Jade]

Would rather watch Jeremy Renner tbh.

The franchise reminds me of Evolution where KB skipped one of the sequels too.

[Locke.]

The Renner movie was actually quite decent but it was still nowhere near as good as the original trilogy

[Locke.]

Here we go

Youtube video

[Calderyon]

It already looks incredible. And it´s only the first teaser.

[Vanessa]

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