Next Jason Bourne odds introduced as Matt Damon ‘dropped’ from franchise | Films | Entertainment | EUROtoday

It’s been a decade since Matt Damon starred in Jason Bourne, his fourth movie within the spy franchise based mostly on the Robert Ludlum novels.

In latest years, rumours abounded that All Quiet on the Western Front director Edward Berger is hooked up to helm Bourne 6.

The solely factor is, the most recent scoop is that Damon is reportedly being dropped from the movies for a reboot.

Jeff Sneider, who broke the information, tweeted a clarification right now: “For the record, I never said Matt Damon won’t be back. I said he could be back to pass the torch in some respect.

“But yes, it sounds like Universal has its eye on a new, younger actor to lead the franchise…”

This signifies that both Universal will completely reboot the franchise with a brand new Bourne actor like a brand new Bond, or they’ll have one other agent star within the collection like Jeremy Renner’s Aaron Cross within the fourth movie, The Bourne Legacy. Whatever the case, the star most certainly to take over (in keeping with the bookies’ race) can also be one of many subsequent 007 favourites, Jacob Elordi, who’s on 2-1. The 28-year-old Australian is up for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar subsequent week. Meanwhile, Timothée Chalamet, who’s up for the Best Actor Oscar, is on 3-1.

Coral’s Dan Stevens mentioned: “It’s not just the next 007 that film fans are waiting to see, there’s now the role of Jason Bourne to be filled also, and the early odds suggest it could be Jacob Elordi and Timothée Chalamet battling it out to replace Matt Damon.” Take all of it with a pinch of salt, but additionally within the bookies’ race are Cosmo Jarvis on 4-1, Glen Powell and Michael B Jordan on 8-1, Tom Hiddleston on 10-1, Nicholas Hoult and Henry Cavill on 12-1, Jason Statham and Jeremy Tenner on 16-1 and Jack Champion on 20-1.