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'{{short description|2007 action film directed by Paul Greengrass}} {{Redirect|Bourne 3|the novel|The Bourne Ultimatum}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2013}} {{Infobox film | name = The Bourne Ultimatum | image = The Bourne Ultimatum (2007 film poster).jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | alt = | director = [[Paul Greengrass]] | producer = {{Plainlist| * [[Frank Marshall (film producer)|Frank Marshall]] * Patrick Crowley * Paul L. Sandberg }} | screenplay = {{Plainlist| * [[Tony Gilroy]] * [[Scott Z. Burns]] * [[George Nolfi]] }} | story = Tony Gilroy | based_on = {{Based on|''[[The Bourne Ultimatum]]''|[[Robert Ludlum]]}} | starring = {{Plainlist|<!--The cast is in order, so don't change that!--> * [[Matt Damon]] * [[Julia Stiles]] * [[David Strathairn]] * [[Scott Glenn]] * [[Paddy Considine]] * [[Édgar Ramírez]] * [[Albert Finney]] * [[Joan Allen]] }} | music = [[John Powell (film composer)|John Powell]] | cinematography = [[Oliver Wood (cinematographer)|Oliver Wood]] | editing = [[Christopher Rouse (film editor)|Christopher Rouse]] | studio = {{Plainlist| * [[Universal Pictures]] * [[The Kennedy/Marshall Company|Kennedy/Marshall]] * [[Ludlum Entertainment]] }} | distributor = Universal Pictures | released = {{Film date|2007|07|25|[[ArcLight Hollywood]]|2007|08|03|United States}} | runtime = 115 minutes<ref>{{cite web |title=The Bourne Ultimatum |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/bourne-ultimatum-film |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |access-date=March 3, 2015}}</ref> | country = {{Plainlist| * Germany<ref name="BFI">{{cite web |title=The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) |url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b8b8ed25f |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711171206/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b8b8ed25f |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 11, 2012 |website=[[British Film Institute]] |access-date=September 30, 2012}}</ref> * United States<ref name="BFI"/> }} | language = English | budget = $110 million<ref name="BoxOfficeMojo">{{cite web |title=The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bourneultimatum.htm |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=August 21, 2007}}</ref> | gross = $444.1 million<ref name="BoxOfficeMojo" /> }} '''''The Bourne Ultimatum''''' is a 2007 [[action film|action]]-[[thriller film]] directed by [[Paul Greengrass]]. Although it shares its name with the 1990 novel ''[[The Bourne Ultimatum]]'' by [[Robert Ludlum]], its plot is entirely different. The screenplay was written by [[Tony Gilroy]], [[Scott Z. Burns]] and [[George Nolfi]] and based on a screen story of the novel by Gilroy. ''The Bourne Ultimatum'' is the third installment in the [[Bourne (film series)|''Jason Bourne'' film series]], after ''[[The Bourne Identity (2002 film)|The Bourne Identity]]'' (2002) and ''[[The Bourne Supremacy (film)|The Bourne Supremacy]]'' (2004). The fourth film, ''[[The Bourne Legacy (film)|The Bourne Legacy]]'', was released in August 2012, without the involvement of lead actor [[Matt Damon]], and the fifth film (a direct sequel to ''Ultimatum''), ''[[Jason Bourne (film)|Jason Bourne]]'', was released in July 2016. Matt Damon reprises his role as Ludlum's signature character, former [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] assassin and [[psychogenic amnesia]]c [[Jason Bourne]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nysun.com/arts/jason-bourne-takes-his-case-to-moma/78614 |title=Jason Bourne Takes His Case to MoMA |first=Bruce |last=Bennett |date=May 28, 2008 |newspaper=[[The New York Sun]] |access-date=September 10, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126214640/https://www.nysun.com/arts/jason-bourne-takes-his-case-to-moma/78614 |archivedate=January 26, 2022}}</ref> In the film, Bourne continues his search for information about his past before he was part of [[Jason Bourne#Operation Treadstone|Operation Treadstone]] and becomes a target of a similar assassin program. ''The Bourne Ultimatum'' was produced by [[Universal Studios|Universal Pictures]] and was released on August 3, 2007, and grossed a total of $444.1 million worldwide becoming, at the time, Damon's highest-grossing film with him as the lead. The film received universal acclaim from critics, who considered it to be the best film in the series. It was chosen by [[National Board of Review]] as one of the [[National Board of Review Awards 2007#Top 10 Films|top ten films of 2007]] and went on to win all three of its nominations at the [[80th Academy Awards]]: [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]], [[Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing|Best Sound Mixing]] and [[Academy Award for Best Sound Editing|Best Sound Editing]]. ==Plot== Following his pursuit by Kirill{{efn|As depicted in ''[[The Bourne Supremacy (film)|The Bourne Supremacy]]'' (2004)}}, [[Jason Bourne]] evades Moscow police while wounded and deals with more [[Flashback (narrative)|flashbacks]] of when he first joined [[Jason Bourne#Operation Treadstone|Operation Treadstone]]. Six weeks later, [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] [[Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency|Deputy Director]] Pamela Landy reveals the audiotaped confession of Ward Abbott, the late former head of Treadstone, to [[Director of the Central Intelligence Agency|Director]] Ezra Kramer. Meanwhile, in [[Turin]], journalist Simon Ross of ''[[The Guardian]]'' learns about Bourne and Operation Blackbriar, the program succeeding Treadstone. Using the [[ECHELON]] system, the CIA detects Ross when he mentions Blackbriar during a phone call to his editor. Bourne reappears in Paris to inform Martin Kreutz, the brother of his girlfriend Marie, of her assassination in India. Bourne reads Ross' articles and arranges a meeting with him at [[London Waterloo station]]. Bourne realizes that the CIA is following Ross and helps him evade capture for a while. However, after panicking, Ross ignores Bourne's instructions, and is shot to death by Blackbriar assassin Paz on orders of Deputy Director Noah Vosen. Vosen's team, reluctantly assisted by Landy, analyzes Ross' notes and identifies his source as Neal Daniels, a CIA [[station chief]]. Bourne makes his way to Daniels' office in Madrid but finds it empty and runs into Nicky Parsons, a former Treadstone operative who shares a history with Bourne. Nicky tells him that Daniels has fled to Tangier and aids his escape from an arriving CIA unit. Meanwhile, Blackbriar "asset" Desh Bouksani is tasked with killing Daniels. Noticing that Nicky accessed information about Daniels, Vosen sends Bouksani after her and Bourne, a decision with which Landy fiercely disagrees. Bourne follows Bouksani to Daniels but fails to prevent Daniels' assassination. However, Bourne manages to kill Bouksani and save Nicky; Bourne then sends her into hiding. Examining the contents of Daniels' briefcase, Bourne finds the address of the deep-cover CIA bureau in [[New York City]], where Vosen directs Blackbriar. Bourne travels to New York. Landy receives a phone call from Bourne{{efn|As depicted in ''[[The Bourne Supremacy (film)|The Bourne Supremacy]]'' (2004)}}, which is intercepted by Vosen. Landy tells him that his real name is David Webb and gives him the birth date "4-15-71". Vosen also intercepts a text to Landy from Bourne of a location to meet up, and leaves his office with a tactical team. Bourne, however, waits for them all to leave, enters Vosen's office, and takes classified Blackbriar documents. Realizing what is going on, Vosen sends asset Paz after Bourne. The resulting chase ends with Bourne and Paz crashing their cars. Bourne holds the injured Paz at gunpoint, but spares his life. Bourne arrives at a hospital at 415 East 71st Street, having figured out Landy's coded message. He gives Landy the Blackbriar files before going inside. On an upper floor, Bourne confronts Dr. Albert Hirsch, the man who ran Treadstone's [[behavior modification]] program. Bourne now remembers that he was manipulated into volunteering for Treadstone. While fleeing to the roof, he is confronted by Paz, who asks, "Why didn't you take the shot?" Bourne asks Paz if he knows why he is supposed to kill him, and repeats the final words of the Professor: ''Look at us. Look at what they make you give''. Paz lowers his gun, as Vosen appears and shoots at Bourne, who jumps into the [[East River]]. Three days later, Nicky watches a news broadcast about the exposure of Operation Blackbriar, the arrests of Hirsch and Vosen, a criminal investigation against Kramer, and the status of David Webb, a.k.a. Jason Bourne. Upon hearing that his body has not been found, Nicky smiles. Bourne turns out to have survived the fall and swims into the darkness. ==Cast== <!--Starring roles are listed with bullet points here--> * [[Matt Damon]] as [[Jason Bourne]], a former operative for the black ops Operation Treadstone. * [[Julia Stiles]] as Nicolette "Nicky" Parsons, Bourne's former Treadstone contact in Paris. * [[David Strathairn]] as Noah Vosen, CIA deputy director in charge of the new Treadstone black ops upgrade called Operation Blackbriar. * [[Scott Glenn]] as Ezra Kramer, director of the CIA. * [[Paddy Considine]] as Simon Ross, a reporter for ''The Guardian'' who has been investigating Treadstone. * [[Édgar Ramírez]] as Paz, a Blackbriar assassin. * [[Albert Finney]] as Dr. Albert Hirsch, the psychologist who oversaw Treadstone's behavioral modification program. * [[Joan Allen]] as Pamela Landy, CIA deputy director and task force chief, sent in to aid Vosen in tracking down Bourne. * [[Daniel Brühl]] as Martin Kreutz, Marie's brother [[Tom Gallop]] reprises his role as special agent Tom Cronin, Pamela Landy's assistant. [[Corey Johnson (actor)|Corey Johnson]] plays Ray Wills, Vosen's deputy at Operation Blackbriar. [[Joey Ansah]] plays Desh Bouksani, a Blackbriar asset tasked to kill Bourne in Tangier. [[Colin Stinton]] plays Neal Daniels, CIA station chief in Madrid and a former member of Treadstone, who observed David Webb's initiation into the project and his transition to Jason Bourne. [[Lucy Liemann]] plays Lucy, a Blackbriar technician. [[Franka Potente]] has an appearance in a flashback as Marie Kreutz, Bourne's murdered girlfriend. ==Production== [[File:Waterloo Station concourse.jpg|thumb|Scenes were filmed at [[London Waterloo station]] between October 2006 and April 2007]] ''The Bourne Ultimatum'' was filmed at [[Pinewood Studios]] near London and in multiple locations around the world, including Tangier, London, Paris, Madrid (as itself and double for Turin), Berlin (as double for Moscow), New York City including the [[Springs Mills Building]] (as the deep cover CIA offices), and other locations in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thebourneultimatum.com |title=The Bourne Ultimatum |website=Universal Pictures |access-date=April 4, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bayonnelra.com/film.htm |title=Film & TV Production Leases |website=Bayonne Local Redevelopment Authority |access-date=April 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720093900/http://www.bayonnelra.com/film.htm |archive-date=July 20, 2012}}</ref> [[Tony Gilroy]], who had co-written the screenplays of the first two ''Bourne'' films, had intended ''The Bourne Supremacy'' to emphasise Bourne's repentance and atonement for his murders, but felt that the released film omitted this focus.<ref name="NY-Gilroy">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/03/16/090316fa_fact_max?currentPage=all |title=How Tony Gilroy surprises jaded moviegoers |date=March 16, 2009 |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |access-date=June 24, 2012}}</ref> Gilroy was persuaded to write an initial draft of ''The Bourne Ultimatum'', but did not participate further, and as of 2009 had not watched the finished film.<ref name="NY-Gilroy"/> Gilroy's screenplay draft was subsequently criticized by Matt Damon.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/13/matt-damon-rips-tony-gilr_n_1145039.html |title=Matt Damon Rips Tony Gilroy On 'Bourne,' Apologizes |date=December 13, 2011 |website=[[Huffington Post]] |access-date=June 24, 2012}}</ref> [[Tom Stoppard]] wrote a draft of the screenplay, later saying "I don't think there's a single word of mine in the film."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Rapkin |first=Mickey |title=Tom Stoppard |url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/tom-stoppard |magazine=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out New York]] |access-date=August 16, 2012 |date=October 18, 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104001215/https://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/tom-stoppard |archivedate=January 4, 2017}}</ref> Greengrass said the film included several allusions to scenes from previous ''Bourne'' films; for example, the opening chase sequence of ''The Bourne Ultimatum'' is a continuation of the Russian police attempts to capture Bourne in Moscow near the end of ''The Bourne Supremacy'' and takes place soon after Bourne's apology to Neski's daughter.<ref>{{cite video|title=The Bourne Ultimatum|date=December 11, 2007|people=[[Paul Greengrass]]|medium=DVD audio commentary|publisher=[[Universal Studios]]}}</ref> Paul Greengrass spoke about the characterization of Jason Bourne in ''The Bourne Ultimatum'' shortly before its release: {{blockquote|Bourne is a real man in a real world in pursuit of a mythic quest. What's wonderful is that it's an oppositional story. Is he a killer, or was he made to be a killer? There is an underlying feeling that Bourne is one of us, and he's running away from "them." He's trying to get answers, and he doesn't trust them. They're all bad, and the system's corrupted. To convey that with a sense of excitement in a very contemporary land-scape is great fun. [...] If you opened your door in New York or Paris or London or whatever, you've got to believe that whatever the story it is that Bourne's engaged in [, something] could be happening there. [...] What attracts me to Bourne's world is that it is a real world and I think I'm most comfortable there.<ref name=Dodds>{{cite journal |last=Dodds |first=Klaus |title=Gender, Geopolitics and Geosurveillance in ''The Bourne Ultimatum'' |journal=[[The Geographical Review]] |date=January 2011 |volume=101 |issue=1 |pages=88–105 |doi=10.1111/j.1931-0846.2011.00074.x |s2cid=144169827 |url=https://royalholloway.academia.edu/KlausDodds/Papers/382806/GENDER_GEOPOLITICS_AND_GEOSURVEILLANCE_IN_THE_BOURNE_ULTIMATUM |access-date=July 11, 2012}}</ref>}} ==Music== {{Main|The Bourne Ultimatum: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack}} As with the previous films in the trilogy, the score was composed by [[John Powell (composer)|John Powell]]. A new version of [[Moby]]'s "[[Extreme Ways]]", entitled "Extreme Ways (Bourne's Ultimatum)", was recorded for the film's end credits. "[[Scotty Doesn't Know]]", which Bourne listens to while sniping, is a song which Damon's character sings in ''[[EuroTrip]]''.<ref name="ryan20180817">{{Cite web |last=Ryan |first=Mike |date=2018-08-17 |title=Don't Tell Scotty But Here's An Oral History Of 'Scotty Doesn't Know' |url=https://uproxx.com/movies/scotty-doesnt-know-eurotrip-oral-history/ |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=UPROXX |language=en-US}}</ref> ==Release== A premiere of ''The Bourne Ultimatum'' was held in [[downtown Oklahoma City]] on July 31, 2007, at [[Harkins Theatres|Harkins]] [[Bricktown (Oklahoma City)|Bricktown]] Theaters<ref>{{cite news |url=http://newsok.com/article/3083167/?print=1 |title=The Bourne Ultimatum Oklahoma City Premiere |newspaper=[[The Oklahoman]] |access-date=July 14, 2007}}</ref> to benefit ''The Children's Center'', located in suburban [[Bethany, Oklahoma|Bethany]]. The film was shown simultaneously on three screens. Matt Damon was at the event to greet guests. The film premiered at [[Leicester Square]] in London on August 15, 2007, with Matt Damon, Julia Stiles and Joan Allen attending. The film was released the next day.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/6948723.stm |title=In pictures: Bourne film premiere |website=[[BBC News]] |access-date=August 20, 2007 |date=August 15, 2007}}</ref> The film premiered in [[Sydney]] on August 8, 2007, at the [[State Theatre (Sydney)|State Theatre]], with Matt Damon attending. An advance screening of ''The Bourne Ultimatum'' was held at [[The Egyptian Theatre]] to benefit [[Boise Contemporary Theater]] on July 30, 2007. Producer [[Frank Marshall (film producer)|Frank Marshall]] and actor Matt Damon were in attendance.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.idahostatesman.com/266/gallery/120814-a120827-t2.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103050531/http://www.idahostatesman.com/266/gallery/120814-a120827-t2.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 3, 2013 |title=Bourne gallery |newspaper=[[Idaho Statesman]] |date=July 30, 2007}}</ref> The first two films, ''The Bourne Identity'' and ''The Bourne Supremacy'', also had advance charity screenings in Boise. ''The Bourne Ultimatum'' was released nationwide on August 30, 2007.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,22091056-5012985,00.html |title=Damon's Aussie sojourn |website=[[AdelaideNow]] |access-date=July 19, 2007 |date=July 17, 2007}}</ref> ===Home media=== The film was released on both [[DVD]] and [[HD DVD]] on December 11, 2007 in North America.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/the-bourne-ultimatum.html |title=The Bourne Ultimatum (US&nbsp;— DVD R1&#124;HD Release) |website=DVD Active |access-date=October 19, 2007}}</ref> The DVD was released in both [[Fullscreen (cinema)|Fullscreen]] and [[2.35:1]] [[Widescreen]] aspect ratios. The HD DVD and DVD special features<ref name="HDDVDFeatures">{{cite web |url=http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/1137/bourneultimatum.html |title=HD DVD Review: The Bourne Ultimatum |website=High-Def Digest |access-date=October 27, 2008}}</ref> include several deleted scenes, featurettes, audio commentary, and exclusively on the HD DVD version, [[HDi Interactive Format]] features such as Picture-in-Picture Video Commentary. In addition to the stand-alone DVD release, there is a limited edition 'The Jason Bourne Collection' gift set, featuring all three films on DVD and a bonus disc with myriad bonus features such as deleted scenes and featurettes. The gift set features [[Swiss bank account|Swiss Bank]] [[safe deposit box]] packaging including foreign currency and a Jason Bourne [[passport]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Universal/Disc_Announcements/Universal_Says_No_to_Jason_Bourne_Collection_HD_DVD_/1171 |title=Universal Says No to 'Jason Bourne Collection' HD DVD |website=High-Def Digest |date=November 15, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/the-bourne-ultimatum.html |title=The Bourne Ultimatum (US – DVD R1 &#124; HD) |website=DVDActive.com |access-date=October 27, 2008}}</ref> The film and special features on the HD DVD version are presented in 2:35:1 Widescreen high definition [[1080i]] and offer Dolby [[TrueHD]] [[5.1]] [[Meridian Lossless Packing|lossless]] and [[Dolby Digital Plus]] 5.1 audio options.<ref name="HDDVDFeatures" /> ==Reception== <!--When updating the gross or the ranking on a review site, be sure to update the accessdate in the ref template. this signifies that the information is correct as of a certain date.--> ===Box office=== ''The Bourne Ultimatum'' earned $69,283,690 during its opening weekend at the box office,<ref name="BoxOfficeMojo"/> which at the time had the highest August opening weekend, beating ''[[Rush Hour 3]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/23057-bourne-ultimatum-breaks-august-box-office-record|title=Bourne Ultimatum Breaks August Box Office Record!|date=August 6, 2007 }}</ref> It would hold that record for seven years until it was overtaken by ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'' in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Suber |first=Ray |date=August 3, 2014 |title=Weekend Report: 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Obliterates August Record |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3885&p=.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140806010826/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3885&p=.htm |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |access-date=August 3, 2014 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref> At the end of its theatrical release, the film grossed a total of $227,471,070 in the U.S. and $215,353,068 in foreign markets for a worldwide total of $442,824,138, making it the highest-grossing film in the series.<ref name="BoxOfficeMojo"/> ===Critical response=== On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film had an overall approval rating of 92% based on 265 reviews and an average score of 8/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "''The Bourne Ultimatum'' is an intelligent, finely tuned non-stop thrill ride. Another strong performance from Matt Damon and sharp camerawork from Paul Greengrass make this the finest installment of the ''Bourne'' trilogy."<ref name="RottenTomatoes">{{cite web |title=The Bourne Ultimatum |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher= [[Fandango Media]] |date=August 12, 2007 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bourne_ultimatum |access-date=July 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911191945/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bourne_ultimatum/numbers.php |archive-date=September 11, 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film received a weighted average score of 85 out of 100 based on 38 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/bourneultimatum |title=The Bourne Ultimatum Reviews, Ratings, Credits |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=July 11, 2012}}</ref> Audiences surveyed by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film a grade "A" on scale of A+ to F. All segments of the audience gave it a grade "A" or better. The audience was 56% male, and 82% was 25 or older.<ref>{{cite web |date=7 August 2007 |title=Uni's 'Ultimatum' accepted: $69.3 mil open takes No. 1 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/unis-ultimatum-accepted-693-mil-146793 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |title= BOURNE ULTIMATUM, THE (2007) A |work= [[CinemaScore]] |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |archive-date= 2018-12-20 }}</ref> Like its predecessor, ''The Bourne Supremacy'', the film was criticized for its use of "[[shaky camera]]" work, as [[Richard Corliss]] of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine, in an otherwise positive review, wondered "why, in the chat scenes, the camera is afflicted with [[Parkinson's disease|Parkinson's]]? The film frame trembles, obscures the speaker with the listener's shoulder, annoys viewers and distracts them from the content of the scene."<ref>{{cite magazine |date=August 2, 2007 |last=Corliss |first=Richard |author-link=Richard Corliss |url=http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1649187,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070907155701/http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1649187,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 7, 2007 |title=The Bourne Ultimatum: A Macho Fantasy |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=August 12, 2007}}</ref> In the British press, the inclusion of a fictional journalist from the real British paper ''[[The Guardian]]'' and scenes set in the United Kingdom (particularly Waterloo railway station) were commented upon. In particular, that newspaper's reviewer joked that "dodging bullets from a CIA sniper... is the sort of thing which happens to us ''Guardian'' journalists all the time."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/Critic_Review/Guardian_Film_of_the_week/0,,2150073,00.html |title=The Bourne Ultimatum |first=Peter |last=Bradshaw |date=August 17, 2007 |access-date=February 26, 2008 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2007/aug/23/1 |title=Diary |first=Duncan |last=Campbell |date=August 23, 2007 |access-date=February 26, 2008 |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,,2142463,00.html |title=Killer instinct |first=John |last=Patterson |date=August 6, 2007 |access-date=February 26, 2008 |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,,2142733,00.html |title=I had to wimp down a little bit |first=Patrick |last=Barkham |date=August 6, 2007 |access-date=February 26, 2008 |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London}}</ref> The film was also well received in the [[Hacker (computer security)|hacker]] subculture, as it showed actual real-world applications such as the [[Bourne-again shell]] and [[Nmap]], unlike many other films featuring hacking scenes (such as ''[[Hackers (film)|Hackers]]'').<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nmap.org/movies.html#bourne |title=Nmap in the movies |website=Nmap.org |access-date=April 13, 2012}}</ref> ===Top ten lists=== The film appeared on several critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/film/awards/2007/toptens.shtml |title=Metacritic: 2007 Film Critic Top Ten Lists |access-date=January 5, 2008 |website=[[Metacritic]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102102034/http://www.metacritic.com/film/awards/2007/toptens.shtml <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=January 2, 2008}}</ref> * 1st&nbsp;— ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' * 1st&nbsp;— Best Action/Adventure, ''Rotten Tomatoes''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/features/rtawards/?category=action&rank=1 |title=More action |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher= [[Fandango Media]] |access-date=October 30, 2011}}</ref> * 2nd&nbsp;— Claudia Puig, ''[[USA Today]]'' * 2nd&nbsp;— Steven Rea, ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'' * 2nd&nbsp;— Joshua Rothkopf, ''[[Time Out New York]]'' * 9th&nbsp;— Rene Rodriguez, ''[[The Miami Herald]]'' * 10th&nbsp;— Christy Lemire, [[Associated Press]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.columbiatribune.com/2007/Dec/20071227Go!013.asp |title='No Country for Old Men' earns nod from AP critics |access-date=December 31, 2007 |first1=David |last1=Germain |first2=Christy |last2=Lemire |date=December 27, 2007 |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=[[Columbia Daily Tribune]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20080103000750/http://www.columbiatribune.com/2007/Dec/20071227Go!013.asp <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=January 3, 2008}}</ref> ===Accolades=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! scope="col"| Award ! scope="col"| Category ! scope="col"| Recipient ! scope="col"| Result |- |rowspan="3"| [[Academy Awards]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/24/oscar.complete.list/index.html |title=Complete list of Academy Award nominees & winners |website=[[CNN]] |date=January 22, 2008 |access-date=December 31, 2020}}</ref> | [[Academy Award for Film Editing|Best Film Editing]]<ref name="Oscars2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/80th-winners.html |title=The 80th Academy Awards (2008) Nominees and Winners |access-date=November 22, 2011 |website=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123183103/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/80th-winners.html |archive-date=November 23, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref> | [[Christopher Rouse (film editor)|Christopher Rouse]] | {{won}} |- | [[Academy Award for Best Sound Editing|Best Sound Editing]]<ref name="Oscars2008" /> | [[Karen M. Baker]] and [[Per Hallberg]] | {{won}} |- | [[Academy Award for Best Sound|Best Sound Mixing]]<ref name="Oscars2008" /> | [[Scott Millan]], [[David Parker (sound engineer)|David Parker]] and [[Kirk Francis]] | {{won}} |- |rowspan=5|[[BAFTA Awards]] | [[BAFTA Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]] | [[Paul Greengrass]] | {{nom}} |- | [[BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] | [[Oliver Wood (cinematographer)|Oliver Wood]] | {{nom}} |- | [[BAFTA Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]] | Christopher Rouse | {{won}} |- | [[BAFTA Award for Best Sound|Best Sound]] | Scott Millan, David Parker, Kirk Francis, Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg | {{won}} |- | [[BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects|Best Special Visual Effects]] | Peter Chiang, Charlie Noble, Mattias Lindahl, and [[Joss Williams]] | {{nom}} |} ===Other awards=== * ITV3 Crime Thriller Award for Film of the Year, 2008<ref>{{cite web |author=Allen, Katie |title=Rankin and P D James pick up ITV3 awards |url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/68347-rankin-and-p-d-james-pick-up-itv3-awards.html |website=TheBookSeller.com |date=October 6, 2008 |access-date=October 6, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409070859/http://www.thebookseller.com/news/68347-rankin-and-p-d-james-pick-up-itv3-awards.html |archive-date=April 9, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> * [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture]], 2007 ==Sequels== <!-- {{Very long section|date=October 2018}} --><!-- condensing needed, section is outdated and cluttered --> {{main|The Bourne Legacy (film) | Jason Bourne (film)}} In May 2007, prior to the release of ''The Bourne Ultimatum'', [[Matt Damon]] claimed that he would not be interested in returning for a fourth ''Bourne'' film, stating (of his participation in the ''Bourne'' franchise): "We have ridden that horse as far as we can."<ref>{{cite news |url= https://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/ocean-s-gang-ready-for-fourth-1117965761/ |title=Ocean's' gang ready for fourth; Damon says 'no' to more 'Bourne |last=Thompson |first=Anne |date=May 24, 2007 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=June 11, 2008}}</ref> Damon said in August 2007: {{Blockquote|I think in terms of another one, the story of this guy's search for his identity is over, because he's got all the answers, so there's no way we can trot out the same character, and so much of what makes him interesting is that internal struggle that was happening for him, am I a good guy, am I a bad guy, what is the secret behind my identity, what am I blocking out, why am I remembering these disturbing images? So all of that internal propulsive mechanism that drives the character is not there, so if there was to be another one then it would have to be a complete reconfiguration, you know, where do you go from there? For me I kind of feel like the story that we set out to tell has now been told. I love the character, and if Paul Greengrass calls me in ten years and says, 'Now we can do it, because it's been ten years and I have a way to bring him back,' then there's a world in which I can go, 'Yeah, absolutely.' We could get the band back together if there was a great idea behind it, but in terms of now and this story, that part—the story's been told...<ref>{{cite web|last=Weintraub|first=Steve|title=Matt Damon Interview - THE BOUNRE<!-- (sic) glaring spelling error is direct from article, not fixed in over a decade --> ULTIMATUM|url=https://collider.com/entertainment/article.asp/aid/4967/cid/13/tcid/1|work=Collider|access-date=August 18, 2012|date=August 27, 2007}}</ref> }} However, on February 22, 2008, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported that a fourth film was indeed in the works, with both Damon and Greengrass on board.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://variety.com/2008/film/features/universal-s-re-born-identity-1117981337/ |title=Universal's re-born identity |last=Fleming |first=Michael |date=February 22, 2008 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=June 11, 2008}}</ref> On October 16, 2008, it was announced that George Nolfi would write the script, with Frank Marshall producing, and Jeffrey Weiner and Henry Morrison executive producing. Matt Damon, [[Julia Stiles]], Joan Allen, and Paul Greengrass were also attached to the film.<ref>{{cite news |title=Next 'Bourne' lands scribe |first1=Leslie |last1=Simmons |first2=Borys |last2=Kit |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i602dec9570e51e546848a62ac971c97a |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=October 16, 2008 |access-date=June 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017151407/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i602dec9570e51e546848a62ac971c97a |archive-date=October 17, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/matt-damon-returning-4th-bourne-wbna27242146 |title=Matt Damon returning for 4th 'Bourne' - Access Hollywood |website=Today.com |date=October 17, 2008 |access-date=October 27, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.comicmix.com/news/2008/10/17/a-third-sequel-is-bourne |title=A Third Sequel is 'Bourne' |first=Josh |last=Wigler |website=ComicMix.com}}</ref> [[Joshua Zetumer]] had been hired to write a parallel script&mdash;a draft which could be combined with another (Nolfi's, in this instance)&mdash;by August 2009 since Nolfi would be directing ''[[The Adjustment Bureau]]'' that September.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |title=Next 'Bourne' lands scribe |url=http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/content_display/news-and-features/news/cinemas/e3i7dcd79987813f417ebb342c6c944c9d1 |website=Film Journal International |access-date=July 11, 2012 |date=August 21, 2009}}</ref> On February 1, 2010, Damon, speaking at the U.K. premiere of ''[[Invictus (film)|Invictus]]'', revealed that a follow-up to ''The Bourne Ultimatum'' was "at least five years away". Greengrass, also at the premiere, re-stated that he would not be part of any further ''Bourne'' films "unless the right script came along". However, Damon revealed that in the meantime there may be a ''Bourne'' "prequel of some kind, with another actor and another director".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/entertainment/newsid_10050000/newsid_10056500/10056518.stm |title=Matt Damon says next Bourne film 'could be a prequel' |website=[[BBC News]] |date=February 1, 2010 |access-date=February 2, 2010}}</ref> [[Matt Damon]] reconfirmed this on a March 10, 2010 appearance of ''[[Today (NBC program)|Today]]'' and that he would only be involved if Greengrass was directing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/35794674#35796112 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100313225403/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/35794674#35796112 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 13, 2010 |title=TODAY Video Player |website=MSNBC |access-date=April 2, 2012}}</ref> In June 2010, it was announced that Tony Gilroy would be writing ''The Bourne Legacy'' and it would have a 2012 release date.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thefilmstage.com/2010/06/09/tony-gilroy-will-write-the-bourne-legacy-for-2012-release-and-a-bourne-bible |title=Tony Gilroy Will Write The Bourne Legacy for 2010 |website=TheFilmStage.com |access-date=June 9, 2010 |date=June 9, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613005233/http://thefilmstage.com/2010/06/09/tony-gilroy-will-write-the-bourne-legacy-for-2012-release-and-a-bourne-bible |archive-date=June 13, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> That October, Gilroy was announced as the director of ''The Bourne Legacy'';<ref>{{cite magazine |last=White |first=James |title=Tony Gilroy Directing The Bourne Legacy |url=https://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=29109 |magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |access-date=July 11, 2012 |date=October 5, 2010}}</ref> he confirmed that Damon would not return for this film and that there would be "a whole new hero": {{blockquote|This is not a [[Reboot (fiction)|reboot]], it's a whole new chapter. The easiest way to think of it is an expansion or a reveal. Jason Bourne will not be in this film, but he's very much alive. What happened in the first three films is the trigger for ''The Bourne Legacy'', and everyone who got into them will be rewarded for paying attention. I'm building a legend and an environment and a wider conspiracy. We're going to show you the bigger picture, the bigger canvas... The world we're making enhances and advances and invites Jason Bourne's reappearance somewhere down the road."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Williams |first=Owen |title=Definitely No Damon For Bourne Legacy |url=https://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=29172 |magazine=Empire |access-date=July 11, 2012 |date=October 11, 2010}}</ref>}} ''[[The Bourne Legacy (film)|The Bourne Legacy]]'' was released in the U.S. on August 10, 2012.<ref>{{cite web |last=Nicholson |first=Max |title=Bourne Legacy Avoiding Dark Knight Rises |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/22/bourne-legacy-avoiding-dark-knight-rises |website=[[IGN]] |access-date=July 11, 2012 |date=June 22, 2012}}</ref> [[Universal Pictures]] stated at a media conference in [[Los Angeles, California]], that they are likely to release more ''Bourne'' films, despite ''The Bourne Legacy'' being given mixed reviews by critics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19597043 |title=Bourne Legacy sequel confirmed |website=BBC News |date=September 14, 2012 |access-date=August 18, 2013}}</ref> On September 15, 2014, it was announced that Damon and Greengrass will indeed return for the next ''Bourne'' film, taking the release date, with Renner returning as Cross in a separate film at a later date.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=122977 |title=Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass Returning for Bourne 5! |work=Coming Soon.net |date=September 15, 2014 |access-date=September 15, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/matt-damon-paul-greengrass-bourne-5-confirmed/ |title=Matt Damon Confirms New 'Bourne' for 2016 |date=November 8, 2014 |website=screenrant.com |access-date=December 5, 2017}}</ref> On June 18, 2014, the studio pushed back the film from August 14, 2015, to July 15, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/next-bourne-movie-delayed-2016-712827 |title=Next 'Bourne' Movie Delayed Until 2016 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=June 18, 2014 |access-date=June 18, 2014}}</ref> The film ''[[Jason Bourne (film)|Jason Bourne]]'' premiered in the United States on July 29, 2016 to mixed reviews. ==See also== * [[List of films featuring surveillance]] ==Notes== {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Wikiquote|The Bourne Ultimatum}} * {{IMDb title|0440963|The Bourne Ultimatum}} * {{Mojo title|bourneultimatum|The Bourne Ultimatum}} {{Jason Bourne}} {{Paul Greengrass}} {{Tony Gilroy}} {{Scott Z. 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