Re: [scifinoir2] Paul Greengrass quits Bourne 4: Paul Greengrass quits Bourne 4

Keith Johnson Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:41:06 -0800

Agreed.

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I Liked it, but I was looking for scifi escapism. I did not expect much. It was one of those bad movies I liked and I look forward to the sequel. However, I imagine that if I had read the book, I would be livid. It could have been much more

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You know what? I didn't hate "Jumper". It was weak, for sure, but there was a lot to like about it. My wife and I saw it with a crowd on a Saturday night, and had no regrets. Sure, Sam Jackson overacted, they didn't really explain why his group felt Jumpers were an abomination in God's eyes. Hayden Christenson is not exactly a scintillating actor, which was a big problem. The script was a bit spare, the movie too short, and some key things left unfulfilled. (ringing endorsement, eh?!)

But all that being said, it was still an enjoyable time waster. The jumping was good, and the possibilities only hinted at here are limitless. In some ways it reminds me of the first X-Men movie, which, while defintely way better in comparison, was also a bit rushed, light on plotting, and curtailed in storytelling. I'm thinking that, like X2, maybe Jumper 2 can round off those rough edges and show the promise I saw and enjoyed in the first.

I have no evidence of this at all, but the first flick seemed to be one of those put together after studio/director wrangling, budget issues, rewrites, and a rushed shooting schedule.

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Let's all channel these thoughts...

"Mister Liman... 'Jumper 2' is CRAP... move back to 'Bourne'..."

"If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik

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Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 10:48:29 -0800
Subject: [scifinoir2] Paul Greengrass quits Bourne 4: Paul Greengrass quits Bourne 4

he slow development of the fourth Jason Bourne flick took another hit today as director Paul Greengrass - a man as intricately linked to the films as star Matt Damon himself - walked out on the project in a row over the script.

Details are still sketchy, but it would appear that Greengrass wasn't happy when Universal brought in up-and-coming writer Josh Zetumer to work on a 'parallel' screenplay for the film, rewriting the one already penned by Ocean's 12's George Nolfi.

Greengrass has already been under pressure from Universal over the way he's handled the budget on the forthcoming Green Zone, which has suffered reshoots and a $150 million pricetag.

If Greengrass has left Bourne 4 for good (and it's early days yet - he could be lured back), Damon could well decide to remain loyal to him and refuse to shoot with anyone else.
Pure speculation, of course, but Greengrass has made the franchise his own and it's hard to imagine anyone else swinging in to the rescue.
Unless, that is, Bourne Identity director Doug Liman fancies a break from Jumper 2 and mourning his cancelled Knight Rider TV reboot...
Without Greengrass, will Bourne be the same? Should Damon stick by his side? Sound off below...

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Re: [scifinoir2] Paul Greengrass quits Bourne 4: Paul Greengrass quits Bourne 4

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