The Screenwriter's Ultimatum
Fri, August 21, 2009 
For awhile there, it looked like we wouldn't be getting Bourne 4 despite the popularity and success (both critically and commercially) of the trilogy. The studio had hired George Nolfi for scripting duties with the plan to hand in his first draft by June. Director Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon agreed to return and a Summer 2011 release date was set.
Well, June came and went, and Damon revealed he never got a script nor did he know where things stood on the film. As per THR, Universal has now gone ahead and hired Josh Zetumer to write his own script separate from what Nolfi had been working up.
So what happened to the guy? He's been knee-deep working on The Adjustment Bureau (interestingly enough also with Damon attached to star) with little-to-no time to finish up his draft. Fair enough.
I'm pretty apprehensive about Bourne 4 to be honest. They've got come up with the right motivation towards bringing Jason Bourne back into the world. He knows who he is and the world believes he's dead. And there's just no way one can top that perfect closing shot of Ultimatum with Bourne swimming towards the dark abyss - effectively leaving him where we were first introduced to the character in 2002's Identity.
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