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Posted by Kurt Zupin (Member # 2751) on 02-26-2008, 11:06 AM:

The rumor over the weekend was a 4th Bourne movie would be green lighted, now its official over at Hollywood.com they are reporting.

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HOLLYWOOD - Matt Damon is set to reprise his role as forgetful hitman Jason Bourne in a fourth action movie.

The movie star hinted 2007's The Bourne Ultimatum would be his third and final film in the franchise, but a day after that film picked up three Oscars for Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing and Best Film Editing, movie executives have announced he'll be back as Bourne.

British moviemaker Paul Greengrass, who directed the two Bourne sequels, will also be back for the fourth installment.

At least they are keeping the successful team of Damon and Greengrass together, wether you like his directing style or not he works well with Matt.

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 02-26-2008, 11:57 AM:

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Matt Damon is set to reprise his role as forgetful hitman Jason Bourne in a fourth action movie.

At least they got that right. The role is totally forgetful. [Razz]

Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 02-26-2008, 01:01 PM:

But Brad.... at least your favorite film of last year won two oscars for sound... Lets face it... if they don't get the DP a tripod for this shoot they should at least shoot him!

Mark

Posted by Brian Michael Weidemann (Member # 2243) on 02-26-2008, 02:55 PM:

Sound and editing can be done well on ANY film! What does the Matt Damon franchise have to do with its win? Even if the general public noticed and appreciated how good the sound and editing was in this movie, are they really going to want to come to a fourth Bourne in order to see some more fantastic editing and sweet sound work?

If the executives want to stretch this thing out, so be it. But this seems like a vacuous reason for it, a non-sequitur, even if it's now officially "an Oscar winning" franchise.

I've never seen any of the three current films, and the Oscar for sound isn't going to make me care about Matt Damon enough to want to rent it.

Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 02-26-2008, 04:26 PM:

quote: Brian Michael Weidemann
What does the Matt Damon franchise have to do with its win?

Actually it has ALOT to do with the franchise. It should be easy to see even to someone never involved in production . What it brings is $Lots$ $Of$ $money$ to get the best... Location Sound Mixer, Foley people, Re-Recording people, Re-Recording stage, and the needed amount of time to do the mix until the engineers are happy with it. You're not going to find these folks working on the next Adam Sandler Film!!

Mark

Posted by Mike Schindler (Member # 1309) on 02-26-2008, 04:43 PM:

Tripods are for losers. [evil]

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 02-26-2008, 08:17 PM:

But Mark this just goes to show how fucked up the Academy votors are. Bourne Desperation or whatever it is called did NOT deserve the best sound mixing and editing award. That SHOULD have gone to Ratatoiulle, Die Hard 4 or Hairspray! All of those had phenomenal sound mixes, whereas the Bourne crap was nothing special at all.

A movie need not be an action movie to have the best sound mixing of the year.

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 02-26-2008, 08:23 PM:

What's a Bourne movie?

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 02-26-2008, 09:40 PM:

Tim, consider yourself lucky. Ignorance is bliss.

Posted by Mike Schindler (Member # 1309) on 02-26-2008, 11:53 PM:

It's a movie which stars Matt Damon and has really good sound and editing.

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 02-27-2008, 12:32 AM:

Liar. [Razz]

Posted by Mark J. Marshall (Member # 1409) on 02-27-2008, 06:21 AM:

Hopefully the seizure-cam is already booked for Transformers 2.

Posted by Jim Bedford (Member # 4) on 02-27-2008, 08:53 AM:

Frank Marshall says he's going to make a Bourne movie every year or two for the next 20 years just to piss Brad off. THE BOURNE DESPERATION is slated for 2022 and Brad will get credit for the title. The shaky-cam has already been reserved. [Wink]

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 02-27-2008, 10:01 AM:

Just so long as they're not using it for CLOVERFIELD 27.

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 02-27-2008, 01:55 PM:

Oh crap this reminds me I need to take care of something very important right now before anyone else on my team beats me to it...

NOT IT!

Posted by Jonathan M. Crist (Member # 413) on 02-27-2008, 01:59 PM:

Warners has already announced that Terminator 4 will be released on May 22, 2009.

I'll be back . . .again . . . and again.. . and again.

Posted by Bill Enos (Member # 440) on 02-27-2008, 02:07 PM:

Will T-4 star Arnie?

Posted by Mike Schindler (Member # 1309) on 02-27-2008, 02:21 PM:

No. Christian Bale's playing John Connor, and it's directed by McG.

Posted by Brian Michael Weidemann (Member # 2243) on 02-27-2008, 03:15 PM:

quote: Mark Gulbrandsen
What [Matt Damon's participation in the film] brings is $Lots$ $Of$ $money$ to get the best [sound people].

And that's why it won? Well, Disney's Enchanted afforded the best music folks, and yet it was the simple 3-chord ditty in the key of C, from that no-budget indie film, that took the Oscar for best original song. (Which I was pleased to see win!) What's three nominations compared to one win? [Big Grin]

As inconsistent as the Academy may be in their voting, I'll always hold that it doesn't take the highest budget to make the "best" in any category. A budget will buy you passable (perhaps excellent) craftsmen, but not all craftsmen can do art. [Wink]

Now, if only the Academy consistently voted based on art!

Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 02-27-2008, 05:01 PM:

Actually if you had heard the mix in uncompressed digtal you would have agreed with them. But believe me I di agree with you about the Academy... its little more than a meaningless farce any more... Thats why I don't bother to watch them any more...

Mark

Posted by Brad Allen (Member # 470) on 02-27-2008, 06:06 PM:

Yep, this year definitely proved it's a farce.

Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 02-27-2008, 09:57 PM:

Be the Bourne stuff art or not its one reason we all have jobs!!!

Mark

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 02-27-2008, 10:47 PM:

I hear Bourne will actually fly over rooftops in the 4th edition.

By the way. Terminator 4 does not exist. Neither does Terminator 3.

Posted by Mike Schindler (Member # 1309) on 02-28-2008, 12:05 AM:

How about TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES?

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 02-28-2008, 02:05 AM:

Didn't happen.

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 02-28-2008, 09:38 AM:

Right. TV shows don't count.

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 02-28-2008, 10:52 AM:

quote: Mark Gulbrandsen
Actually if you had heard the mix in uncompressed digtal you would have agreed with them.

I heard SRD on that as well as the other movies I mentioned and amazingly the other movies sounded far better! Wow, must've been the actual sound mix. [Razz]

(And Terminator 3 was released to theaters.)

Posted by Mike Schindler (Member # 1309) on 02-28-2008, 11:28 AM:

quote: Joe Redifer
Didn't happen.

That's too bad, because that show's cool.

So is T3, for that matter. I mean, yeah, predeterminism is stupid, and it completely goes against the philosophy of the first two movies, but you have to respect T3 for having the guts to essentially blow up the world at the end of the movie.

Posted by John Wilson (Member # 269) on 02-28-2008, 01:50 PM:

quote: Mike Schindler
and it's directed by McG.

Well, that's that then. Another one to avoid.

Posted by Mike Schindler (Member # 1309) on 02-28-2008, 03:47 PM:

Why does everyone hate McG? Is it his name? Because his movies are good, and his TV shows are good, so what else is there? That being said, is he my first choice to make a Terminator movie? Maybe not. But I still have faith in him.

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 02-28-2008, 04:39 PM:

A. Everything he does is crap.

B. His name is retarded.

Posted by Kurt Zupin (Member # 2751) on 02-28-2008, 04:53 PM:

Here are his Directing Credits...

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Director:
Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins (2009) (pre-production)
"Chuck" (1 episode, 2007)
- Pilot (2007) TV episode
We Are Marshall (2006)
The Offspring Complete Music Video Collection (2005) (V) (videos "Pretty Fly [For a White Guy]" and "Why Don't You Get a Job?")
Dan Finnerty & the Dan Band: I Am Woman (2005) (TV)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
"Fastlane" (1 episode, 2002)
- Pilot (2002) TV episode
Cypress Hill: Still Smokin' (2001) (V) (videos "Illusions" and "Throw Your Hands In The Air")
... aka Cypress Hill: Still Smokin' - The Ultimate Video Collection (USA: reissue title)
Charlie's Angels (2000)
... aka 3 Engel für Charlie (Germany)
Sublime: Sublime (1997) (V) (video "Santeria")
Korn: Who Then Now? (1997) (V)

Nothing on there screams GOOD, or even OK except We Are Marshall and that was only Ok, alomst not even that.

The only reason I give T4 a chance is because of Bale, he has a nack for picking great parts and doing things that most actors can't. But only time will tell if it has a Charlies Angels feel or a T2 feel.

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 02-28-2008, 05:11 PM:

quote: Brad Miller
(And Terminator 3 was released to theaters.)

No! The story ended with part 2!

Posted by Mike Schindler (Member # 1309) on 02-28-2008, 05:21 PM:

CHARLIE'S ANGELS is a very funny and well-built movie. The sequel lives up to its name. It's Charlie's Angels, FULL THROTTLE. We desperately need more movies which aren't afraid to be full throttle. FASTLANE's pilot is like a little blockbuster unto itself. The first scene is one of the best intros I've ever seen in series television. And CHUCK is CHUCK. If you don't like CHUCK, you have bigger problems than not liking CHUCK.

Really (not counting music videos), the only thing on that list which I don't consider to be 4-star quality is WE ARE MARSHALL. Even that's not bad. It's just incredibly ordinary.

If T4 is like T2, awesome. If it's like CHARLIE'S ANGELS, I'll take it, because that would be a really funny movie, and there's not enough humor in post-apocalyptic movies these days.