Well, they've already adapted the three books written by Robert Ludlum, so now all that's left are the two written after his death.
Frankly, I don't think he'd be very happy. The Bourne Ultimatum was written in 1990, completing the series that Ludlum started way back in 1980. Erik Van Lustbader picked up the series is 2004, a few years after Ludlum's death, and after the movie franchise became such a money machine. It almost reminds me of Winegardner taking over for Puzo. Ugh.
BUT, with the great Matt Damon on board, I'm sure to see it.
No offense, but Ludlum's ULTIMATUM sucked. While I enjoyed IDENTITY and SUPREMACY novels for what they were, ULTIMATUM was itself...like Bourne 4...a simple (lame) cash-in. Then again, after the changes done to the adaptations of those two earlier books, no wonder the ULTIMATUM movie shares only the title with its book.
All I want to know is, what would BOURNE 4 even be about? Would it explain why Bourne joined the program in the first place?*
One thought....what if for once, instead of being chased, Bourne is the
predator?
*=And keep or borrow the book's background?
