While I haven’t exactly been “thrilled” with either of the first two Bourne Identity movies, I have to say that I’ve at least enjoyed them both. It’s a great character with loads of story telling potential, so I’m always looking forward to the next one. The Bourne Ultimatum is no exception.
Recently, the good folks over at Coming Soon had a chance to talk to Julia Stiles about The Bourne Ultimatum. Here’s some of what she had to say:
“I really liked that you didn’t know what I was doing in the first one,” she continued, “and then luckily for me, they decided to explore my character a little bit more in the second one, and now hopefully, more in the third one. You feel like it’s a trilogy that is complete. It’s not just one movie and then another, and then another. Characters you didn’t pay much attention to in the first one, you realize they are much more significant as the trilogy goes on. It’s also a work in progress, too. That’s part of the reason why I can’t explain what exactly my role is going to be in this one, because what’s great about Paul Greengrass is he’s really good at updating those stories so it’s not going to be anything like what the book was. I’ve seen a first draft, and then Tom Stoppard is doing [rewrites]. It’ll be much more about current events, which I think is much more interesting.”
I totally agree with her about apparently smaller characters developing and growing in the overall story of a trilogy over the course of the films. Lord of the Rings did that as well. It gives you a greater sense of continuity to the films instead of just an “episode” feel to a franchise.
You can read the whole Julia Styles interview here.
