Matt Damon will play Mark Watney in Ridley Scott's "The Martian." (Photo : Twitter/@Variety)
"The Martian" actor Matt Damon has hinted that playing his role as Jason Bourne in "Bourne 6" is not sure to happen.
Damon was set to play the amnesiac international agent Bourne in a "Bourne" sequel. In his interview with The Hollywood Reporter during the press rounds for Ridley Scott's sci-fi space film "The Martian," he said that while was he was told to sign up for three films, he had just done one.
Damon also mentioned that making action films is an unsure thing for him. For the actor, he had never wanted to engage in a situation in which he would be attached to something and could not have gone away.
Damon played Bourne in Paul Greengrass' "The Bourne Supremacy" in 2004 and reprised his role in Greengrass' "The Bourne Ultimatum" in 2007. However, the franchise had "The Avengers" actor and "Bourne"screenwriter Tony Gilroy in "The Bourne Legacy" in 2012.
According to Cinema Blend, the fact that Damon had only sign up for a single "Bourne" film at a time is nearly antiquated. In this generation, actors play characters that are set to appear in a sequel or a number of sequels, just like superhero films and James Bond movies.
Meanwhile, "The Martian" follows the astronaut Mark Watney as he gets stranded on Mars following a windstorm. The incident prompts the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) team to make a move to save Watney. The film stars Michael Peña, Sebastian Stan, Donald Glover, Mackenzie Davis, Sean Bean, Kristen Wiig, Kate Mara, Jessica Chastain, and Damon as Watney.
Along with Scott directing the film, Goddard is on board to pen the script of the film. Simon Kinberg, Aditya Sood, Mark Huffam, and Michael Schaefer are set to co-produce the film.
Directed by Scott, "The Martian" is now showing in theaters. Watch the trailer here:
