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The latest Bourne movie will be called 'Jason Bourne'.
The first trailer for Matt Damon's return as the super spy aired during Sunday's Super Bowl (07.02.16) and revealed the title, which has been kept secret until now.
'Jason Bourne' is the fifth movie in the franchise, but Matt's fourth outing as the titular hero, after he and director Paul Greengrass opted not to take part in 2012's 'The Bourne Legacy', starring Jeremy Renner.
It has been nine years since Matt last played Bourne, in 2007 movie 'The Bourne Ultimatum'.
The 30-second trailer opens with Bourne involved in a bare-knuckle boxing fight, before going on to show a sequence of action shots, including one spectacular car crash.
Bourne can be heard saying in the clip: "I know who I am. I remember everything."
Julia Stiles will reprise her role as Nicky Parsons in the movie while Alicia Vikander, Tommy Lee Jones and Vincent Cassel will all make their debuts in the franchise.
'Jason Bourne' will be released on July 29.
Other movie clips which aired during the Super Bowl included 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' sequel 'Out of the Shadows', 'Captain America: Civil War', 'The Jungle Book' and 'Independence Day: Resurgence'.

Gemma Arterton feels like blockbuster movies thwart her intelligence.
The 30-year-old actress has starred in a number of big-budget films, such as the 2008 Bond movie 'Quantum of Solace', but has claimed they often blunted her creativity.
Gemma explained: "Theatre was always satisfying and I felt so free and confident and equal.
"With the blockbuster films, I felt like my intelligence was thwarted, and I couldn't express myself properly. I was not doing the right things for me. It's taken a few years for me to turn things around and now I've got five films coming out this year that I'm really proud of."
Gemma admits she feels more content with the films and theatre productions she's appeared in more recently.
She told the Sunday Times newspaper: "Before, I was saying yes for the wrong reasons.
"I'm much happier now and really love the work."
In 2015, Gemma achieved a career first for herself: she starred in 'Orpheline', which was her first film entirely in French.
She reflected: "My character has this weird ... kind of craziness at times and to play that while speaking another language was hard. I'm nervous about seeing it."

Dame Maggie Smith claimed her Evening Standard British Film Awards win was proof "very old" actresses can still land great roles.
The 81-year-old screen legend picked up the Best Actress prize for her role in 'The Lady in the Van' and quashed talk of ageism in the movie industry.
She said: "See there are parts for older actress. Even parts for very, very old actors. I'd like to say straight off.. there wasn't a blade of prosthetics."
Maggie also admitted she was very fond of her character and enjoyed making the movie.
She said: "She was a funny old thing but that's how we get to be. I think I'm older than she was. It was a great experience."
Elsewhere at tonight's ceremony (07.02.16), which took place at the Television Centre in west London, the movie's writer, Alan Bennett, 81, was honoured with a Special Award.
Accepting the prize, he said: "These lifetime achievement awards are really a sharp nudge in the direction of the grave. I think I might have a bit more to so but until then thanks very much ."
Idris Elba beat off competition from Michael Fassbender and Tom Courtenay to scoop the Best Actor accolade for his performance in 'Beasts of No Nation' and was stunned by his win.
He said: "Thanks you so much, I'm star struck. I haven't prepared a speech so I'm going to speak from the heart.... Arsenal did well today. But seriously, everyone here is really genuine and loving."
'Game of Thrones' actress Maisie Williams won the Rising Star award.
The 18-year-old star told the audience at the Television Centre in west London: "It was so wonderful to get into this career and to know you're doing a good job is really, really lovely."
'Brooklyn' was named Best Film, and 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' won the Glass Award for Blockbuster of the Year, and Anthony Daniels - who plays C3PO - accepted the honour, apologising for not wearing his robotic suit.
He said: "This is probably the first and last time I will win an award. So I'm going to make the most of it."

Evening Standard British Film Awards list of winners:

Best Screenplay:
Emma O'Donoghue, 'Room'

Technical Achievement:
Mark Digby, 'Ex Machina'

Award for Comedy:
Emma Thompson, 'The Legend of Barney Thomson'

Best Documentary:
'Amy'

Rising Star:
Maisie Williams

Glass Award for Blockbuster of the Year:
'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'

Best Actor:
Idris Elba, 'Beasts of No Nation'

Best Actress:
Maggie Smith, 'The Lady in the Van'

Best Film in partnership with Television Centre:
'Brooklyn'

Editor's Award:
'45 Years'

Lily James thought "someone was taking the "p**s" when she was asked to star in 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies'.
The 26-year-old actress - who plays the leading role of Elizabeth Bennet in the Jane Austin adaptation - didn't warm to the idea of a reworked version of the classic tale, until she read the script and fell in love with the "hysterical" element.
On being asked, she said: "Someone's taking the p**s. Then I read it and it was hysterical. And then I read the book and liked that too."
And Lily - who is dating her co-star Matt Smith - says she prepared for her part by reading the original novel because you must "respect" the person you are portraying.
She told Britain's Glamour magazine: "Before every scene I would read from Jane Austen's book. But this isn't the same Liz Bennet you've seen before and, actually, that was someone who you respect and look up to."
Meanwhile, the blonde beauty had her say on the gender pay gap and although she has no idea what other actresses are paid compared to herself, she applauds fellow actress Jennifer Lawrence for her essay about the issue and hopes it will "lead to improvement".
She explained: "I don't really know what people at my level are being paid versus what I am being paid, so I don't really know how to comment. But I think it's brilliant that Jennifer [Lawrence] spoke out about it and people are discussing it. That can only lead to improvement. I mean there shouldn't be a pay gap, should there?"

Jack O'Connell worked on a farm shovelling horse manure during a break from filming.
The 'Unbroken' actor took on the task during a quiet spell in his career and admits moving the equine faeces was "very grounding", but he won't be quitting acting in favour of becoming a farmer anytime soon.
He said: "I don't like to spend too long not working."
The 25-year-old star hasn't been short of work of late with his next movie set to be the Jodie Foster-directed 'Money Monster', in which his character takes a TV host (George Clooney) hostage after losing his life's savings.
He is also returning to the stage in March to act in play 'The Nap' about a troubled snooker professional, which will require him to commute to Sheffield, Yorkshire.
Jack - who was in play 'Scarborough' at the Royal Court Theatre in 2008 - told Britain's Vogue magazine: "I'm probably overdoing it, but it's my first dabble at theatre for a while, and I want to hit the ground running.
"When I came out of the Royal Court in 2008, I felt like I'd learnt more in that theatre than I had in my entire career.
"I want to repeat that scale of learning, you know?"

Jodie Foster feels "so blessed" to have cast Jack O'Connell in her latest movie.
The Hollywood star directs the 25-year-old actor - who has previously revealed he was in and out of court as a youngster - in her upcoming film 'Money Monster', and she thinks his great worth ethic could be down to his previous "emotional demons".
She explained: "There's a complicated guy in there, who clearly has dealt with the consequences of his own emotional demons.
"Maybe that's what makes him so hard-working and grateful.
"I feel so blessed to have been able to stand in the room with him and cheer on his enormous talent."
Jodie says she knew Jack had secured the role of Kyle - a deranged viewer who takes a TV presenter (George Clooney) hostage - in the film "within seconds" of his audition beginning.
Writing in an email, she added: "We looked at many, many actors. But within seconds of Jack launching into Kyle, we barely looked back."
The former 'Skins' star - who has also worked with director Angelina Jolie on 2014 movie 'Unbroken' - spent so much time with Jodie that he got know exactly how she wanted to play his part without her having to say a word.
He told Britain's Vogue magazine: "If I wasn't as panicked or traumatised as she wanted, she'd often come over and wouldn't even say anything, she'd just 'do' the emotion for me.
"We got to a stage where I could kind of understand what she meant."

Rachel McAdams finds being cute "a little dull".
The 'Spotlight' actress loves getting involved in planning her characters and finding the right wardrobe for them because she'd prefer to be interesting than pretty.
She said: "I love those preliminary conversations about who a character is.
"You try on wigs, shoes and clothes. It's preferable when it's not about looking pretty. It can get a little dull to just be cute.
"We talk about things, like maybe my character can't afford these Christian Louboutins. The stylist will say, 'No one will notice'. And I'm like, 'Everyone knows that red-bottomed shoe."
In 'Spotlight', Rachel, 37, plays Boston Globe reporter Sacha Pfeiffer, who helped expose a child abuse scandal in the Catholic church in 2001, and was fascinated to have a real person to base her character on.
She told LOOK magazine: "I spent a lot of time with her. I've never played a living person before, so I tried to study her mannerisms, the way she walked and many small things - like how she spoke to her colleagues, how she dressed and the way she sat at her desk."

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