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Bourne franchise to continue
Filmstalker — ... . That's got to have been one hell of a deal that the family estate will be living off for a very long time to come, especially if they do start making other Ludlum character films. What's good for the Ludlum name though is that they have retained approval over screenplay's, directors and actors, which might limit the quick raid on his work. However the really important piece in the story from Variety through ...

Bourne to be Re-born by Universal Pictures.
FilmWad — Universal has purchased the exclusive rights to the Jason Bourne character and first look rights to other Robert Ludlam novels.  According to Variety the deal will pave the way for more installments of the popular spy series. After the first three films grossed a total of more than $1 billion worldwide, U signed Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass for a fourth film that George Nolfi is penning. Produced by Frank Marshall and Ludlum Entertainment chairman-CEO Jeffrey Weiner, the film will be readied for a summer 2010 release. Weiner will take offices on the Universal lot as part of the deal and hire ...

Universal Owns Jason Bourne
Cinema Blend News — Universal Owns Jason Bourne Not that we didn't really expect it, but Universal has gone ahead and gotten the exclusive rights to the Jason Bourne character, who has made the studio a mint since they started adapting the Robert Ludlum novels that feature him. Along with nabbing Bourne for themselves, they've also gotten first-look rights for all other Ludlum titles, except for a few that are already in development at other studios. Variety has a big breakdown of where other Ludlum novels are being developed, including David Cronenberg's adaptation of The Matarese Circle with ...

Universal Secures Ludlum Back Catalogue - Including More ‘Bourne’
At The Movies - Film News and Reviews — It’s a real shame that the author Robert Ludlum died in 2001, while The Bourne Identity was being made, because his work is suddenly very in demand in Hollywood. So much so that Universal Pictures have done a deal to secure the Jason Bourne character and have first look on any other novels. The Bourne series ...

Universal Buys Rights To Almost Every Ludlum Novel
Movie Moron — Universal Studios - you may have heard of them - have officially purchased the rights to almost every novel Robert “Bourne” Ludlum ever wrote in his life. Clearly not satisfied with making over a mere billion dollars with the Bourne trilogy (to become quadrology by 2010), the uber-studio has now bought all the remaining works of the thriller writer, as well as the character of Jason Bourne. They’re clearly creating a monster. The only two novels they didn’t get in the deal were The Matarese Circle (nabbed by MGM) and The Chancellor Manuscript (purchased by ...