If you were waiting for rock solid proof – despite word of Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon returning and a flurry of recent casting – that the Jason Bourne films are really, truly back, then wait no longer. Thanks to producer Frank Marshall, we have the first image of Damon as Bourne from the set.
First day of principal photography complete and happy to report, BOURNE is back! [#Bourne2016](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bourne2016?src=hash) [pic.twitter.com/ncIILnGKWr](http://t.co/ncIILnGKWr)
— Frank Marshall (@LeDoctor) [September 8, 2015](https://twitter.com/LeDoctor/status/641343442933563392)
And Damon certainly does seem to be in lithe fighting shape – leaner and meaner than in 2007’s** The Bourne Ultimatum**. There is still no proper plot synopsis for what the former government asset will be up to this time, though Damon has said it’ll reflect our financially risky times and is firmly set in a post-Edward Snowden world. Take that for what you will, but the last time we saw him, Bourne was doing some whistleblowing of his own, releasing the information about the illegal program codenamed Treadstone that created him and then going firmly off the grid.
With Julia Stiles back as Nicky and Alicia Vikander, Tommy Lee Jones and Vincent Cassel aboard, the new Bourne will be with us on July 29 next year. Head here for everything you need to know about Jason Bourne.