Bourne Ultimatum star Matt Damon blasts 'mysognist, comical' James Bond

 

Assassin Jason Bourne and 007 James Bond might both be agents ? but that's where the comparisons begin and end for actor Matt Damon.
Damon's character, assassin Jason Bourne, has been repeatedly likened to 007 but at a press conference to promote new film The Bourne Ultimatum, Damon did his very own character assassination on "imperialist and mysogynist" Bond.
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Bourne to be stylish: Superstar Matt Damon arrives with stunning wife Luciana

 

Speaking before the London premiere of the highly-anticipated film, which he attended with stunning wife Luciana, Damon, currently Hollywood's most bankable star, said: "The Bond thing, I understand the comparison because they are both agents and it's the world of espionage and all, but the characters are so fundamentally different they almost don't bear comparison.
"Bond is an imperialist and a misogynist who kills people and laughs about it, and drinks Martinis and cracks jokes.
"Bourne is a serial monogamist whose girlfriend is dead and he does nothing but think about her.
"He doesn't have the support of gadgets, and he feels guilty for what he's done."
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Bourne to be smart: Superstar Matt Damon and wife Luciana at the afterparty for the film premiere of The Bourne Ultimatum

Damon also suggested Bond was stuck in a 60s timewarp, and likened the iconic spy to the comical Austin Powers character created by Mike Myers.
He said: "The Bond character will always be anchored in the 1960s and in the values of the 1960s.
"It's so anachronistic when you put it in the world we live in today that Mike Myers made a fortune with his own spy franchise (Austin Powers) - it makes for great comedy."
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He managed to stop short of proclaiming the superiority of his films to those of the classic Bond movies.
When asked if the Bourne films were better than Bond, he replied: "It's not better or worse, it's just different and it's almost impossible to compare."
But British director Paul Greengrass was even more blunt about the franchise which recently received a welcome boost as actor Daniel Craig took over from Pierce Brosnan as the superspy.
He said: "The Bourne franchise is not about wearing Prada suits and looking at women coming out of the sea with bikinis on. It's about essence and truth, not frippery and surface".
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Rachel Stevens heads home after the party

But despite Damon's assassination on a film institution, Daniel Craig's has spearheaded a successful revival, both creatively and financially.
His first outing as 007 took a total of £55.5m in ticket sales in the UK, making it the most successful Bond film to date.
And worldwide it beat Damon's first twooutings as assassin Jason Bourne with gross receipts of $593,565,000 (£300,000), compared to both The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy, which took $500 million dollars (£250,000) at the global box office.
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The Bourne Ultimatum is the third in the series adapted from Robert Ludlum's spy novels.
The latest film scored the biggest August opening in US movie history, and opens across the UK today.
Damon, 36, said he had not ruled out a fourth outing provided Greengrass was on board.
"If Paul did it there would be a case for me doing it," he said, before joking: "It would have to be either porn or a musical. That would reignite the franchise."
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Former S Club 7 singer Rachael Stevens looking relaxed and happy at the opening night

Matt Damon has been taunting rival George Clooney after being named Hollywood's most bankable star.
Damon recently topped a list compiled by US business magazine Forbes, which worked out that he brings in 29 dollars at the box office for every £1 of his salary.
And he is using it to get his own back on friend and Ocean's Thirteen co-star Clooney, who is regularly named the world's sexiest man.
Damon even sent a copy of the Forbes list to Clooney at his Italian home.
"The email that went out to George said, 'Suck it, sexy boy,' and I attached the article," Damon revealed.
"He replied saying, 'That's great, I had that read to me by one of the servants at my villa'."

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