The Bourne Supremacy is a
2004 spy mystery thriller film loosely based on the
Robert Ludlum novel of the same name. The film was directed by
Paul Greengrass, written by
Tony Gilroy and
Brian Helgeland[The Bourne Supremacy (2004)] and produced by
Doug Liman and
Frank Marshall.
Universal Studios released the film to theaters in the
United States on
July 23,
2004 and it received a positive critical and public reaction similar to its predecessor,
The Bourne Identity. The film is followed by a 2007 sequel entitled
The Bourne Ultimatum.
It is also the sequel to the
2002 film
The Bourne Identity and the second film of the
Bourne Trilogy.
The Bourne Supremacy continues the story of
Jason Bourne, an
amnesiac and former
CIA assassin played by
Matt Damon, and his attempt to learn more of his shadowy past as he is once more enveloped in a conspiracy surrounding the CIA and
Operation Treadstone. The film also stars
Franka Potente as Marie Helena Kreutz,
Brian Cox as Ward Abbott,
Joan Allen as Pamela Landy and
Julia Stiles as Nicolette Parsons.
It substantially deviates from its
source material as Alexander Conklin is now dead and the
CIA is Bourne's enemy rather than his friend (the plot actually incorporates aspects of the Bourne novel
The Bourne Legacy written by
Eric Van Lustbader as well). In addition, the book's narrative takes place in
Hong Kong with Marie getting kidnapped so Bourne will accept a mission.