Why Matt Damon has turned his back on Jason Bourne?

Matt Damon explained why he preferred to leave the Jason Bourne role.

Actor Matt Damon would have pocketed an estimated $ 20 million if he had participated in a fourth film Jason Bourne , but he surprised everyone by choosing to opt out of this role worth billions of dollars.

During an interview with the magazine GQ for its issue of January, Damon explains why he chose to refuse to continue.

The star of 41 years said: "With the first three films, we really dug the idea of ​​identity and amnesia. We really covered everything we could. So for the restart, we had to come up with something completely new. "

So that was done by director Tony Gilroy, after Matt Damon refused to participate.

Gilroy has called the actor 40 years old oscar nominee, Jeremy Renner, who will be featured in the film The Bourne Legacy to be launched in 2012.

Although it is not part of this project, Matt Damon seems still very eager to see the results. "I have great expectations for it, although I have nothing to do with the project. Selfishly, it would be bad for me if this film did not work, "said he.

Also, Matt Damon is now featured in the movie We Bought a Zoo with actress Scarlett Johansson.