Where to watch The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

Trivia & production notes

• Tony Gilroy co-wrote the first two Bourne films but wrote only an initial draft for The Bourne Ultimatum and did not watch the finished film as of 2009, later criticized by Matt Damon for his work.
• Tom Stoppard wrote a screenplay draft for The Bourne Ultimatum but stated that none of his words appeared in the final film.
• Most of the film takes place within the timeline of The Bourne Supremacy, with the opening chase scene continuing immediately from where the previous film ended.
• Double Negative created over 590 invisible visual effects shots for the film, marking their second collaboration with director Paul Greengrass after United 93.
• The film was shot at multiple locations worldwide including Tangier, London, Paris, Madrid, and Berlin, with Berlin doubling for Moscow and Madrid standing in for Turin.
• John Powell composed the score, and a new version of Moby's "Extreme Ways" was recorded specifically for the film's end credits.
• The song "Scotty Doesn't Know" that plays during a sniping scene is the same song Matt Damon's character sings in the film EuroTrip.
• The Bourne Ultimatum earned $69.3 million in its opening weekend, setting the record for the highest August opening at the time until Guardians of the Galaxy surpassed it seven years later in 2014.
• The film's use of shaky camerawork drew criticism even from positive reviewers, with Time magazine's Richard Corliss questioning why dialogue scenes featured camera movement he compared to Parkinson's.
• The Motion Picture Editors Guild ranked The Bourne Ultimatum as the 66th best-edited film of all time in a 2012 membership survey.

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