London
A city of fog and secrets where every alley hides a ghost from the past.
London is a recurring setting in the Bourne films. In The Bourne Ultimatum, Jason Bourne arranges to meet the Guardian journalist Simon Ross at London Waterloo station, and in Jason Bourne (2016) he tracks the former Treadstone operative Malcolm Smith to the city.
Quick Facts
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Primary film appearance
- The Bourne Ultimatum
Lore & Background
In The Bourne Ultimatum, Bourne has read Simon Ross's articles about him and sets up the meeting at Waterloo station. Realizing that the CIA is following Ross, he helps him evade capture, but Ross panics and is shot dead by the Blackbriar assassin Paz on the orders of Deputy Director Noah Vosen. In Jason Bourne, Bourne arranges to meet Malcolm Smith in Paddington Plaza, where Smith admits that Bourne's father, Richard Webb, helped create Treadstone; the Asset then kills Smith.
Reader's Guide
Scenes of The Bourne Ultimatum were filmed at London Waterloo station between October 2006 and April 2007, and the film was shot at Pinewood Studios near London. It premiered at Leicester Square on August 15, 2007; Jason Bourne premiered in London on July 11, 2016.
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