New Jason Bourne footage and poster teases return of the perfect weapon

By Amon Warmann
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One thing that has struck me about the marketing of Jason Bourne - aside from its unnecessary spoilers - is that we really haven't seen much of Alicia Vikander's character at all. Indeed, she doesn't appear in a single second of the latest TV spot for the film. Check it out below... 

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It's not all bad news for Vikander fans though; the actress gives her best movie star pose alongside Matt Damon in the new international poster for Jason Bourne...

For now I'm choosing to believe that there's a very good reason we haven't seen much from Vikander yet. With Tomb Raider on the horizon it will be interesting to see how she fares here, so here's hoping her screen time is substantial.

Directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Matt Damon, Alicia Vikander, Julia Stiles, Vincent Cassel, Tommy Lee Jones, and Riz Ahmed, Jason Bourne is released in UK cinemas on July 27, 2016 before opening in US theatres a day later on July 29, 2016.

Images: Universal Pictures

Amon Warmann
Amon Warmann

Amon is a contributing editor and columnist for Empire magazine, but is also a Film and TV writer for GamesRadar+, Total Film, and others. He has also written for NME, Composer Mag, and more, along with being a film critic for TalkSport. He is also the co-host of the Fade to Black Podcast, and a video mashup creator. Can also do a pretty good Bane impersonation.