Webb just misses the Jackal several times, including when the Jackal locates Webb's family in the Caribbean, before Webb stages his own death and convinces the Jackal that he has succeeded. The plan is to use Medusa's resources to contact the Jackal.

Webb poses as an important member of Medusa (a newer version than the original he was associated with during the Vietnam era) (see Jason Bourne), now a nearly omnipotent economic force that controls the head of NATO, leading figures in the Defense Department, portions of the American and Sicilian mafia, and large NYSE firms. Jacques, in the Caribbean for protection while Webb himself works with old friend and CIA agent Alexander Conklin, and to a limited degree, the CIA, to hunt down and kill the Jackal first. Carlos the Jackal uses a diverse collective of aged men devoted to his handiwork known as 'The Old Men of Paris.' Webb sends his wife and children to live with his wife's brother, John St. As the Jackal enters old age and his infamy fades, he decides that he will do two things before he dies: kill Webb/Bourne, and destroy the KGB facility of Novgorod, where the Jackal was trained and later turned away. Marshall stated that the film will bring Julia Stiles and Joan Allen’s characters into more central roles.The novel follows David Webb, alias Jason Bourne, as he works to find his old enemy, Carlos The Jackal, who is trying to kill him. If the third film follows the book it will see Bourne form an uneasy alliance with the KGB after being targeted by an aging terrorist. Writers are currently working on potential plotlines. But ultimately the decision is “up to Matt Damon”.

Bourne producer Frank Marshall told MTV that the series may stretch to “maybe five films…At some point he’s gotta find out who he is”. The third in the series, The Bourne Ultimatum, is set to start shooting on August 1, with Paul Greengrass again calling the shots. The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy, which follow amnesiac assassin Jason Bourne (Matt Damon), have taken in excess of $500million worldwide and were two of the best Bond films 007 never made. Hollywood studios don’t give up on successful franchises, so it comes as no surprise that there are plans afoot to extend the Jason Bourne franchise beyond the three books in Robert Ludlum’s series.

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