New Jason Bourne footage reveals what REALLY happened to his Dad

WARNING: This article contains potential spoilers for Jason Bourne.

A recent TV spot for Jason Bourne seemed to reveal a big spoiler regarding the fate of one of the series' more significant characters, but it seems like the Universal marketing department isn't quite done revealing more big surprises from the movie. 

A new preview for the film has emerged online, and you can check it out below...

This clip seems to position Tommy Lee Jones' CIA director as a villain of sorts who had Bourne's father killed, a tragedy which looks to be the reason he volunteered to go through the agent program in the first place. It's an intriguing bit of information for sure, but once again it feels more than a little ill-advised to reveal such a gut punch in a TV spot when the film is still over a month away from release. Indeed, the fact we still have a while to wait before the movie arrives in cinemas makes me a little worried that more spoilers are on the horizon in the coming weeks. 

Once you take its revealing nature out of the equation the clip itself is suitably intense, teasing a Bourne who goes on the hunt for the truth and then revenge. If these annoying previews continue though, it may be time to send him after the Universal marketing department. 

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 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.

Latest in Movies
Cosmo Jarvis
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey adds Shogun star to its massively star-studded cast, and I'm getting Oppenheimer vibes all over again
Shoto Hinata in Haikyu!! The Movie: VS The Little Giant
Haikyuu VS The Little Giant: Release date speculation, story, trailer, and everything we know so far
Guardians of the Galaxy 3
Marvel star Vin Diesel might be teasing a Groot movie: "Disney wants their Planet X!"
Tiana in The Princess and the Frog
TV show based on underrated Disney movie quietly cancelled amid streaming shake up
Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne in The Batman
Robert Pattinson worries he will be a "f*cking old Batman" by the time filming on The Batman 2 finally starts
Still from upcoming horror movie The Woman in the Yard
Blumhouse horror movie The Woman in the Yard's new trailer has genre fans trying to predict its twist – and some of their theories sound pretty plausible
Latest in News
Monster Hunter Wilds
Capcom promises "this is just the start for the next generation of Monster Hunter" as Wilds shatters sales milestones: "The Guild authorizes this celebration!"
Lester sitting at a computer in some artwork for GTA Online
Some GTA 5 players can't bring their characters to the new PC upgrade, and the open-world game's mixed Steam reviews are hammering FPS caps and a lack of text chat
Kamala Khan holds Jean Grey's body in an homage to the cover of Uncanny X-Men #136
45 years after the original Dark Phoenix Saga, Ms. Marvel Kamala Khan will travel back in time to save X-Men history
Assassin's Creed Shadows screenshot showing Yasuke kneeling and praying while wearing a traditional purple robe
Assassin's Creed Shadows is the first game in the series with "a fully customizable sandbox" as your base, which is where Yasuke and Naoe hang out and pet baby animals
Monster Hunter Wilds screenshot of spider boss Nerscylla
Monster Hunter Wilds takes an infamously rare and annoying material from the old games and absolutely buries you in it – and also buries you in tiny spiders
Severance
Ben Stiller asked President Barack Obama to appear in Severance and he declined in the most Obama way: "Hey Ben, big fan of the show"