Bourne is back

Matt Damon reprises his role as a former CIA assassin and psychogenic amnesiac in the spy series' fifth installment. Wang Kaihao reports.

A legendary spy returns, with his full name in the film title. In Jason Bourne, the fifth action spy thriller from the Bourne series, Matt Damon - who plays the protagonist, a former CIA assassin - not only has to escape CIA hit squads but also look for hidden truths about his father.

Speaking in Beijing on Tuesday while promoting the film, which opens on the mainland on Aug 23, the 46-year-old says he believes that Bourne is a spy who represents the current generation.