Tommy Lee Jones as Robert Dewey, the current director of the CIA and leader of the Iron Hand program who holds an intention to take down Bourne after the exposure of Blackbriar.Matt Damon as Jason Bourne, born David Webb, a former CIA assassin who disappeared after publicising details of the CIA's targeted assassination programs.But if you're still worried about being able to follow all the characters and relationships, some of whom are introduced quite fast, the following cast list taken from Wikipedia (from which I've removed one spoiler and added one explanatory note) may help: It's perfectly possible to watch and understand the new film without having watched any of the earlier films in the franchise. It's loosely linked to the previous films - in that Bourne is a former CIA assassin who's no longer involved with the agency, while certain high-up figures within the CIA still want him 'brought in' or killed - but all the necessary information is given to you early on in the new film, so you're not left wondering what's going on or who everybody is. The new Jason Bourne film tells a more or less standalone story. No, you don't need to know any backstory.

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