{"id":13372,"date":"2016-01-20T00:14:39","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T08:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=13372"},"modified":"2020-11-18T04:16:53","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T12:16:53","slug":"under-cover-of-darkness-bourne-5-car-chase-revs-up-the-las-vegas-strip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/under-cover-of-darkness-bourne-5-car-chase-revs-up-the-las-vegas-strip\/","title":{"rendered":"Under Cover of Darkness, Bourne 5 Car Chase Revs Up the Las Vegas Strip"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Jason Bourne may have tried to stay incognito during his first few weeks in Las Vegas, but he’s out in the open now.<\/p>\n

The new Bourne movie, cleverly titled “Jason Bourne,” starring Matt Damon and Tommy Lee Jones has begun filming one of its trademark car chases on The Strip.<\/p>\n

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Witness 17,350 pounds of Jason Bourne nemesis. The chase is on!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We’ve been sharing Bourne scoops since the production arrived, and now we’ve had our first legit Jason Bourne encounter.<\/p>\n

Filming of Bourne 5 is taking place in the driveway of Aria Las Vegas (Jan. 18-19, 2016). Thanks to one of our earlier reports, picked up by local news stations, lots of fans braved chilly weather to see Bourne in action.<\/p>\n

Fans lined the pedestrian bridges overlooking the scene.<\/p>\n

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Some of the best views of the Bourne 5 filming are on The Strip’s pedestrian bridges. Please keep your hand on your wallet. Just saying.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Seeing the action being shot, pieces of the Bourne 5 puzzle are falling into place.<\/p>\n

Earlier scenes took place inside Aria at a made-up tech convention, Exocon 2016. At the conference, speakers include CIA Director Robert Dewey (played by Tommy Lee Jones) and the founder of a company called Deep Dream, Aaron Kalloor (played by Riz Ahmed).<\/p>\n

Accounts inside the shoot say someone is assassinated at the conference, and since it’s not Matt Damon’s character, and it’s probably not Tommy Lee Jones’ character, we’re betting it’s Riz Ahmed’s.<\/p>\n

As happens in Bourne movies, a chase ensues.<\/p>\n

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That’s Matt Damon in the passenger seat. Surreal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Police and rescue units respond to the emergency, and Bourne takes off after a SWAT vehicle. That’s the scene we saw being filmed on Jan. 18, 2016, and it was awesome. And repetitive. But awesome.<\/p>\n

The crew did many, many takes with the SWAT truck and Bourne’s Dodge Charger zipping down the Aria driveway.<\/p>\n

Dozens of cars lined the entrance, all manned by extras. For at least six hours. Sitting in their cars. Movie making is so glamorous!<\/p>\n

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Hope you have some good tunes because you’re going to be here awhile.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At one point, there was a potentially dangerous mishap between the Charger and the SWAT vehicle. The SWAT vehicle stopped short and changed lanes, and the Charger narrowly missed slamming into the back of the SWAT van. Here’s video of the tense moment, uneventful take first.<\/p>\n

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