Henry Cavill, who plays Superman in the DC movie "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" might prefer to be modest when asked who between him and Ben Affleck's Batman would win in their epic superhero fight, but "Bourne" star Matt Damon seems pretty confident that his character can take on Gotham's protector any time.
During an interview with E! Online, Damon was out promoting his new movie "The Martian" by director Ridley Scott, but the actor was still bombarded with questions about the fifth film in the "Bourne" franchise.
Given the hype surrounding "Bourne 5" as well as superhero movies in general, the actor was asked if his character has any chances of winning a fight against Batman.
"Jason Bourne would kick the (expletive) out of Batman-absolutely! Batman's gotta take on Superman first. If he could beat him then maybe he could take on Jason Bourne," Damon confidently answered.
The actor was also asked if he'd be willing to take part in the growing superhero universe, but Damon said he's already happy where he's at.
"I think they're kind of out of superheroes. Ben's going to be like the sixth or seventh Batman, so I don't think there's really any left. So I'm good. Jason Bourne is my superhero," he said.
For those who are worried about Affleck getting upset over Damon's comments, have no fear. Affleck and Damon have developed a good and solid friendship ever since they worked on the award-winning screenplay "Good Will Hunting" back in 1997. So upon hearing Damon's statements, Affleck would just probably laugh and say that Batman could easily defeat Bourne any time of the day.
Damon has been actively involved in the "Bourne 5" script, and during his talk with BuzzFeed, the actor shared some of the things that fans can expect in the spy thriller.
"We always looked at those movies as really about the Bush presidency, and so we kind of had to wait for the world to change. What does the character have to say?" he said, according to Empire Online.
This time, the biggest threat in "Bourne 5" is the financial situations in Europe and a certain whistleblower. "Without giving too much of it away, it's Bourne through an austerity-riddled Europe and in a post-Edward Snowden world," Damon said. "It seems like enough has changed, you know? There are all these kinds of arguments about spying and civil liberties and the nature of democracy."
They will start production of the film very soon, and they have special international locations already selected for the film. "We're starting in Greece, you know, the beginning of democracy," Damon shared. "And the movie ends in Las Vegas."
