Trailer Unveiled: Matt Damon Returns As 'Jason Bourne' After Nine Years

Matt Damon has returned to the role of the amnesiac CIA agent Jason Bourne after nearly a decade and the trailer of the fifth instalment of the Bourne franchise, Jason Bourne, was launched on Thursday.

The trailer begins with the rogue CIA assassin out in the desert delivering a one-hit knockout punch in a bare-knuckle fight. The film is set several years after the events of The Bourne Ultimatum and the trailer is packed with action sequences, high-speed bike chases and gunfire.

The trailer shows Bourne, who is still coping with his past and identity crisis, being helped by his former co-conspirator Nicky Parsons played by Julia Stiles.

The film, which is directed by series stalwart Paul Greengrass, also stars Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander and Vincent Cassel. The spy thriller is slated to release in July.