Why was James Bond was ‘an imperialist right-wing f*** face’ according to Paul Greengrass? Bourne Series filmmaker reveals it all

Famous Filmmaker Paul Greengrass who is widely known for his Bourne series has recently revealed that he believes, the success of Matt Damon’s Jason Bourne series was a “wake-up call” for the makers of the James Bond franchise.
Greengrass has directed three out of five Bourne films — The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum and Jason Bourne. The Bourne Identity was directed by Doug Liman, while Tony Gilroy directed The Bourne Legacy.
Greengrass said to Empire magazine that the 007 movies “responded well” to the challenge modelled by the Bourne films. “It’s interesting that when Jason Bourne came on the scene, I think it was a bit of a wake-up call for James Bond. But my word, how well they’ve responded since,” he said.
The director was also questioned about his past comments in which he had labeled James Bond as “an imperialist right-wing f***face”. “I was obviously quite young and brash in those days. To be clear, whatever my feelings expressed then towards the character, they were not expressed towards the franchise,” Greengrass clarified.
Paul Greengrass is currently working on the feature News of the World that reunites him with his Captain Phillips starring Tom Hanks. The western drama will release in the US in December this year.