For her part, Stiles said that she relished all the opportunities the role afforded her.

Surprisingly, her role was meant to be a small one.

Parsons having longevity surprised Stiles especially since she almost didn’t take the part.

Julia Stiles attends the 2019 BAFTA Awards

I want to do it, but am I going to miss too much school?'

Luckily, I decided to ignore that,“she toldEntertainment Weekly.

Although pretending to be a student, Parsons is actually a former Treadstone employee (viaBustle).

Julia Stiles and Matt Damon attend a “Bourne” premiere together in 2007

Of course, the two eventually become allies, but that happens later.

So why the switch?

It didn’t look like your typical action movie,” Stiles toldCollider.

“There was no guarantee that there was gonna be four movies after that.”

Stiles only discovered her character was still aliveaftershe was done shooting.

“From my perspective, the part seemed to evolve with each installment.