The Hollywood Reporter reports that Hayden Christensen will star in "Jumper" for Doug Liman ("The Bourne Identity," "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"). The film's production company, Regency Enterprises, has partnered with 20th Century Fox to finance the production, which sources say is budgeted in the $100 million range.
Hayden Christensen's casting jump-starts the production, which was to have begun shooting earlier this summer but had been running idle. Christensen replaces Tom Sturridge in the lead role of David; during preproduction, a decision was made to go with a more prominent actor.
Samuel L. Jackson and Jamie Bell and Teresa Palmer remain with the project.
Based on the Steven Gould novel, "Jumper" follows a young man from a broken home who discovers that he has the ability to teleport. In his quest for the man he believes is responsible for the death of his mother, the kid draws the attention of the National Security Agency and another youth with the same abilities.
Christensen will play the young man who can teleport. Jackson plays an NSA agent, while Bell is the jumper who shows Christensen the ropes.
David Goyer wrote the original script, which was rewritten by Simon Kinberg. Regency and Fox hope to turn the story into a trilogy.
Christensen has the Edie Sedgwick biopic "Factory Girl" in the can as well as the dramatic thriller "Awake," in which he stars with Terrence Howard and Jessica Alba. His big-screen credits include "Shattered Glass" and "Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith."
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