Max Thieriot will play a younger version of Hayden Christensen in the sci-fi action
Jumper, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Thieriot's character is a young man from an abusive home who develops the ability to teleport to different times and locations.
Thieriot most recently appeared in Adam Shankman's "Catch That Kid" for 20th Century Fox and "The Pacifier" for Walt Disney Pictures.