Max Thieriot will play a younger version of Hayden Christensen's character, the title role of Doug Liman's sci-fi adventure Jumper  for 20th Century Fox and Regency Enterprises, says 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.