No, they won’t be replacing Matt Damon as Jason Bourne. Instead the plan is to introduce a new super spy in the mix and,as recently covered, the crew working on the movie have been in discussions with a number of young talent interested in becoming the lead in the new film, with one glaring omission that has now been rectified.

Via:Latino Review

The new movie will simply take the title from author Robert Ludlum’s book, but will not use the story. Gilroy has also made it very clear that the new film is not a reboot or a recast or a prequel, and that no one’s replacing Matt Damon. There will be a whole new hero, a whole new chapter and that this film is a stand-alone project.

Today I got a tip that another young star has been mentioned in the last few days. That young star is none other than Shia LaBeouf. No decisions have been made but we can confirm that Shia went in and is in the mix.

Shia has proven himself, in my mind, as a pretty capable actor and is no stranger to these action movies. I actually feel a lot more comfortable with his name being attached to this movie than most others in the short list that was previously given. The real treat would be if they decide to somehow include Matt Damon’s character in this movie, ashe’s expressed some interestin returning to the character in the past. I feel comfortable with the idea of casting Shia, and will be sure to share more details as soon as they’re available.