Shia LaBeouf Up For 'The Bourne Legacy'
Tue, March 1, 2011 
Add one more name to the slew of young actors in the running for Tony Gilroy's The Bourne Legacy: Shia LaBeouf.
Latino Review confirms an item originating from What's Playing a few days back of LaBeouf recently meeting with Gilroy about the film out in LA and is in the mix for the yet unnamed, Bourne-like assassin role.
With all the names mentioned, LaBeouf is actually someone I like. Say what you will about him (though I don't understand all the negativity) the guy is a honest, hard working young actor who takes his job very seriously. Along with this, I think he is exceptionally talented and would bring a hell of a determined attitude to the Bourne franchise. Not to mention, LaBeouf being picked would be an inspired choice, just like Matt Damon was over a decade ago when we only knew him as "that guy who wrote Good Will Hunting."
We're likely to hear official casting soon as The Bourne Legacy is set to start filming this summer.
John DiNicola
Interesting tidbit. After I wrote this article, I decided to check out LaBeouf's IMDB profile to see what films he's got planned after Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Low and behold, all I was able to find was the pre-production listing of John Hillcoat's The Wettest County in the World. Nothing listed after that. As well, I came across a link for recent pictures of LaBeouf, and found this:
Dude's put on some muscle. I wonder why...
Reader Comments (5)
I agree about being a fan of Labeouf. I think some of the negativity may be from being in roles where he's mainly reacting instead of acting and his consistent involvement with franchises.
I'd like to see him flesh out some more unique roles.
I don't like it. Its nothing against LaBeouf, I just don't see how the role suits him.
While Damon may not have been a household name or fanboy favorite when The Bourne Identity was released, he still displayed, in previous roles the kind of stoic intensity that is believable for a well trained assassin. Meanwhile, LaBeouf plays less intense, more laid back characters. Based on the universe established in the three previous films and what we know about Treadstone, I just don't think the role suits his style. It would be one thing if he were playing a reporter or CIA analyst who kind of stumbles into Bourne's legacy and the treadstone project and becomes consumed in it, but it seems instead that he is playing a member of the project and an assassin along the same vein as Jason Bourne before he lost his memory. That doesn't suit LaBeouf.
Of course, I don't think it matters much as I think a Jason Bourne movie without Jason Bourne is bound for failure. This seems to be acknowledgment of that by the studio and an attempt to force a currently hot young actor into the role to fill the void.
I agree 500% with Matt
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