Jeremy Renner reportedly offered lead role in 'Bourne' spinoff, plus other showbiz quick hits

It might not be as big as the selection of Daniel Craig to step into the shiny English shoes of James Bond -- but it's pretty close.

APJeremy Renner, in an image from the Oscar-winning film 'The Hurt Locker.'

Jeremy Renner, the two-time Oscar nominee (for "The Hurt Locker" and "The Town") has been offered the lead role in "The Bourne Legacy" -- a spinoff from the action trilogy that starred Matt Damon -- according to a report from Deadline.
According to the Deadline report, Renner will play a character similar to Damon's Bourne: "an operative from a covert government program that is even more dangerous than the Treadstone brainwashing program that hatched Bourne."
With the film scheduled to start shooting in September, Renner is expected to sign on quickly.
Renner's casting tops today's Evening Edition, a regular roundup of recent Hollywood headlines.
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