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Hayden Christensen has signed on to play the lead in the David R. Ellis' thriller The Genesis Code says Variety‎

The screenplay was adapted by by Kevin Bernhardt based on John Case's novel of the same name.

The story follows former national security expert Joe Lassiter (Christensen), who begins investigating the murder of his sister and her young son and soon discovers that a religious sect called The Shadow of the Cross may be involved. With the help of his sister's friend Ana, they follow the clues to a clinic in the mountains of Italy, where a terrifying secret experiment has been successfully conducted that if revealed would shake the very foundations of the Church.

Hayden's bro Tove Christensen, Kirk D'Amico, Michael Mailer and Alvaro Longoria will produce the pic.

Meantime Christensen next stars in John Lussenhop's upcoming "Takers," with Matt Dillon and Zoe Saldana