Sep 01, 2015 04:10 PM EST

Vincent Cassel Cast as Bourne Villain

Vincent Cassel, who most recently starred in "Child 44", has been cast as the villain in the upcoming Bourne film. Cassel will be joining Matt Damon, Alicia Vikander and Tommy Lee Jones for the fifth installment of the franchise.

The film will, once again, be directed by Paul Greengrass, who will also be co-writing alongside Christopher Rouse. Producing the film will be Frank Marshall alongside Jeffrey Weiner for Captivate Entertainment. Greengrass, Damon, Greg Goodman and Ben Smith will also produce. Rouse and Henry Morrison are the executive producers.

Bourne 5 is slated for a July 29, 2016 release. Production is set to begin later this summer.

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