Timberlake lands role in 'The Open Road'

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Justin Timberlake has landed a role in Michael Meredith's new movie The Open Road.

The pop singer will star alongside Jeff Bridges and Mary Steenburgen in the film.

According to Variety, the movie will tell the story of a man trying to reconnect with his father, a world-famous athlete, while trying to take him home to his sick mother's bedside.

The Open Road is due to start shooting in Louisiana in March.