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That's the word ... Moviehole is citing a report in Teen Hollywood that claims Timberlake has already signed on to the film, and the rumor has a lot more credibility than it may appear at first glance. First, Timberlake already has two films in the can awaiting release and has actually been generating some very positive buzz for his performances. Apparently the guy's actually got some acting chops. Second, one of the aforementioned films is Alpha Dog, helmed by Nick Cassavetes, who just signed on to helm Iron Man. Timberlake would have the drawing power a studio would want and Cassavetes should be as aware of his acting abilities as anyone on the planet so if he wanted Timberlake on board it would require practically no effort for Cassavetes to have signed him up.

Let me say as well that while I don't like Timberlake's music AT ALL he's always struck me as pretty much the most intelligent and wide ranging of the teen pop crowd, often looking very uncomfortable with that whole circumstance. He showed he's got some serious balls and an equal amount of class dealing with an overwhelmingly hostile crowd in the half million range when playing the SARS benefit concert here in Toronto last year and the fact he keeps turning up in odd places - guesting with The Flaming Lips and The Black Eyed Peas, among others - shows he's got a lot more going on, and has a lot more respect from his peers, than you might expect.

So, who knows ... could all be a rumor at this stage but if it turns out to be true I'm going to wait until I see some footage before forming any sort of opinion on this one. I think the guy's got some hidden depths ...