Now that it’s been a few years since Justin Timberlake brought sexy back (and thank God he did,) the former *N Sync-er has been working on expanding his Hollywood career as an actor.

After a slow buildup in such films as Alpha Dog, Southland Tales, Black Snake Moan and The Love Guru (okay, that one was a mistake) JT is now in line to make his biggest move yet to movie stardom.

The Like I Love You singer is playing it smart and covering all the bases, appearing in the upcoming The Social Network – David Fincher’s exploration of the origins of Facebook – as well as the family friendly live-action/CGI comedy Yogi Bear.

According to Entertainment Weekly, Timberlake is now on the brink of signing on to his biggest role to date, as he is in talks to take the lead role in the sci-fi blockbuster I’m.mortal.

EW reports that New Regency and 20th Century Fox have been meeting with the pop star about the project, which is “one of the most sought-after sci-fi projects in the marketplace today.”

To be written and directed by Gattaca filmmaker Andrew Nichol, the story is about a future earth in which no one gets old and nothing is more valuable than time. Timberlake would play a poor man falsely accused of murdering a rich man for his time.

Mamma Mia! star Amanda Seyfried has already signed on to play a rich girl JT’s potential character kidnaps while on the lam.

Timberlake’s people are keeping quiet, refusing to confirm or deny the speculation. Shooting is scheduled to begin in just a couple of months however, so we should know something soon.

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