Pop star Justin Timberlake is slated to portray fictional baseball player Carlton Garrett in the upcoming film The Open Road.
The Grammy award winning artist will play "a young man trying to reconnect with his father, a legendary athlete, as he struggles to get him home to his ailing mother’s bedside."
Timberlake stars alongside Mary Steenburgen and Jeff Bridges in the drama produced by Meredith, David Schiff, Jordan Foley, Laurie Foxx, Justin Moore-Lewy and Charlie Mason.
Kate Mara (Brokeback Mountain, We Are Marshall) will play Timberlake's girlfriend.
According to the Associated Press, the star attempted to meet with Houston Astros’ Double-A team in Austin for research purposes, but was unable due to scheduling conflicts.
"Justin wants to portray what it's like playing for the Hooks, playing for an Astros minor league team and playing at Whataburger Field," said Hooks President J.J. Gottsch.
Shooting for the film began earlier this week in Louisiana.
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