According to someone privy to Timberlake's every move, Timberlake has been offered the lead opposite Amanda Seyfried in Andrew Niccol's next crazy sci-fi pic, I'm.Mortal. The former teeny-bopper-turned-fairly-decent-actor will presumably play the downtrodden hero in the world where:

"time has become the currency. Once you turn 25 and your aging gene turns off, you must buy and bank time. If you are rich enough, you can live forever. But if you run out of time, you are engineered to die automatically.

When a rebel from the ghetto is falsely accused of murdering a wealthy man for his time, he is forced to go on the run with a beautiful, rich hostage (Seyfried). Together, this duo rages against the system, living minute to minute. They discover that love is more powerful than all the time in the world."

Timberlake can next be seen in The Social Network, which will determine whether he can actually handle the meaty dramatic roles that are now being offered him.

Source: Deadline