Timberlake digs Friends with Benefits

Justin Timberlake jumps into a role in the upcoming Ivan Reitman directed romantic comedy Friends with Benefits. The story is about a headhunter who recruits a magazine editor and since each is too busy to find a mate, they agree to sleep together with no strings attached. Things get complicated when the guy falls for the girl, who’s dating someone else (Deadline). Already part of the cast is Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher. Principal photography is already expected to start up next month under Paramount Pictures with a yet to be announced release date.

Timberlake will be appearing with Jesse Eisenberg in the upcoming picture The Social Network, coming out in theaters on October 15th. The musician and actor is also lending his voice to the CGI Animation and live action hybrid film Yogi Bear which is still in the middle of filming.