Timberlake lands drug lord rule

Justin Timberlake's movie career is really taking off - he has signed up to play a drug lord in Nick Cassavetes' new film Alpha Dog.

The pop star, who is receiving rave reviews for his movie debut in new film Edison, will play the best friend of Emile Hirsch's drug dealer character in the movie, which follows the fortunes of youngest man ever on the FBI's most wanted list.