'NSYNC will be heading to France in May in order to
attend the famed Cannes Film Festival and unveil
details of a new movie vehicle for the band
scheduled to start shooting in early 2001.
According to Reuters, 'NSYNC will announce the title
and plot of the film which is being produced by the
Total Film Group and the band's own Phat Free
Productions, during an appearance at the 53rd Cannes
International Film Festival on May 16.
The new picture deal is different from another
already-announced project featuring the band which is
being handled by Tom Hanks' production company
(see "'NSYNC: New Album, Movie In Works, Says Lance").
In the Total Film/Phat Free production, all of the
members of 'NSYNC will appear in the movie, though
they will not be portraying themselves or be
appearing as the record-breaking Orlando-based vocal
group.
The other, previously announced film is slated to go
before the camera lens in August and September, most
likely after 'NSYNC wraps its lengthy summer
tour of North America with Sisqo and Pink on July 30
in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
'NSYNC becomes the latest music-related artist to be
confirmed for Cannes, as Icelandic dance queen Björk
is scheduled to be on hand for the premiere
of "Dancer In The Dark," the Lars Von Trier-directed
flick in which she stars (see "Björk Offered Free
Island As Film Preps For Cannes").
