Timberlake in Facebook movie?

Justin Timberlake fans, your prayers may soon be answered: The pop star and sometime actor is said to be up for a feature role in “The Social Network,’’ the movie about the Harvard students who started Facebook. That means Timberlake could be here - in the flesh - filming around Boston and Cambridge as soon as this fall. Hollywood blog Scriptshadow, which reviews new screenplays - it’s already given Aaron Sorkin’s script for “The Social Network’’ two thumbs up - says it was told Timberlake will play Sean Parker, one of the founders of Napster who also had a hand in turning Facebook into an online phenomenon. Scriptshadow says “Adventureland’’ actor Jesse Eisenberg and British actor Andrew Garfield will star as Facebook creators Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin. The movie is based on “The Accidental Billionaires,’’ the book by local author Ben Mezrich. It’s being coproduced by Kevin Spacey, who also produced the adaptation of Mezrich’s book “Bringing Down the House,’’ and David Fincher of “Fight Club’’ fame is set to direct. It’s unclear how much of “The Social Network’’ will be filmed in Boston. We hope all of it will be shot here, but the Hollywood Reporter says the movie is on the list of projects eligible for new California Film Commission tax credits.