Johnny Galecki Joins Timberlake In 'I'm.Mortal'

Johnny Galecki has booked his first major feature role since becoming a star on CBS's "The Big Bang Theory." Galecki is joining the cast of New Regency's "I'm.Mortal," the speculative sci-fi project from writer-director Andrew Niccol. Strike Entertainment is producing.

The movie, which begins shooting at the end of the month, is set in the not-too-distant future where the aging gene has been switched off. To avoid overpopulation, time has become the currency and the way people pay for luxuries and necessities. The rich can live forever, while the rest try to negotiate for their immortality.