Jeff Bridges, Justin Timberlake and Mary Steenburgen have just signed on to star in writer and director Michael Meredith's The Open Road. According to Variety, the film will be produced by Meredith, David Schiff, Jordan Foley, Laurie Foxx, Justin Moore-Lewy and Charlie Mason.

The Open Road revolves around a young man trying to reconnect with his father, a legendary athlete. The story sees him struggling to get his father home to his ailing mother's bedside.

The Open Road is scheduled to start filming later this month in Louisiana and other southern states.