Nick Jonas will have to dip into his music bag for his next big screen role. According to Deadline, the Jonas Brothers member will co-star alongside Paul Rudd in the upcoming John Carney-directed Power Ballad.

The film, due out on June 5, tells the story of “past-his-prime” wedding singer Rick (Judd) who meets “fading boy-band star” Danny (Jonas), with the two men bonding in a late-night jam session over their passion for music. “But when Danny turns one of Rick’s songs into the hit that ignites his career, Rick sets out to reclaim the recognition he believes he deserves… even if it means risking everything he cares about,” according to a description of the script co-written by Carney and Peter McDonald.

The movie is pitched as a “feel-good story about music, self-respect, friendship and

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