Backstreet Boys member Howie Dorough is heading to the big screen, according to the U.K. movie website Popcorn.

Following reports that Britney Spears and Ricky Martin are considering acting in a "Dirty Dancing" update and the *Nsync boys
are about to star in their first film, comes news that Backstreet's Dorough has scored a lead role in a "Bloom",
a coming-of-age story about a young Jewish man.

Dorough, 26, started acting at the age of eight but put his thespian skills on the back burner after joining the Backstreet
Boys at 19, Popcorn reports.

According to Dorough, his role will be challenging because his character is "a bully".

Shooting on the movie is scheduled to begin in May, but Backstreet fans will be relieved to hear that Dorough isn't
leaving the Backstreet Boys, but plans instead to juggle acting, touring and recording.

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