Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried star in the new sci-fi thriller In Time, directed by Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, Lord of War). The premise for the film is pretty cool: In the future no one ages past 25, which sounds good until we learn that they only live to be 26…unless they can buy more time. Time becomes the new currency.

The official synopsis from Fox: “Welcome to a world where time has become the ultimate currency. You stop aging at 25, but there’s a catch: you’re genetically-engineered to live only one more year, unless you can buy your way out of it. The rich ‘earn’ decades at a time (remaining at age 25), becoming essentially immortal, while the rest beg, borrow or steal enough hours to make it through the day. When a man from the wrong side of the tracks is falsely accused of murder, he is forced to go on the run with a beautiful hostage. Living minute to minute, the duo’s love becomes a powerful tool in their war against the system.”

Timberlake plays Will Salas, who at 28 has only one more day to live because he’s run out of currency/time. Will meets a wealthy man who’s over 100 years old and begins a one-man war against the unrelenting “Timekeepers”.

It sounds kind of like a new, more hopeful spin on the premise for Logan’s Run, wherein everyone was terminated at 30. At least in the world of In Time, there is the possibility of extending life expectancy.

In Time was meant to be the first starring role for Timberlake although two others were released first. After Bad Teacher and Friends with Benefits, this will be his third film released this year. (And he’s been nominated for 3 Emmys) Careful JT, don’t want to wear out your welcome too quickly. You might become….ubiquitous! *dun dun dun*.

Besides Timberlake and Seyfried, the film sports a cast full of “young Hollywood” all-stars like Olivia Wilde (who plays JT’s mother, even though she’s actually younger than he is), Alex Pettyfer, Cillian Murphy, Johnny Galecki, Matt Bomer and Vincent Kartheiser.

In Time opens in the US on October 28 and in the UK on 1 November.