On Thursday afternoon, Entertainment Weekly broke the news that the roles of the members of N' Sync had been cast for Lifetime's upcoming Britney Spears biopic, shockingly titled Britney. While it had previously been announced that Justin Timberlake would be played by Nathan Keyes, EW shared the rest of the actors taking on the crucial roles [for the record, that's: Zac Vran as JC Chasez, Matt Visser as Joey Fatone, Connor Paton as Lance Bass, and Frankie Cena as Chris Kirkpatrick].
But even more than the actors' names, what caught fans' attention was a photo of them in their new roles, which you can see above. Twitter users immediately started ripping into the photo. One user asked, "What's the name of this boy band?"
And the responses started rolling in. Some punned on the names of other boy bands or r&b groups:
Others decided to stick a little closer to the source material:
Still others decided to go a little Cultural Studies with their jabs:
Britney is unauthorized, and has just started filming. It is expected to air sometime next year.
