Nick Jonas and Paul Rudd to Star As Musical Rivals in ‘Power Ballad’ Movie

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 the price of ambition.”

In addition to Jonas and Rudd, the movie stars Marcella Plunkett, Havana Rose Liu, and Jack Reynor.

Jonas is currently on the road with his brothers as part of the JoBros’ JONAS20: Greetings From Your Hometown tour, which hits the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina on Wednesday night (Oct. 29). It’s been a busy year for Nick, with the multi-hyphenate wrapping his run in the Broadway play The Last Five Years in late June after appearing in director Nicholas Stoller’s romantic comedy You’re Cordially Invited alongside stars Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon.

Earlier this year, it was rumored that Jonas was in the lead to portray KISS frontman Paul Stanley in an upcoming biopic, Shout It Out Loud. The role in the McG-directed movie would reportedly see Jonas doing his own singing in the film that is slated to go into production in late 2025.