Garrett Hedlund tunes up Coen Bros.' next pic

HedlundWith production on "Akira" pushing, Garrett Hedlund finds in time his schedule to leap into another music movie. The "Country Strong" and "Tron: Legacy" star is at discussions to participate the cast in the Coen Brothers' "Inside Llewyn Davis" starring Oscar Isaac. Pic also stars Carey Mulligan, Justin Timberlake and John Goodman. Using the sixties Greenwich Village folk music scene, the story follows the title character, who's loosely based on Dork Van Ronk. The folk singer was pals with Bob Dylan together with other famous artists. Hedlund's role wasn't immediately apparent, but he's proven in "Country Strong" he gets the chops for just about any singing part. Scott Rudin is creating with StudioCanal is positioned to co-finance the film, which is made from no domestic distribution partner. Robert Graf ("True Grit") is professional creating and production is skedded for early next season in Gotham. Hedlund have been considering taking a role, but organizing with "Akira" forced him to feed. Since "Akira" is pushing back production even though it waits for just about any script polish, Hedlund could seriously board. Hedlund, repped by WME and Brillstein Entertainment, also provides Walter Salles "Around the highwayInch approaching. Even though beat pic retains no distribution, it's prone to hit the festival scene later this year. Contact Justin Kroll at justin.kroll@variety.com