Film industry magazine Variety reports that a Lance Armstrong biopic is in the works, with Austin Butler starring as the controversial American cyclist.
According to the report, the movie will examine Armstrong’s complex life and career, following his path from cancer survivor and global inspiration to becoming the subject of cycling’s most infamous doping scandal.
The Armstrong saga has been the subject of multiple books and documentaries (as well as the 2015 biopic The Program) already, but this is the first time his story has been given a large-scale Hollywood studio treatment. According to Variety, Stuber has secured Armstrong’s life rights, granting the production full access to tell his story on screen using both public records as well as personal accounts and behind-the-scenes details.
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