Lance Armstrong biopic set for production
The Associated Press
Posted: Jan 18, 2013 11:46 PM ET
Last Updated: Jan 19, 2013 12:07 AM ET
Lance Armstrong arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Feb. 2012 in West Hollywood, Calif. Paramount Pictures and J.J. Abrams' production company, Bad Robot, are planning a biopic about the disgraced cyclist, a studio spokeswoman said Friday. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/Associated Press)
He's already gotten the Oprah treatment. Now Lance Armstrong is headed for the silver screen.
Paramount Pictures and J.J. Abrams' production company, Bad Robot, are planning a biopic about the disgraced cyclist, a studio spokeswoman said Friday.
They've secured the rights to New York Times reporter Juliet Macur's upcoming book Cycle of Lies: The Fall of Lance Armstrong, due out in June. Macur covered the seven-time Tour de France winner for over a decade.
No director, writer, star or start date have been set.
Armstrong had a two-part interview with Oprah Winfrey in which he admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs to reach his historic victories, something he'd defiantly denied for years. The International Olympic Committee stripped him of his 2000 bronze medal this week.
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