The Oscar-nominated actor Austin Butler is scheduled to tackle the function of the disgraced bicycle owner Lance Armstrong in a buzzy new biopic.
In response to Deadline, the package deal has brought on a “frenzied” bidding conflict in Hollywood with the Conclave director Edward Berger on the helm and King Richard’s Zach Baylin set to write down the script.
Producer Scott Stuber, who not too long ago labored on Springsteen: Ship Me from Nowhere, has been working to safe Armstrong’s life rights for some time and a deal has now lastly been agreed. Armstrong shall be concerned within the movie however is not going to have a producing credit score.
The hope is for the movie to be a cross between F1 and The Wolf of Wall Avenue. Brad Pitt’s smash-hit racing drama not too long ago scored 4 Oscar nominations, together with a shock greatest image nod.
Armstrong grew to become a world star after successful the Tour de France on seven consecutive events between 1998 and 2005. However an investigation in 2012 took away his titles when he was discovered to have used performance-enhancing medicine. He acquired a lifetime ban from the game.
His story was beforehand advised in Stephen Frears’ 2015 drama The Program, the place he was performed by Ben Foster. The movie was a field workplace disappointment and acquired blended evaluations. The Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw known as it “workmanlike” in a 3 star evaluate.
Since receiving a greatest actor nomination for his function in Elvis, Butler has starred in The Bikeriders, Eddington, Dune: Half Two, and Caught Stealing. He has been hooked up to play Patrick Bateman in Luca Guadagnino’s tackle American Psycho and can subsequent be seen within the crime thriller Enemies with Jeremy Allen White.
Berger adopted up the crucial and business success of the papal thriller Conclave with the Netflix drama Ballad of a Small Participant starring Colin Farrell. This week, he began filming an adaptation of Tim Winton’s acclaimed novel The Riders starring Brad Pitt.
In addition to writing the Oscar-nominated script for King Richard, Baylin’s credit embrace Creed III, Gran Turismo, Bob Marley: One Love and up to date Netflix collection Black Rabbit.
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