This is very cool news.
"Deadline" reports that actor Ben Foster has signed on to play famous (and infamous) cyclist Lance Armstrong. The film is being developed by director Stephen Frears (High Fidelity) and will cover the cyclist's life from the time of his cancer, through the Tour de France wins, and finish with the eventual doping scandal that ruined Armstrong's career.
This is the kind of meaty role that might finally catapult Foster into the limelight. I have loved everything he's done especially his role in 3:10 to Yuma. If you haven't seen it stop reading this and go rent it now. Seriously go.
There's no title as of yet but Frears and Foster may need to get a move on. Jay Roach and J.J. Abrams are also working on adaptations of Armstrong's life story, although I doubt that Abrams' take would hit theaters anytime soon because of his involvement with Star Wars. In any case this could be a meaty role that has Oscar written all over it.*
Sorry about the lack of picture in this post. Either my computer or blogger.com is being more douchey than Sean Penn at...well...take your pick.
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