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| J.J. Abrams to Produce Lance Armstrong Biopic |
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| Written by Christy Lemire | |||
| Thursday, 24 January 2013 04:43 | |||
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - 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 is in the midst of a two-part interview with Oprah Winfrey in which he admits 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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| Last Updated on Thursday, 24 January 2013 04:45 |
