Hollywood bidding war erupts over Lance Armstrong biopic with Austin Butler set to play cycling’s most polarising figure
February 8, 2026
A major Hollywood bidding war has broken out around a biopic of Lance Armstrong, underlining how powerfully the most controversial name in cycling history still resonates far beyond the sport that cast him out.
The project, which will see Austin Butler, famous for playing Elvis in the 2022 biopic, portray Armstrong, has attracted intense studio interest at the package stage, a rare signal of confidence in a story many within cycling would rather leave untouched. For filmmakers, Armstrong remains compelling material. For cycling, his legacy remains far more uneasy. cyclinguptodate
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