{"id":2270433,"date":"2026-02-06T21:23:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T21:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2270433"},"modified":"2026-02-06T21:23:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T21:23:24","slug":"austin-butler-to-play-lance-armstrong-in-biopic-from-edward-berger-scott-stuber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/austin-butler-to-play-lance-armstrong-in-biopic-from-edward-berger-scott-stuber\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Butler to Play Lance Armstrong in Biopic from Edward Berger, Scott Stuber"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm2581521\/\">Austin Butler<\/a> is attached to star as cyclist <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0035790\/\">Lance Armstrong<\/a> in a biopic from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt20215234\/\">Conclave<\/a> director <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0074163\/\">Edward Berger<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt31923069\/\">Deliver Me From Nowhere<\/a> producer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0835959\/\">Scott Stuber<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1598140\/\">Zach Baylin<\/a>, the Oscar-nominated writer behind <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000226\/\">Will Smith<\/a> starrer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm13896786\/\">King Richard<\/a>, is penning the screenplay. Berger will produce the film with Stuber and Nick Nesbit. Baylin, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm7041710\/\">Josh Glick<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm4580533\/\">Zac Frognowski<\/a> will serve as executive producers.<\/p>\n<p>The Armstrong biopic does not fall under Stuber\u2019s United Artists shingle, with the project predating his pact and revival of the Amazon MGM-owned brand. Because of this, the package, stacked with Academy Award-nominated talent, is being sold in the market with studios already making offers. Stuber acquired Armstrong\u2019s life rights for the project.<\/p>\n<p>Armstrong became the world\u2019s best-known cyclist after winning the Tour de France a record-setting seven consecutive times. His legacy was called into question after the United States Anti-Doping Agency concluded an&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.imdb.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Austin Butler is attached to star as cyclist Lance Armstrong in a biopic from Conclave director Edward Berger and Deliver Me From Nowhere producer Scott Stuber. Zach Baylin, the Oscar-nominated writer behind Will Smith starrer King Richard, is penning the screenplay. Berger will produce the film with Stuber and Nick Nesbit. 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