Via: BikeBiz.com

In July 2004, BikeBiz.com reported that the producer of ‘Seabiscuit’ was at the Tour de France that year scoping background for a possible film about Lance Armstrong. It was reported that Matt Damon had been signed to play the part of the hero. Now that Armstrong’s cycling career has ended, the rumour mill about the Lance biopic is going into overdrive.

The Guardian newspaper and websites around the world are reporting that Damon is getting into shape for a role as Lance Armstrong.

The biopic will be based on Armstrong’s autobiography, It’s Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life and produced by Frank Marshall, producer of one of 2004’s top films, The Bourne Supremacy, starring Matt Damon.

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I think Matt Damon would do a good job playing the roll. The guys over at TheMovieBlog.com think that Matt Damon is too bulky and not suited for the role. But they do like Ioan Gruffud, from the Fantastic 4, for the role.