Chris Pine or R.Pattz: Who Plays Lance Armstrong?

A film about the life of the cycling legend is gearing up, but who will play the lead?

By Erik Pedersen Jun 11, 2009 2:35 PMTags
 Chris Pine, Rob Pattinson, Matthew McConaughey, Jake Gyllenhaal, Lance Armstrong Venturelli/ Getty Images, Dominque Charriau/ Getty images. Rebecca Sapp/ Getty Images, Dolce & Gabbana, AP Photos Evan Agostini

Lance Armstrong is finally getting his own biopic, says the Hollywood Reporter's Risky Business blog. The film will focus on Armstrong's pretabloid triumphs, including beating testicular cancer and winning his first Tour de France.

Can't wait. Let the Tour de Lance begin, to see which Hollywood actor has what it takes to play the cycling legend: Chris Pine? Robert Pattinson? McConaughey? Gyllenhaal? Take the poll below and let us know!

But first, the rest of the casting news…

• He's a criminal, she's an actress and together Colin Farrell and Keira Knightley are going to look great together. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the pair star in London Boulevard, which begins filming this week in Vancouver. (Kidding: It shoots in London.)

•We don't know who's playing the titular lead, but Diane Lane will star in Disney's Secretariat, which tells the story of Penny Chenery and the horse that won the 1973 Triple Crown, reports Variety.

• It's Miller time! Eli Stone's Jonny Lee Miller is joining famous person Sienna Miller in a Broadway update of August Strindberg's play Miss Julie, says Variety. Set to open Oct. 22, After Miss Julie sets the action in 1945 at a Britain country house and will likely find itself upstaged by whatever Ms. Miller happens to be doing offstage during the play's run.

Poll

The Tour de Lance Poll

Who would you like to see play the cycling legend?
Chris Pine
24.7%
Robert Pattinson
21.4%
Jake Gyllenhaal
20%
Christian Bale
6.7%
Tom Hanks (he's always so good!)
2.7%
Some other actor you foolishly left off the list
15.6%
Lance Armstrong
8.8%