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Damon set to play Armstrong in movie
VeloNews | 28 Jul | Andrew Hood

It seems a Lance Armstrong movie is finally getting off the ground. According to a report on the Star web page, actor Matt Damon is getting in shape to play the six-time Tour champion in an upcoming biopic.

According to the report, Damon is in negotiations to play Armstrong in producer Frank Marshall's new project. Marshall was on hand during the recent Tour.

Developing...

 

[-BB-]

Oh Gawd....
Please tell me it ain't true.

 

[Tenchiro]

I heard that the part of Sheryl Crow was gonna be played by Ben Affleck. Also Jay & Silent Bob are going to play George Hincapie & Tyler Hamilton respectively.

 

[Echo]

Ha, a Kevin Smith movie about Lance would kick ass!

 

[COmtbiker12]

I heard that the part of Sheryl Crow was gonna be played by Ben Affleck. Also Jay & Silent Bob are going to play George Hincapie & Tyler Hamilton respectively.

Aren't they also having Julia Stiles play his ex-wife? Not sure....thats just what I've heard in the many Hollywood rumours.

 

[Jeremy R]

Oh Gawd....
Please tell me it ain't true.

No doubt, that blockhead can't get skinny enough to play Lance.
They should have picked Robert Downey Jr. or Scott Weiland.
The faces of Heroin addicts and the riders who have just done the Tour,
have the same look. One of horror and pain. Oops, this is a morbid post, sorry. :dancing:

 

[Knuckleslammer]

What's the name of the movie going to be? Dopers?

Just kidding.

Lance RULZ

Knuckle

 

[DVNT]

So how the hell are they going to end the movie????

I thought he said he was going for #7?

The project will probably get canned after more doping allegations pop up, and you know they will.

 

[slowSSer]

um, to ask the obvious and stupid question, but why cant lance play lance? he can act better than anyone already mentioned.

 

[reflux]

please tell me cheech is going to play rubiera.

 

[golgiaparatus]

Damn... Damon has his work cut out to get cyclist legs and well, he needs to drop like 70 lbs.

Everything else aside... this movie is a stupid idea.

 

[Zark]

This makes Jar-Jar Binks look like a good idea in comparison

 

[ummbikes]

Matt Damon got seriously skinny in Courage Under Fire. Why not him? Haters.

 

[SkaredShtles]

This makes Jar-Jar Binks look like a good idea in comparison

Yeah. In fact, Lucas gets a good, BIG, swift :nuts: for doing the whole Ep I, II, and the yet-to-be-seen-sure-to-be-a-worthless-pile-of-$hit-movie III. :mumble:

-S.S.-

 

[golgiaparatus]

Yeah. In fact, Lucas gets a good, BIG, swift :nuts: for doing the whole Ep I, II, and the yet-to-be-seen-sure-to-be-a-worthless-pile-of-$hit-movie III. :mumble:

-S.S.-

Yet somehow we will all be in the theatre to see it, yet again, in hopes that it will be worth the $6 :mumble:

 

[SirChomps-a-Lot]

$6

More like $10.

 

[SkaredShtles]

Yet somehow we will all be in the theatre to see it, yet again, in hopes that it will be worth the $6 :mumble:

Yeah. Even though we *KNOW* it won't be.

-S.S.-

 

[grimm]

even if i prolly never will see this film, didnt even hear it was planned, there are worse actors than matt damon, i think he is good.

 

[Repack]

Thats funny. His brother is a customer of my old shop and an avid triathelete. Very nice/ cool guy.

 

[punkassean]

$6 for a movie....maybe in oklahomie...$10 in Cali!!!

 

[scofflaw23]

Some of us thrifty type (read: bike shop employees) prefer matinees ($6 or less).

 

[punkassean]

In S.C. you can go to the Drive-In and see two movies for the price of one and it's legit, $8 baby! in fact I saw the Bourne Supremacy last night, could have seen Anchorman also but I was too tired...

 

[Evel Monkey]

Matt Damon got seriously skinny in Courage Under Fire. Why not him? Haters.

True.

I'll watch.

 

[heikkihall]

I noticed him wearing a Livestrong band in an interview I saw of him on TV and i was wondering what the connection was.

 

[reflux]

I noticed him wearing a Livestrong band in an interview I saw of him on TV and i was wondering what the connection was.

no connection, i believe he was accessorizing(sp?).

 

[Arm On Fire]

I hope Lance doesn't act in the movie, a cameo would be ok.
Have you seen the subaru commercials, now we know why he is a bike rider.
He did act well enogh to fool Phill Ligget a few years ago.
I think damon is a middle of the road actor, lance himself used the damon quote " how do you like those apples?"

I think I heard its planned on coming out in summer 2006.

 

[scofflaw23]

In S.C. you can go to the Drive-In and see two movies for the price of one and it's legit, $8 baby! in fact I saw the Bourne Supremacy last night, could have seen Anchorman also but I was too tired...

hmm...that sounds pretty damn cool. S.C. is a really sweet city, I was only there for a couple days, but I had an awesome time. Hot girls.

 

[N8 v2.0]

I wonder how this project if doing...?

 

[BurlyShirley]

Yeah, that move "Bourne Supremacy"...why did they name it that? The obvious name would be "Bourne Again" since it was the sequal to "Bourne Identity" WTF is with movie people?

 

[Jeremy R]

I wonder how this project if doing...?

Word is they just cast Robert Downey Jr. to play Tyler Hamilton.

 

[BurlyShirley]

Word is they just cast Robert Downey Jr. to play Tyler Hamilton.

Booo Hisssssss!

 

[iresmoke1]

Matt Damon is hot. Not hot enough to make me watch a movie about Lance.

Lance is a great athlete, however didn't he leave his wife for a rock star?

What is this movie going to be about. Training? The only cool movie about an athlete in training is ROCKY.

 

[manziman]

Lance is a great athlete, however didn't he leave his wife for a rock star?

What is this movie going to be about. Training? The only cool movie about an athlete in training is ROCKY.

More like she left him for all the times they moved to europe, US, europe, US, europe, US...biking was taking up all his time, no time for them to GET IT ON..but then again according to "it's not about the bike" lance's kids weren't made in front of the fire after the candle lit dinner like he wanted.
I just want to see the scene where damon has to drive in his porsche and get to the clinic before he dies...aahh, good times.

 

[towelie]

Is this for real? It is going to take some SKILLFUL writing, or embelishment, to make this a very interesting movie I think. I mean, he's still going strong, and his 5th TDF was much closer than last year's.

Also, Damon (who's not a bad actor) is going to have to have to get seriously scrawney to be a cancer patient, and then have some seriously buff legs for riding.

Want to know why Lance isn't playing himself? See his cameo in "Dodgeball".

 

[The Toninator]

Matt Damon got seriously skinny in Courage Under Fire. Why not him? Haters.

i agree and he's a WAY better actor than his asshat butt buddy afleck.

"I heard that the part of Sheryl Crow was gonna be played by Ben Affleck. Also Jay & Silent Bob are going to play George Hincapie & Tyler Hamilton respectively." hahahah
that black headed chic from 90210 can play armstrongs first wife

 

[manziman]

that black headed chic from 90210 can play armstrongs first wife

Wasn't his first wife super blonde and super hot?

 

[The Toninator]

Wasn't his first wife super blonde and super hot?

yea, so. we can demonize anybody we want, it's the movies

and besides Shannon is hot in a dirty girl trailer park kind of way.

that and the only blond i could remember from smiths movies if james van der beek.

i forgot about kitty booboo **** from jandsb strike back.

 

[manziman]

yea, so. we can demonize anybody we want, it's the movies

and besides Shannon is hot in a dirty girl trailer park kind of way.

oooh, what about elizabeth berkeley? she was HAWT in Showgirls...she'd do well as Armstrong's wife...meehhh...maybe not

 

[The Toninator]

oooh, what about elizabeth berkeley? she was HAWT in Showgirls...she'd do well as Armstrong's wife...meehhh...maybe not

yea she's nice and trashy too...

 

[cliffster5]

I think that they should get Jason Giambi or Barry Bonds to play David Millar.