Austin Butler to play Lance Armstrong in big-screen biopic

Key Highlights

• Austin Butler will play Lance Armstrong in a biopic.
• Edward Berger, known for 'All Quiet on the Western Front', will direct the film.
• Zach Baylin, who wrote 'King Richard', is penning the screenplay.
• Scott Stuber secured the life rights to Lance Armstrong for the project.
• The film has sparked a frenzied bidding war among major studios.