Silver Linings Playbook star Bradley Cooper had previously expressed his desire to portray the cyclist.
New York:
Hollywood hunk Bradley Cooper is intalks to play Lance Armstrong after reaching out to JJ Abramsabout starring in his upcoming biopic about the disgracedcyclist.
The Oscar nominated Silver Linings Playbook star hadpreviously expressed his desire to portray the cyclist afterhe was stripped of his titles between 1999 and 2005 when itemerged he had taken performance-enhancing drugs, reported theHuffington Post.
Abrams has confirmed that he is considering the38-year-old star for the role after he reached out to him viaemail.
"(Cooper) sent me an email and we've been talking," Abramssaid.
Abrams is directing the film adaptation of reporter JulietMacur's upcoming 'Cycle of Lies: The Fall of Lance Armstrong'.
The Oscar nominated Silver Linings Playbook star hadpreviously expressed his desire to portray the cyclist afterhe was stripped of his titles between 1999 and 2005 when itemerged he had taken performance-enhancing drugs, reported theHuffington Post.
Abrams has confirmed that he is considering the38-year-old star for the role after he reached out to him viaemail.
"(Cooper) sent me an email and we've been talking," Abramssaid.
Abrams is directing the film adaptation of reporter JulietMacur's upcoming 'Cycle of Lies: The Fall of Lance Armstrong'.
