Bradley Cooper As Lance Armstrong: JJ Abrams Confirms Actor Is In Talks For Biopic

Bradley Cooper is reportedly in talks for the Lance Armstrong role.

Bradley Cooper may just be getting exactly what he's wished for. Last week the "Silver Linings Playbook" actor told BBC News that he would be interested in playing Lance Armstrong in the upcoming biopic, and now, director JJ Abrams said that he has been speaking to Cooper about the part.

"[Cooper] sent me an email and we've been talking," Abrams told ET.

"I would be interested in [playing Armstrong]," Cooper told BBC News. "I think he's fascinating. What a fascinating character."

Abrams is directing the film adaptation of Juliet Macur's upcoming "Cycle of Lies: The Fall of Lance Armstrong."

• Matthew McConaughey

  McConaughey has been on a career renaissance of late (the McConaissance, as he told HuffPost Entertainment), and this is the type of juicy leading role that could get him an Oscar. Since he's friends with Armstrong, however, maybe put the odds of this happening at Infinity-to-1.

• Jake Gyllenhaal

  It almost happened once before ...

• Jeremy Renner

  Squint and these two could play brothers.

• Ryan Gosling

  Every movie benefits from more Gosling.

• Sam Worthington

  In case Jeremy Renner is too expensive.

• Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  Because he starred in "Premium Rush." (See, also: The bike behind him.)

• Tom Cruise

  Both Cruise and Armstrong weathered career low points opposite Oprah Winfrey.

• Jared Leto

  Remember when Leto played Steve Prefontaine? He just needs to grow his eyebrows back.

• Damian Lewis

  Because Lewis is used to playing guys everyone hates.

• Christian Bale

  Bale won an Oscar for playing a drug addict in "The Fighter"; imagine what he could do with Armstrong's sordid PED history.

• Kevin Bacon

  Kevin Bacon can put his "Quicksilver" skills to good use!

• Rob Lowe

  Picture him with a buzz cut. They kind of look alike?

• Daniel Day-Lewis

  Day-Lewis is so versatile, he could play Armstrong <em>and</em> the bike.

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Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/27/bradley-cooper-as-lance-armstrong-jj-abrams-actor-biopic_n_2561968.html

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