‘The Armstrong Lie’ Trailer: “I Was Confident That I Would Never Get Caught”
Up until a few years ago,Lance Armstrong’s cycling career sounded like one of the great inspirational tales of our time. That he beat cancer was impressive enough; that he then went on to win the Tour de France a bunch of times was nothing short of incredible. Among the many people intrigued by Armstrong’s journey was filmmakerAlex Gibney, who set out to make a documentary about Armstrong’s return to the Tour de France.
Then, of course, Armstrong’s tale morphed into one of the great scandals of modern sports. He admitted to doping, was stripped of his titles, and was left in disgrace. And Gibney was there for all of it, as his documentary turned into a very, very different film. Now the first trailer forThe Armstrong Liehas arrived, and you can check it out after the jump.
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Armstrong has been the subject of much fascination from the film industry, and there are several different biopics about him in the works at this time. Paramount and Bad Robot optioned Juliet Marcur’sCycle of Liesearlier this year; Warner Bros. has Jay Roach set to directRed Blooded Americanwith Bradley Cooper producing, and Working Title has Stephen Frears working on one with star Ben Foster.
Gibney’sThe Armstrong Lieis the first out of the gate, and given that it’s a documentary, it’s also likely to be the truest to life. Gibney’s last filmWe Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeakswas in a similar position, beating narrative features likeThe Fifth Estateto theaters.
