The film will span Lance Armstrong's (Ben Foster) career from his cancer ordeal to the doping scandal that destroyed it.
Chris O'Dowd plays David Walsh, a sports writer with The Sunday Times who at first charmed and then was ostracised by the cycling community for speaking the truth. It takes several years, but ultimately Armstrong is exposed as the doping scandal gets worldwide media attention.
John Hodge ("Trance," "Trainspotting") adapted the script from Walsh's book "Seven Deadly Sins".
Guillaume Canet Lee Pace and Jesse Plemons also star.
Production is underway on location in France in the UK but is about to head to the United States for its final bit of filming.
The project isn't to be confused with several rival Armstrong films in the pipeline including an untitled project with Jay Roach (Game Change) attached to direct from a script by Scott Z. Burns (Contagion), the J.J. Abrams' produced "Cycle Of Lies"--an adaptation of New York Times reporter Juliet Macur's book at Paramount, or the documentary "The Armstrong Lie".
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