Austin Butler to play Lance Armstrong in big-screen biopic

Project, following disgraced cyclist, reportedly sparked bidding war, with Conclave's Edward Berger set to direct

The Oscar-nominated actor Austin Butler is scheduled to take on the role of the disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong in a buzzy new biopic.

According to Deadline, the package has caused a frenzied" bidding war in Hollywood with the Conclave director Edward Berger at the helm and King Richard's Zach Baylin set to write the script.