Bradley Cooper wants to play Lance Armstrong in a movie.The Silver Linings Playbook actor has expressed his desire to portray the "fascinating" disgraced cyclist - who was stripped of his titles between 1999 and 2005 after it emerged he had taken performance-enhancing drugs - in JJ Abrams' upcoming biopic about his rise and fall from grace.
Bradley told BBC news: "I would be interested in [playing Armstrong]. I think he's fascinating. What a fascinating character. I remember Matt Damon was going to do his autobiography at one point years ago.
"I remember thinking,that would be a great character, I'd love to play that character. I would love to do something, I think he's pretty fascinating.
