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  "description": "Less than a month after the announcement of the development of a new Lance Armstrong biopic, Deadline reports that Apple TV – formerly Apple TV+ – has won the bidding war.\n\nApple took a more active role in the film industry in 2019, primarily as a source of funding for production and distribution for films, i.e. the creative impetus comes from outside. Apple's film 'originals' have included Oscar darlings CODA, Killers of the Flower Moon and this year's F1, which was name-checked in the original",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-27T09:23:13.000Z",
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    "Deadline reports",
    "A major new Lance Armstrong biopic is coming – this time, with his blessingArmstrong has released life rights to the Hollywood production, with Austin Butler set to star and an Oscar-nominated director in the driving seat.Escape CollectiveKit Nicholson"
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  "textContent": "Less than a month after the announcement of the development of a new Lance Armstrong biopic, Deadline reports that Apple TV – formerly Apple TV+ – has won the bidding war.\n\nApple took a more active role in the film industry in 2019, primarily as a source of funding for production and distribution for films, i.e. the creative impetus comes from outside. Apple's film 'originals' have included Oscar darlings _CODA_ , _Killers of the Flower Moon_ and this year's _F1,_ which was name-checked in the original release about this latest Armstrong project.\n\n\"[The film will combine] elements of _F1 The Movie_ and Martin Scorsese’s _Raging Bull_ and _Wolf of Wall Street_ , and will cover the life and career of Armstrong, capturing the highs and lows of his extraordinary journey.”\n\nA major new Lance Armstrong biopic is coming – this time, with his blessingArmstrong has released life rights to the Hollywood production, with Austin Butler set to star and an Oscar-nominated director in the driving seat.Escape CollectiveKit Nicholson",
  "title": "Apple TV wins bidding war for Armstrong biopic",
  "updatedAt": "2026-02-27T09:23:14.304Z"
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