LOS ANGELES, July 28 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Matt Damon is in negotiations to play Tour de France cycling champion Lance Armstrong in a biographical film, it was reported Wednesday.
Producer Frank Marshall is working on the new project, set for a 2006 release, Sky News said.
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Damon said he must get in shape to play the cycling superstar.
"That would be a whole new level," Damon said of the fitness required for the role.
Armstrong is famous for recovering from testicular cancer and subsequently winning the Tour de France for a record six consecutive times, from 1999 to 2004.
Damon currently can be seen in "The Bourne Supremacy."
