Cooper, Fassbender lead contenders for Lance Armstrong roleJanuary 22, 2013 - 20:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Bradley Cooper and Michael Fassbender are the lead contenders to play Lance Armstrong in a forthcoming biopic, Digital Spy said. According to Ladbrokes, the Silver Linings Playbook and Prometheus stars are leading the pack with 3/1 odds each. Bradley Cooper told the BBC this morning that he would be interested in the role, saying: "I think he's fascinating. What a fascinating character." Tom Hardy, Matthew McConaughey and Liam Hemsworth are next in line, with 8/1, 10/1 and 12/1 odds respectively. McConaughey recently spoke out about his feelings regarding Armstrong's confession, admitting that he was initially "pissed off". Ladbrokes also put the biopic's odds of winning the 'Best Picture' Oscar in 2014 at 33/1. Star Trek director JJ Abrams recently purchased the rights to Armstrong's biography, in partnership with Paramount Pictures. Former cyclist Armstrong confessed to having used banned substances in competition during an interview with Oprah Winfrey last week. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |