Only in Hollywood...

While most of us are pretty much over the whole Lance thing it seems that Hollywood has just getting interested. Think of Matt Damon and Mary-Kate Olsen in a recreation of Tyler's expose book.

Well, sort of....

“However, when the producers tested with focus groups they found that the book’s original ending rated very poorly.

“Feedback suggested that most viewers, particularly those in the lucrative 18-49 demographic, grew up thinking of Armstrong as a hero and preferred a story that was ultimately more inspirational.
“So the decision was made to reshoot the ending with a few minor script changes.”

The movie departs from Hamilton’s story at the point in 2007 where Armstrong, two years into his first retirement from pro cycling, dates child-star-turned-fashion-designer Ashley Olsen.

Rather than have Olsen and Armstrong date briefly before parting ways, the pair forge an unlikely relationship that transcends the 15-year difference in their ages.

“It’s a Sliding Doors type thing,” the source said. “We asked ourselves, well, instead of having Lance and Ashley canoodling in a couple of New York bars before going their separate ways, what would have happened if they had stayed together?”

In the final third of the new script, Armstrong, having met the love of his life, considers coming out of retirement to ride the 2009 Tour de France. But he ultimately rejects the opportunity in favor of settling down with Olsen.

“They become America’s sweethearts, if you will,” the insider said.

Tyler Hamilton is still alluded to in the closing passages, but the pro cycling doping scandal fades into the background in lieu of a plotline where Olsen and Armstrong move to the Solomon Islands and attempt to record a pop album.

http://www.cyclismas.com/2012/11/mary-kate-olsen-to-star-in-movie-version-of-the-secret-race/