It seems that everybody in Hollywood is trying to get a piece of Lance Armstrong's story, with a handful of projects on the disgraced athlete on the way. One is being produced by J.J. Abrams and earlier this year it drew some buzz when Bradley Cooper's name was rumored to play Armstrong. A rival project also emerged from director Jay Roach (The Campaign) and writer Scott Z. Burns (Contagion). Both promising, but of course a film with Cooper attached is going to have a leg up, right? Turns out Abrams has just lost his one major advantage.

With Abrams' film and one being developed by Stephen Frears and Ben Foster, Warner Bros. has fast-tracked Red Blooded American to make sure it's the first out of the gate.