Claim: Joseph Gordon-Levitt lost out for the starring role in the biopic about Philippe Petit.
Evidence: He starred as Philippe Petit in the Robert Zemeckis-directed film The Walk -LRB- 2015 -RRB- , and as Edward Snowden in the Oliver Stone film Snowden -LRB- 2016 -RRB-.
The Walk is a 2015 American 3D biographical drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Christopher Browne and Zemeckis.
It is based on the story of 24-year-old French high-wire artist Philippe Petit 's walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center on August 7 , 1974.