Trailer for the Lance Armstrong Biopic THE PROGRAM with Ben Foster
The first trailer has been released for Ben Foster's Lance Armstrong biopic The Program, which was directed by Stephen Frears. The story of Lance Armstrong is going to make for an intriguing movie. It's stunning to see how this guy's life played out. The film loos like it was incredibly well made, and it also might end up being the best performance that we've seen from Foster in his career so far. I've always kind of thought he was an underrated actor, but that might change after this movie.
He was one of the biggest sports heroes of our time: Lance Armstrong has revolutionized in the nineties with his team the sport of cycling, he won seven times alone in the Tour de France. With his fight against cancer, he became the charismatic icon of millions. But then the truth of his success is revealed: The sports journalist David Walsh covers a system of lies and cheating on … After “The Queen”, director Stephen Frears focuses again a cult figure of the present and shows how close greatness and megalomania often to each other. A fascinating portrait with US actor Ben Foster as Armstrong worthy of an Oscar occupied.
The movie also features a great cast that includes Chris O’Dowd, Guillaume Canet, Jesse Plemons, Dustin Hoffmam, and Lee Pace. There is currently no release date set in the U.S.