The Program
Theatrical release poster
Directed byStephen Frears
Screenplay byJohn Hodge
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDanny Cohen
Edited byValerio Bonelli
Music byAlex Heffes
Distributed byMomentum Pictures
Release dates
  • 14 September 2015 (2015-09-14) (TIFF)
  • 16 September 2015 (2015-09-16) (France)
  • 14 October 2015 (2015-10-14) (United Kingdom)
Running time
103 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • France
LanguageEnglish

The Program (working title Icon) is a 2015 British-French biographical drama film about Lance Armstrong directed by Stephen Frears, starring Ben Foster as Armstrong[2] and Chris O'Dowd as journalist David Walsh.[3]

The film is based on Walsh's book Seven Deadly Sins.[4] It premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival on 14 September 2015 and will be theatrically released in France on 16 September and the United Kingdom on 14 October.

Cast

Production

Casting

Lee Pace joined the cast in November 2013.[5] Dustin Hoffman joined the cast in December 2013.[6][7]

To better understand his role, Foster took performance enhancing drugs while shooting the film.[8]

Filming

Principal photography began in October 2013.[9]

References

  1. ^ "THE PROGRAM (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  2. ^ Lee, Esther (24 October 2013). "Ben Foster as Lance Armstrong In Biopic: See The First Photo!". Us Weekly. Wenner Media. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  3. ^ Luckhurst, Samuel (7 July 2014). "Chris O'Dowd To Play David Walsh In Lance Armstrong Film". The Huffington Post. AOL. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  4. ^ Greenslade, Roy (20 April 2014). "David Walsh, who exposed Lance Armstrong, on cycle scandal film". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  5. ^ Venable, Nick (14 November 2013). "Lee Pace Joins Ben Foster In Stephen Frears' Untitled Lance Armstrong Biopic". Cinemablend. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  6. ^ http://www.vibe.com/article/actor-dustin-hoffman-joins-stephen-frears-untitled-lance-armstrong-biopic
  7. ^ "Dustin Hoffman Joins Stephen Frears' Lance Armstrong Project". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Chris O'Dowd: Ben Foster's drug use for The Program 'was smart'". BBC News. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Lance Armstrong Biopic Begins Filming As Ben Foster Displays Cycling Skills". The Huffington Post. AOL. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
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