Review of The Program (1993) by Horrorliefheb — 09 Jun 2016
-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 and Chris O'Dowd as journalist David Walsh.
-The film is based on Walsh's book Seven Deadly Sins. It premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival on 14 September 2015 and was theatrically released in France on 16 September and the United Kingdom on 14 October.
--Development:
-Screenwriter John Hodge has said that he primarily based his screenplay on Seven Deadly Sins, in addition to other journalism and affidavits from cyclists. Hodge says he ruled out using Armstrong's own accounts of his behavior during this period, and that scenes shown from Armstrong's perspective are fiction.
--Casting:
-Lee Pace joined the cast in November 2013. Dustin Hoffman joined the cast in December 2013.
-To better understand his role, Foster took performance enhancing drugs while shooting the film.
This review of The Program (1993) was written by Horrorliefheb on 09 Jun 2016.
The Program has generally received positive reviews.
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