The Program (2015 film)

The Program

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Stephen Frears
Produced by
Screenplay by John Hodge
Based on Seven Deadly Sins 
by David Walsh
Starring
Music by Alex Heffes
Cinematography Danny Cohen
Edited by Valerio Bonelli
Production
companies
Distributed by Momentum 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]
Country
  • United Kingdom
  • France
Language English
Box office $1.7 million[2]

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[3] and Chris O'Dowd as journalist David Walsh.[4]

The film is based on Walsh's book Seven Deadly Sins.[5] 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.

Cast

Production

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.[7]

Casting

Lee Pace joined the cast in November 2013.[8] Dustin Hoffman joined the cast in December 2013.[9][10]

To better understand his role, Foster took performance enhancing drugs while shooting the film.[11]

Filming

Principal photography began in October 2013.[12]

Box office

$1.7 million of the movie's earnings have been recorded, excluding the U.S. and Canada.[2] It was released for U.S. rental on DirecTV on February 19 2016,[13] with a theater release date on March 18 2016.[14][15]

References

  1. ↑ "THE PROGRAM (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 "The Program (2016)". Box Office Mojo.
  3. ↑ Lee, Esther (October 24, 2013). "Ben Foster as Lance Armstrong In Biopic: See The First Photo!". Us Weekly. Wenner Media. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  4. ↑ Luckhurst, Samuel (July 7, 2014). "Chris O'Dowd To Play David Walsh In Lance Armstrong Film". The Huffington Post. AOL. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  5. ↑ Greenslade, Roy (April 20, 2014). "David Walsh, who exposed Lance Armstrong, on cycle scandal film". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  6. ↑ http://www.hln.be/regio/nieuws-uit-lommel/hulsmans-aartsvijand-van-armstrong-a2527809/
  7. ↑ McKittrick, Christopher (March 31, 2016). "“Gyllenhaal can ride a bike, but can he take drugs?” The Program". Creative Screenwriting. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  8. ↑ Venable, Nick (November 14, 2013). "Lee Pace Joins Ben Foster In Stephen Frears' Untitled Lance Armstrong Biopic". Cinemablend. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Actor Dustin Hoffman Joins Stephen Frears’ Untitled Lance Armstrong Biopic". Vibe. 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
  10. ↑ "Dustin Hoffman Joins Stephen Frears’ Lance Armstrong Project". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. December 6, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Chris O'Dowd: Ben Foster's drug use for The Program 'was smart'". BBC News. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "Lance Armstrong Biopic Begins Filming As Ben Foster Displays Cycling Skills". The Huffington Post. AOL. October 17, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  13. ↑ http://www.bicycleretailer.com/north-america/2016/02/19/armstrong-feature-film-%E2%80%98-program%E2%80%99-available-directv
  14. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3083008/releaseinfo?ref_=tt_ql_9
  15. ↑ http://www.slashfilm.com/the-program-trailer/

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