Stephen Frears, who is going to bring the life of ex-cyclist Lance Armstrong to the screen, already has a protagonist for it, actor Ben Foster.
Ben Foster He has starred in films such as "The Messengers", "Pandorum" or "Here", although most likely the role of his life is yet to come from the hand of Stephen Frears playing the famous athlete.
The film, whose title is not yet known, will narrate all the years of fame of lance Armstrong, his testicular cancer, his seven earned tours, and how they were later withdrawn after admitting that he was doped for several years.
The script is written by John hodge, scriptwriter at the time of the great "Trainspotting" and will be directed by Stephean Frears, director of films such as "The Queen" or "High fidelity" and who will soon release his latest work "Philomena«.
Stephen Frears's is by no means the only film that we will be able to see shortly about Lance Armstrong. Sony Pictures Classics will soon release a documentary about the winner of seven Tours «The Armstrong Lie«Warner Bros. is preparing another film about the ex-cyclist with Jay Roach as director, and Paramount Pictures is preparing another film on the same subject, which is rumored to be the protagonist of Bradley Cooper.
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