Trailer Released for Lance Armstrong Movie 'The Program'

There have been a few good documentaries about Lance Armstrong in recent years, such as Alex Gibney's The Armstrong Lie and Alex Holmes' Stop at Nothing: The Lance Armstrong Story.

But now we are going to get a look at a scripted drama about the cyclist who had his seven Tour de France titles taken off him after he admitted using EPO.

The Program stars Ben Foster (Lone Survivor, 3:10 to Yuma) as Armstrong and Chris O'Dowd (Bridesmaids, St. Vincent) as David Walsh, the Irish journalist who played a key role in exposing Armstrong's doping.

The movie is directed by two-time Academy Award nominee Stephen Frears, and its first trailer has just been released with this plot description:

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Based on the award winning book "Seven Deadly Sins" by David Walsh, and featuring a stellar cast including Ben Foster, Chris O'Dowd, Guillaume Canet (Tell No One) and Jesse Plemons (Breaking Bad), this tense and suspenseful thriller looks at how one of the greatest deceptions in the modern era was uncovered while Armstrong convinced the world he was a hero, winning the Tour de France seven times.

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The release date has yet to be confirmed.

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