Little is known about the currently untitled Lance Armstrong biopic directed by Stephen Frears, but an interesting development has seen Hollywood veteran and Academy Award winning actor Dustin Hoffman (The Graduate, Little Fockers) joining the cast. His role is currently unknown, but he'll be joining the production when it shifts gears and departs for the U.S.The film stars Ben Foster as cyclistArmstrong, also featuring the talents of Chris O' Dowd (The I.T Crowd), Lee Pace (The Hobbit), Guillaume Canet (Tell No One) and Jesse Plemons(Breaking Bad). The cast seems to be a decent, yet very diverse one. The crew behind the scenes also seems to be fairly strong, with director Stephen Frears (Philomena, Tamara Drew) in the seat, alongside screenwriter John Hodge (Trainspotting, Trance).
All that's known about the cast so far is that Foster will play the controversial cyclist, with O'Dowd filling the shoes of Irish sports journalistDavid Walsh, one of the first people to grow suspect of Lance Armstrong's performance on the circuit. Similar films are being made at J.J Abrams' Bad Robot and at Warner Bros, but this one might be ahead of the game.
More news on Stephen Frears' currently untitled cycling project as it comes.