Ben Foster is a perfect pick

He's a great actor who steals every movie he's in. I have high hopes for the movie.

Ben is a gifted and dedicated actor/artist and very professional in how he works his craft. I had the pleasure to work with and photograph Ben on this film and I can say that he was simply the best man for the job. I cant think of anyone else who would have done better. Athletically Ben worked his ass off to be able to do what was asked of him physically and more...he really went for it and it paid off. I'm glad that Working Title/Studio Canal got this one made before a big Hollywood studio did...it needed to be made without the cumbersome machinations that often accompany big hollywood films. The photo you see was taken during filming in Le Grave France. He looks so convincing as Armstrong in this first look image that many press outlets were asking why they were being sent an image of Armstrong. In fact months later a newspaper in the UK unwittingly used this image in an article they ran about Armstrong..later to discover it was Ben Foster. This was a fantastic project to work on in so many ways...Working with such a fabulous story teller and director as is Stephen Frears, Excellent core of Producers, a fun and talented crew, lovely cast and simply breathtaking locations. These projects don't come around that often...can't wait to see it on the big screen.

Check out Big Trouble. He was hilarious, and that was a very underrated movie. One of two Tim Allen live-action movies (Galaxy Quest is the other) which is very good. Just not for Gator fans.

I just saw the trailer and, well, my thoughts exactly. He just does such a great, authentic job in everything he's in, even when the thing doesn't happen to be very good. Glad to see him getting what could end up being a more "breakout" starring role - he deserves it.

Also I'm totally still fascinated by Armstrong's rise and fall, so I'm really just glad they chose someone who will pull off his character so well, both dramatically and physically.