Extras (paid) needed for film about Lance Armstrong being shot around London

I am working on feature film about Lance Armstrong, directed by Stephen Frears. We are looking for male cyclists to be extras.

We are filming scenes in and around London that require cyclists as extras. We are currently filming the Tour de France peloton scenes in the French Alps but return to london to film all the base camp scenes at the beginning and end of the stages.

I was hoping that you could spread the word to the LFGSS community that we are looking for young male riders between 18- 28 to be paid extras in November and December.

We will provide the period bikes and cycling kit we just need the cycling bodies! They don't need to be experienced in acting just have the free time and interest in being involved.

I have attached below our flyer and contact information. Anyone that is interested should email me at this address and we will get straight back to them.

thanks for your time,

best wishes

Beatrice

The flyer info:

PAID MALE EXTRAS REQUIRED FOR FEATURE FILM ABOUT LANCE ARMSTRONG!

Are you a cyclist or cycling fan? Would you be interested in being in a film directed by Stephen Frears (The Queen) about the life and career of Lance Armstrong?

We are looking for cyclists, trainers and mechanics.

Aged between 18 – 30 years old to take part as paid extras.

Filming will take place in and around London between November and December 2013.

No previous acting experience necessary!

If you are interested or know someone else who might be, please send your name, age and a picture of yourself to the email address below.

untitledcyclingfilm@gmail.com

I asked this question just in case you are wondering:

What story is being told of Lance? The one that is the myth, or the one that involved the doping and deception? Very few cyclists will want to be in a film that is the former if it doesn't acknowledge and address the latter.

To which the answer was:

Our story is the latter. The central theme of the film is David Walsh and his pursuit of the truth. We look at the career from 1994 up to 2012 and how David was undermined and shut down, but eventually as people came forward such as Floyd Landis and Betsy and Frank Andreu the truth did come out.

I hope this will encourage people to get involved and participate in the story being told to a wider audience.

So it actually looks good. Shame I don't have the body for this, nowhere near as skinny as I'd need to be to even be passable as pro-peloton.

Anyhow, email address is above, looks like a winner... so what are you waiting for?

Stephen Frears is a queen?

so what are you waiting for?

This:

young male riders between 18- 28 to be paid extras in November and December.

Aged between 18 – 30 years old to take part as paid extras.
Sexist
Ageist

Well you've got to plausibly be pre-peleton, and I don't think you're going to pass as that skydancer.

In..

If I shave and hold my guts in.

Well you've got to plausibly be pre-peleton, and I don't think you're going to pass as that skydancer.

True though could be an extra

Lance got shot?!

With a needle, yes

...film about Lance Armstrong being shot ...

would view.

...or just being shot full of drugs?

Shame I'm not 18 this could of been pretty good

are the steroids and doping provided?

Applied!

I will be distraught if I don't get a place.

Hmmm, piercings may rule me out, but its worth a try I suppose.

Do they show through lycra?

I'm waaaaaaaaaaaaaay to old.

Will apply also. shit moustaches and stretched ears were definitely in the peloton....

Surely a movie about old seasoned cyclists would be a lot more relevant...

Calling Tom 6pt!
#moviestar #inwaiting

Tom is a naturally gifted descender these days

If they need a Dave Brailsford......

As well as a picture I'm including a 2,500 word essay about why I'm more euro than the other applicants

You could do Lance.

^ wasn't that Sheryll Crow's job?

You could do Lance.

Is that how you get to the drugs?