DIRECTV and Momentum Pictures announced their exclusive premiere of The Program, the Lance Armstrong movie from Academy Award-nominated director Stephen Frears (The Queen, Philomena), on DIRECTV Cinema this February.

The film, which made its world premiere in September at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, is about disgraced cycling champion Lance Armstrong’s doping scandal and downfall. It documents the true story of the meteoric rise and fall of one of the most celebrated and controversial men in recent history: Lance Armstrong (Foster), the world-renowned Tour de France champion.

Frears directed The Program from a screenplay by John Hodge (Trainspotting) who adapted the script from David Walsh’s book Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong. Besides Lee Pace, the film also stars Guillaume Canet, Jesse Plemons and Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman.

DIRECTV Cinema is a premium pay-per-view service that brings customers exclusive access to select, new films before they are released in theaters. The DIRECTV Cinema Exclusives Premiere program has premiered over 45 films to date. DIRECTV works with a number of studios to secure films for this program to release films exclusively on DIRECTV during a 30-day window prior to their theatrical debut. This release marks Momentum Pictures’ first exclusive film with the satellite TV provider.

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Ever since Lee visited China few months ago, he’s been an active user of weibo, a Chinese microblogging website. Today he made his Asian fans smile by sharing three selfies with hens, captioning them “Happy Valentine’s Day”.

 

You can follow him on weibo under Lee_G_Pace.

Vassar & New York Stage and Film, whose 31st Powerhouse Season is underway in Poughkeepsie, have announced additional casting for their summer collaboration, running through August 2.

Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominated Lee Pace, Emmy Award-winning Kevin Mambo (Guiding Light, Fortress of Solitude), stage and screen stars Ari Graynor (The Sopranos, Fringe) and Jason Kravits (The Practice), Tony nominee Nancy Opel, plus New York stage stalwarts Theo Stockman, Christy Altomare, Cassie Beck, Lilli Cooper, Sarah Litzsinger, Samantha Ware, along with many more will appear in the remaining lineup of readings, workshops and main stage productions.

Lee Pace can be seen on stage on Friday, July 31 at 7:30pm in the Susan Stein Shiva Theater. Short summary of the play:

Westchester couple Helen and Eliot have two children, lots of history, and a marriage that may be at the breaking point. Eliot is just trying to keep his family together, but may have made the mistake that tears them apart for good. From the scathingly hilarious pen of Nicky Silver (The Lyons on Broadway, The Altruists, Pterodactyls).

If you’d like to make a reservation for reading, you can call Box Office (845) 437-5599. From July 24-26 it’s for subscribers only (Powerhouse Theater offers priority reservations access to the Reading Series to subscribers), booking will be open to all (based on availability) on July 28-30. Tickets can also be reserved at http://powerhouse.vassar.edu. They’re free, however the reservation is required. More information can be found here.

AMC’s Halt and Catch Fire is about to kick off its second season, and star Lee Pace is hanging out at the Internet Week HQ to talk about what fans can expect this season and what it’s like to star in a show about the dawn of personal computing. He’ll also discuss the use of social media to engage with fans.

The video is from Day 1 (May 18, 2015) of Internet Week 2015 in New York.

World premiere of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is quickly approaching. Actors attending have been revealed today by Be The Red Carpet, and what a lineup this is! As previously posted, the world premiere is happening in London, UK and Lee Pace is just one of the many celebrities who’ll be walking the red carpet on December 1st. Other guests are Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Evangeline Lily, Luke Evans, Benedict Cumberbatch, Orlando Bloom, Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, Stephen Fry, Sylvester McCoy, Mikael Persbrandt, Ryan Gage, John Bell, Aidan Turner, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt, Adam Brown, Jed Brophy, Billy Boyd and Peter Jackson.

Another event Lee will be at was confirmed few days ago – Canada premiere on December 6 in Toronto.

Are you coming to any of these two?

Lee Pace will appear in an upcoming episode of The Mindy Project‘s third season, Digital Spy reports. He’ll play a successful tech entrepreneur and Dr Mindy Lahiri’s first sexual partner. The show creator Mindy Kaling shared her excitement on Twitter:

He’s only booked for one episode as of now.

Lee accepted Sally Twellman’s challenge to raise money and awarness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ALS affects the brain and the spinal cord. Motor neurons degenerate and die which makes it increasingly difficult to move muscles. There is currently no cure. The viral sensation was launched around a month ago by Pete Frates, 29, a former Boston College baseball captain. He has lived with ALS since 2012.

When challenged by a friend or colleague, you have 24 hours to either donate $100 to the cause or post a video showing yourself dumping a bucket of ice water on your head to get out of donating. Then, in turn, you challenge three others. As of Saturday, August 23, The ALS Association has received $62.5 million in donations compared to $2.4 million during the same time period last year (July 29 to August 23).

Lee will be promoting Guardians of the Galaxy and Halt and Catch Fire tomorrow on Late Night with Seth Meyers, according to his twitter.

Update: Watch his interview below.

It’s been less than a month since I reported the actor joined his first social network site, facebook. Now he can also be found on twitter. Pushing Daisies and Wonderfalls producer, Bryan Fuller, who’s also a very good friend of Lee, welcomed him few hours ago.

Make sure to follow Lee here.

Lee Pace has just finished his first facebook Q&A, done on Halt and Catch Fire official page. But before we go through that, I have some great news to share – Lee can now be found on facebook! Click here to follow his page.

Here are the questions Lee answered tonight.

Q: Favorite 80’s music?
A: im a big music fan and the music from the early 80s is so diverse and cool….The Clash. New Order. Micheal Jackson. who else? what are your favorites?

Q: Of all characters you’ve portrayed, which one is your favorite and which one is the most like yourself?
A: Ill always have a soft spot for the piemaker.

Q: Hi Lee. What made you interested in doing this series? And also, any word on more Daisies?
A: Joe was a riddle i wanted to solve. i accepted him to be an effective person, he’s a Winner… and i wanted to know more about ‘that guy’. i guess one of the conclusions i’ve come to after filming season one, is that ‘that guy’ is just a myth.

Q: Hi Lee! I really want to know, which movie(s) has motivated you to become an actor?
A: hanks for the question! When I was 16 or 17, all I did was watch movies. Old Deer Hunter, the incredible movies from the early 80s. The Godfather. At the time, incredible people were making movies and showcasing incredible performances. Robert De Niro. Just incredible actors making movies one after the other. The Graduate. Tootsie. Marathon Man.

Q: Hi Lee! When you play Joe do you ever lace traits from other characters you have played in the past? Also who is you’re favorite character you have played so far? Thank you for taking the time to read!
A: It’s not intentional but I wouldn’t be surprised if other characters come through. It’s hard to pick a favorite, too. But I love Ned and I loved Roy Walker from The Fall.

Q: What are your influences/inspiration for Joe Macmillan – either direct or indirect? Thank you!
A: Ivan Boesky. Michael Milken. The infamous corporate raiders of the early 80’s… innovators like Elon Musk, Steve Jobs… those were men that i found very interesting while researching, and Joe might aspire to be… Joe is an unformed person in many ways. Hes like a baby. Babies take up a lot of space. when they laugh, you feel joy; when they cry, you feel worry. they are loud; they get what they need… i guess you could say the same thing about a bear.

Q: Could you send me Mackenzie’s number?
A: Good question 🙂

Q: Mac or PC
A: Mac.

Q: Hi, Lee! How does it feel going back to 1983?
A: Fun. Why not? It’s an exciting time.

Q: Will more of Joe’s secrets and personality come out in the next few episodes?
A: To Joe, it’s less about secrets and more that he needs to know himself. He needs to go down that path so he knows himself better. How is anyone else going to know him if he doesn’t know himself?

Q: How confident is Joe, REALLY. Is his machismo a put on to stir action in others, or is that who he really is?
A: I think in a lot of ways Joe’s confidence is all he’s got.

Q: Any similarities with Joes character from real Lee? Or are you different and how?
A: I don’t share a lot of the values that Joe MacMillan has, but I do admire his balls. I admire how courageous he is.

Q: What was your favourite scene in H&CF?
A: I love the reverse engineering sequence in the pilot episode. I think you can see Joe’s enthusiasm and his infectious excitement and personality. That’s really key to who he is.

Q: Lee, do you have much input in shaping Joe’s personality? Is it a challenge to portray a character who is so driven he is capable of anything?
A: It’s fun to play the character. But his ambition is as much to his detriment as to his benefit. What’s the point of getting what you want if you don’t know what you want?

Q: Do you have any interest in computers?
A: Im a curious person. its been interesting to learn a lot about a subject i know very little about. coding. the mechanics of a mother board. its interesting stuff.

Q: Hey Lee – Yesterday, Heiyin Y. asked “What is the hardest part playing this character?”
A: learning the lines. and saying them in the right order.

just kidding.

Seriously, thanks for the question. I’m intrigued by joe as well. and i guess there are a lot of answers. hes not an easy man to understand, and im still learning.
his unprincipled ambition. his wild aspiration….
joe is an unhinged man. He lives a fantasy of his own creation. He is tenacious and will not rest until the world matches the possibility that he can visualize… thats not a sane, or respectful way to live.
I love Joe. I defend him, even when he does despicable things.
Joe knows who he WANTS to be… but he doesnt know who he IS. Who am I, really? Its an important question for a man to face… and its time joe started to ask it.

Q: Here’s a question from Jessica K.: “Hi Lee! How are you? I hope you’re doing well. You’ve embodied so many different characters (quite well, may I add) throughout your career as an actor. Do you have a set process for preparing yourself for the characters you play, or does it differ with each persona? Thanks, and have a lovely day.”
A: hey. thanks for the question. the process is always different. always different inspirations. different cast of characters.

Q: Ok! Our last last question was left by Anthony H. yesterday: “What was the most challenging aspect of doing this particular show? I love the show!”
A: forgetting what i know. letting go of everything we have gained in the past 30 years… this is a time before computers became ubiquitous tools in our lives…. there is an innocence to the show.

He added, “great questions tonight. thanks for your interest. appreciate you watching the show.”