Adam Pearson, who starred in "A Different Man," is set to play Joseph Merrick in a new film adaptation of the play "The ...

The movie will be a fresh take on the story of Joseph Merrick, as portrayed in David Lynch’s film, but this is adapted from ...

This picture’s story could be closer to the original play in scope and will likely also be centered around the diaries of Merrick’s doctor, Frederick Treves, regarding his work with Merrick ...

Adam Pearson, who last year starred with Sebastian Stan in A Different Man, has been cast in the lead role of John Merrick in a new adaptation of the play The Elephant Man. READ MORE: ‘A ...

The 40-year-old actor will play Joseph Merrick, the English artist who was born with physical deformities and became a freak show exhibit, in a film written by Pomerance’s son, Moby Pomerance.

Jack Huston, known for his acting work in Boardwalk Empire and American Hustle, has come aboard to direct a biopic centered on Joseph Merrick, the deformed Victorian Age artist known as The ...

Adam Pearson, who featured in A24's comic noir "A Different Man," is set to play the lead role of Joseph Merrick in "The Elephant Man," a new feature film adaptation of Bernard Pomerance's Tony ...

Adam Pearson, who featured in A24’s comic noir “A Different Man,” is set to play the lead role of Joseph Merrick in “The Elephant Man,” a new feature film adaptation of Bernard Pomerance ...

In a statement, Pearson said, “Joseph Merrick is a man I have a long and complex relationship with. From having his name used as a term of derision to learning about the man himself in ...

Based on the life of Joseph Merrick, The Elephant Man centers on a young man who lived in London during the latter part of the nineteenth century. A victim of rare skin and bone diseases ...

Bradley Cooper, David Bowie, Billy Crudup, and Mark Hamill have famously portrayed Joseph Merrick before on stage, while John Hurt took the lead in Lynch's film, but Pearson will be the only actor ...

This will be the first film adaptation of Bernard Pomerance’s Tony-winning play (as David Lynch's 1980 film had no relation) and Pearson will be the first differently abled actor to take on the ...