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

Adam Pearson, known for portraying Oswald in the 2024 film A Different Man, will next tackle a significant role in a new adaptation of a classic. Pearson, who lives with neurofibromatosis, has been ...

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 ...

Released in 1980, the Victorian drama tells the story of real-life Joseph Merrick (renamed “John” in the film), a man born with a congenital condition who became famous through the efforts of ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...