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

Following a star turn in A Different Man, Adam Pearson is set to star in a new adaptation of The Elephant Man, the play based ...

Bernard Pomerance’s Tony-winning play The Elephant Man is coming to the screen in a new film adaptation starring Adam Pearson ...

“The Elephant Man” is based on the diaries of Dr. Frederick Treves, who was Merrick’s physician. The play spans Merrick’s ...

Adam Pearson To Play in New Version of The Elephant Man. Adam Pearson has been selected to star in an upcoming film remake of ...

Adam Pearson, the actor who appeared in the Oscar-nominated dark comedy A Different Man, is set to star in a forthcoming ...

The star will be the first disabled actor to play Joseph Merrick in the feature from the late playwright Bernard Pomerance's ...

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 ...

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 ...

“The Elephant Man,” while Lynch’s most restrained, traditional work, still bears his stamp. The movie begins with Treves ...

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 ...