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Adam Pearson will star in a new adaptation of 'The Elephant Man'. The 'A Different Man' actor - who has neurofibromatosis - is "beyond honoured" to have been cast as Joseph Merrick in a new feature ...

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 ...

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 role. ...