Adam Pearson has officially been tapped for the leading role in the Elephant Man movie based on the award-winning play of the same name by Bernard Pomerance. This marks Pearson’s first movie project ...

After standing out in last year's drama A Different Man, Adam Pearson has landed his next movie role. PEOPLE confirmed Thursday, May 1, that Pearson, a British actor who lives with neurofibromatosis, ...

4 ICYMI: Watch the Next On Stage: Season 6 Premiere Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play, The Elephant Man is a timeless examination of society’s perception of beauty, normalcy and kindness. At its ...

Adam Pearson of A Different Man is set to play a man whose life and struggles have inspired people for generations. He will play Joseph Merrick, aka The Elephant Man, in a new version of the story. It ...

STOCKBRIDGE, MASS. — If durability defines the worth of a play, “The Elephant Man” by Bernard Pomerance is, at the very least, a good play, and possibly a great one. The production offered by ...

David Lynch is widely regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, known for classics like Twin Peaks and The ...

3 ICYMI: Watch the Next On Stage: Season 6 Premiere The Elephant Man is based on the life of John Merrick, who lived in London during the latter part of the nineteenth century. A horribly deformed ...

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. ...

The public in Victorian England sees Merrick (Michael Wartella) as “a freak of nature.” In order to survive, says his huckster manager, Ross (E. Gray Simons III), Merrick “exposes himself to crowds ...