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-winning play. The screenplay is written by Bernard’s son, Moby Pomerance. Filming is scheduled to begin in spring 2026.
The storyline of Pomerance’s play is an adaptation of the diaries of Dr. Frederick Treves, Merrick’s physician, and spans the years he spent at the London Hospital. During his lifetime, Pomerance received thousands of letters from people around the world stating, “I am The Elephant Man”, a well-known line from the play.
Pomerance’s play gained fame because of the huge success of the adaptation, which first ran on the West End in London in 1977. It later ran on Broadway for many years and won several Tonys. David Lynch helmed a film based on Merrick’s life,...
The storyline of Pomerance’s play is an adaptation of the diaries of Dr. Frederick Treves, Merrick’s physician, and spans the years he spent at the London Hospital. During his lifetime, Pomerance received thousands of letters from people around the world stating, “I am The Elephant Man”, a well-known line from the play.
Pomerance’s play gained fame because of the huge success of the adaptation, which first ran on the West End in London in 1977. It later ran on Broadway for many years and won several Tonys. David Lynch helmed a film based on Merrick’s life,...
- 5/1/2025
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
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