Adam Pearson to play Elephant Man in movie remake
Actor will be first disabled star to take on the role of Joseph Merrick
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A Different Man’s Adam Pearson to star in new film of The Elephant Man
Pearson, who will be the first disabled actor to play the role in a film, said: ‘I can think of no greater honour than to tell the true story of Joseph Carey Merrick’
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