David Lynch's 1980 biopic "The Elephant ... Man" inspired Marino to pursue his profession. In a way, he's come full circle ...

Last week, the Brattle Theatre screened David Lynch’s “The Elephant Man.” Released in 1980, the Victorian drama tells the story of real-life Joseph Merrick (renamed “John” in the film ...

Plans to erect a statue honouring the 'Elephant Man' have been scrapped after campaigns ... he was often subjected to ridicule throughout his life. In a Facebook post, Ms Vigor-Mungovin said ...

Premiering in 1977 and written by Bernard Pomerance, The Elephant Man play is based on the life of Joseph Merrick (though he is named John Merrick in the production), a disfigured man who lived in ...

Adam Pearson has been selected to star in an upcoming film remake of the dramatic play, The Elephant Man ... Pearson, who also suffers from a real-life physical disfigurement, will be the first ...

The movie will be a fresh take on the story of Joseph Merrick, as portrayed in David Lynch’s film, but this is adapted from Bernard Pomerance’s play. Adam Pearson will star in a new adaptation ...

Adam Pearson, who last year starred with Sebastian Stan in A Different Man, has been cast in the lead role of John Merrick in a new adaptation of the play The Elephant Man. READ MORE ...

At the tender age of 5, Mike Marino saw “The Elephant Man” for the first time and ... leapt at the challenge of re-creating a real-life disfigurement like Pearson’s.

Westminster High School students will perform “Elephant/Man” by Del Martin, the play about the life of Joseph Merrick ... and I think they feel a real connection to it.” ...

Prosthetics makeup designer Mike Marino tells IndieWire how "The Elephant Man" inspired his authentic ... prosthetics and the masks that we wear in life. “The makeup challenge was enormous ...