Sebastian Stan (Pam & Tommy) stars as a man with a facial deformity who undergoes surgery in A24’s A Different Man. The trailer shows the before and after, and what happens when he meets the man who’s playing him in a theatre production.
Adam Pearson, an actor with neurofibromatosis, also stars along with Renate Reinsve.
“Aspiring actor Edward undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance,” reads A24’s synopsis. “But his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare, as he becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost.”
During a Q&A following a screening at Sundance, Sebastian Stan recalled his experience walking the streets in New York in prothetics. “I interacted with people and it was really interesting,” said Stan, as reported by Variety. “It was sort of scary to see how limited the interaction is between two extremes: don’t address it or overcompensation. The only people that were the most honest were kids. I had this interaction with a little girl, and her mom is trying to do the right thing, but in doing the right thing, she actually was preventing the girl from simply having an experience. She was brave and courageous, and that’s kids, right? They just want to know — they don’t have judgment. It was a learning lesson for me.”
The dark comedy was written and directed by Aaron Schimberg (Chained for Life). A24 has set a September 20, 2024 theatrical release.
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