‘A Different Man’ Trailer: Sebastian Stan Unravels After a Life-Changing Facial Procedure in A24’s Dark Comedy
variety.comSelena Kuznikov A24 has released the trailer for Aaron Schimberg’s “A Different Man,” starring Sebastian Stan as a person with a facial difference who undergoes reconstructive surgery to change his appearance.
Stan won the best actor prize at the Berlin Film Festival for his work in the film. The film follows Edward, an aspiring actor with neurofibromatosis, a genetic condition that causes tumors to grow on the skin and bone.
Stan plays Edward in prosthetic makeup that is modeled after his co-star Adam Pearson, a real-life actor who has neurofibromatosis and has starred in films like “Under the Skin” and Schimberg’s “Chained for Life.” After Edward has the facial reconstructive surgery, he’s praised for his new look by co-workers and others.
But then he meets Oswald (Pearson), an actor who plays him in a theater show based on his life. Edward becomes obsessed with Oswald, who looks exactly like him before he had his surgery.
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