Author may have solved a 130-year-old mystery about the 'Elephant Man' Merrick's head and right hand grew to large proportions, his skeleton contorted and he had difficulty speaking and walking.

The movie is being written Moby Pomerance, the son of late playwright Bernard Pomerance, who wrote the original Tony-winning Elephant Man play. "Well — here’s the announcement — I am beyond honoured ...

It later ran Off-Broadway. Around that time, David Lynch helmed a film based on Merrick's life, also titled "The Elephant Man," but the 1980 Oscar-nominated feature had no direct relation to the play.

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: ‘A ...

Photo: Paramount Pictures. ‘The Elephant Man’s story is that of Joseph Merrick, a real-life English man living in the 19th century who became known for his severe physical deformities.

Adam Pearson is making history twice over. The "A Different Man" star and "Under the Skin" breakout actor is set to lead the film adaptation of Bernard Pomerance's Tony-winning play "The Elephant ...