E222 - Acting in A24's A Different Man with Adam Pearson
Description
This is episode 22 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast.
In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Adam Pearson who is an actor and star of the new A24 feature film, A Different Man alongside Sebastian Stan (Captain America: The Winter Soldier), Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World) and is written & directed by Aaron Schimberg.
Adam got his first acting break in Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin starring Scarlett Johansson and he has used his platform to become an award-winning disability rights campaigner, public figure and presenter.
This chat covers:
-What is acting?
-How he ended up working on Under the Skin.
-What was his first experience like on a film set?
-How did he end up being cast in A Different Man?
-What did he learn from his A-List Co-Stars?
-How he felt seen by this film’s narrative.
-How confidence plays a part in acting.
-Learning to manage a disability and access in the industry.
Our wonderful sponsor for this episode is THE NATIONAL FILM and TELEVISION SCHOOL.
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Nugget of the Week
Adam: Four Favourites with Sebastian Stan, Adam Pearson, and Aaron Schimberg (A Different Man)
Oz: Nobody wants to buy this Abadoned $10.5million Mansion - Luxury Cars inside!!!
Marcus: In Proximity | Jordan Peele and Ryan Coogler on Genre, Fear and Filmmaking
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Adam Pearson: Twitter (X) & Instagram
The Directors' Take: Twitter (X) & Instagram
Marcus: Twitter (X) & Instagram
Oz: Twitter (X) & Instagram
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