E222 - Acting in A24's A Different Man with Adam Pearson

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. We’ve also partnered with SCRIPTATION to offer our listeners an EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNT on their software, which you can find on the link below…  http://scriptation.com/thedirectorstake    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    Credits Music by Oliver Wegmüller   Socials Adam Pearson: Twitter (X) & Instagram The Directors' Take: Twitter (X) & Instagram Marcus: Twitter (X) & Instagram Oz: Twitter (X) & Instagram   If you have any questions relating to the episode or have topics you would like covering in future releases, reach out to us at [email protected]