Sebastian Stan calls out reporter for describing co-star as a beast over facial disfigurement

Sebastian Stan spoke out against a reporter who used an offensive term to describe his co-star who has facial disfigurement.At the Berlin Film Festival in February, a journalist asked the cast of “A Different Man” at a press conference, “What do you think happens after the transformation from this so-called beast, as they call him, to this perfect man?”Adam Pearson, one of Stan’s co-stars, has neurofibromatosis in both the movie and in real life.The genetic disorder causes tumors to grow in the nervous system and skin.Stan, 42, stood up for Pearson, 39, and politely pushed back on the reporter’s use of the term “beast.”“I have to call you out a little bit on the choice of words there,” the “Pam & Tommy” star said.“I think part of why the film is important is because we often don’t have maybe even the right vocabulary,” Stan went on.

“I mean, I think it’s a little more complex than that.And obviously there’s language barriers and so on and so forth.”“But you know, beast isn’t the word, I think,” he added.In “A Different Man,” Stan plays Edward, who, after undergoing facial surgery, becomes fixated on Oswald (Pearson), an actor playing him in a stage production based on his former life. Stan wore heavy prosthetics to portray his character having neurofibromatosis in the first half of the film.

The interview from Berlin resurfaced on social media this week as Stan and the rest of the cast promote the A24 movie for its theatrical release in the U.S.on Sept.

20.In an interview with Variety published Wednesday, Stan talked about his experience transforming into the role with the help of nominated prosthetics artist Mike Marino.“Even though I wasn’t shooting until 11 a.m., I would go at like 5 in the morning to his studio, or his apartment,” said Stan, who shot the movie in New York City.“I wanted to walk around the city and see what happened.On Broadway, one of the busiest streets in New York, no one’s lo...