Жүжигчин Жонатан Глейзертэй уулзахаар явж байхдаа хөлөө хугалсан ч маргааш нь дүрээ авчээ.
Адам Пирсон 2013 оны шинжлэх ухааны уран зөгнөлт, аймшгийн “Under the Skin” кинонд Скарлетт Йоханссоны хамт богино хугацаанд тоглосон юм. Тэрбээр кино найруулагч Жонатан Глейзертэй уулзахаар явахдаа зам хөндлөн гарах үедээ машинд мөргүүлж, хөлөө хугалснаа The Independent-ийн асуулт-хариултын уулзалтын үеэр ярьжээ. Пирсон ослын дараа Глейзерт утасдаж, хөлөө хугалсан байж магадгүй ч уулзалтад очих хүсэлтэй байгаагаа хэлсэн бөгөөд арван минутын дараа найруулагч түүнийг таксины доороос олжээ.
Глейзер маргааш нь эмнэлэгт очиж, Пирсонд дүр санал болгосон байна. Нейрофиброматозтой Пирсон өмнө нь “The Undateables” зэрэг нэвтрүүлэгт судлаачаар ажиллаж байжээ. “Under the Skin”-д тоглосноос хойш хөгжлийн бэрхшээлтэй хүмүүсийн эрхийн төлөө дуу хоолойгоо өргөж, 2024 онд Себастиан Стэний хамт “A Different Man” хар инээдмийн кинонд тоглосон бөгөөд уг бүтээлээрээ өндөр үнэлгээ авсан ч өөрийгөө дүрд тохирохгүй мэт мэдэрч байснаа хэлсэн.
Пирсон өөрийгөө хөгжлийн бэрхшээлтэй жүжигчин гэж тодорхойлохоо больж, жүжигчин гэдгээрээ танилцуулахыг илүүд үздэгээ ярьжээ. Тэрбээр Эдвард Лавлейсийн найруулах “Zero Intention of Living Quietly” баримтат кинонд голлон оролцох бөгөөд бүтээл нь нейрофиброматозтойгоо амьдарч, кинонд дурлах сэтгэлээ дэлгэцийн карьераа болгохыг зорьсон замналыг нь өгүүлнэ.
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Adam Pearson has had quite a career since being cast by Jonathan Glazer in Under the Skin –but his journey to the role had a painful beginning.
The actor and disability rights activist made a brief but memorable appearance opposite Scarlett Johansson in the 2013 sci-fi horror. However, on his way to a meeting with Glazer before being cast, Pearson was hit by a car.
Pearson recalled the incident in a Q&A interview with The Independent at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), revealing that he had only just one road to cross as he worked across the road from where the meeting was set.
“Child’s play, you’d think – but I get hit by a car and break my leg,” he said. “The adrenaline kicks in and I call him like, ‘Funny story, I think my leg’s broken, but I’m still really keen. I’m just gonna be 10 minutes late.’”
Ten minutes later, Glazer finds Pearson lying under a taxi and on morphine to reduce the pain.
The next day, Glazer visited him in hospital and offered him the role. Pearson quipped: “I knew a couple other lads were in the mix and I was like, ‘What did you do where you didn’t get the role?!”
Pearson has neurofibromatosis and used to work as a researcher on shows including The Undateables. Since appearing in Under the Skin, he’s become a prominent figure and advocate for disability rights and, in 2024, starred opposite Sebastian Stan in dark comedy A Different Man.
He received acclaim for the film, which he said left him feeling like he had imposter syndrome.
“I used to refer to myself as, like, a disabled actor,” he told The Independent. “I don’t say disabled anymore. I’m an actor. I’m in this room because I’m the best in the world at what I do.”
Next up, Pearson takes centre stage in Zero Intention of Living Quietly, from director Edward Lovelace, which chronicles his journey to transform his love of movies into a career on screen while living with neurofibromatosis.
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As well as Pearson, Bridget Jones author Helen Fielding and Ali & Ava star Claire Rushbrook took part in Q&As to discuss their work as part of the wider programme of screenings and cultural events curated to spark conversation and spotlight creative expression and ideas that challenge convention.
