The dark comedy A Different Man was a standout at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Writer/director Aaron Schimberg's third feature is a complex tale of identity, image, and insecurity, with incredibly earnest and complicated characters.Sebastian Stan, now something of a Sundance darling, plays Edward, an aspiring actor. He undergoes a medical procedure to change his appearance, initially loving the way people now look at him and treat him. But when Adam Pearson's charming Oswald shows up and innocently steals the spotlight, Edward starts to doubt himself. A Different Man will have a wide release on Oct. 4. Ahead of the film's limited release on Sept. 20, we chatted with Schimberg about his screenwriting process, the "right" way to write, and the challenges of the film. - YouTube www.youtube.com Editor's note: The following conversation has been edited for clarity.No Film School: I'd love to know how you approached this project in the development phase, how you came at it as a screenwriter.Aaron Schimberg: A lot of it was a response to my previous film, after I made Chained for Life. I felt in some ways that that film was marginalized for its subject matter, which was disability and disfigurement, and I felt maybe this subject matter is box office poison, or something. So I said to my wife, "Don't let me make another film about the subject for now," even though it's an important subject to me. I have a cleft palate. It's important to me, it's personal to me, but...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 20 September, 2024