A24 has just unveiled the first trailer for A Different Man, its darkly funny, psychological fantasy thriller starring Marvel and Fresh‘s Sebastian Stan, which is due to release in cinemas on September 20th.
Also starring The Worst Person in the World‘s Renate Reinsve and Under The Skin‘s Adam Pearson, the film from writer-director Aaron Schimberg centres on Edward (Stan), an aspiring actor with neurofibromatosis who undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance, in hopes of getting work opportunities. Edward’s new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare however, as he loses out on the lead role in a play based on his life and becomes obsessed with reclaiming what he’s lost.
The genre-bending film blends elements of drama, fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and psychological thriller into a film that’s very much its own, with a truly stellar lead performance from Stan. C. Mason Wells, Owen Kline, Charlie Korsmo and Patrick Wang also star. (Potential spoiler:) Michael Shannon also stars as himself.
Aaron Schimberg writes and directs the pic. A Different Man premiered in January at Sundance Film Festival, before going to screen at the Berlin International Film Festival, where Stan was awarded the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance.
Watch the trailer below:






