The movie is being written Moby Pomerance, the son of late playwright Bernard Pomerance, who wrote the original Tony-winning Elephant Man play. "Well — here’s the announcement — I am beyond honoured ...

It later ran Off-Broadway. Around that time, David Lynch helmed a film based on Merrick's life, also titled "The Elephant Man," but the 1980 Oscar-nominated feature had no direct relation to the play.