Sebastian Stan Rebuffs Term “Beast” To Explain Adam Pearson’s Disorder

Sebastian concluded with more insight on his character and the film as a whole. 

“It’s that he’s offering you a way to look at it, and hopefully if you can have the same objective point of view while you’re experiencing the film,” he noted. “Then maybe you can pick apart initial instincts that you have and maybe those aren’t always the right ones.” 

Elsewhere during the conference, Adam also emphasized that he didn’t think there was one decisive takeaway from the film, praising the film’s director Aaron Schimberg. 

“I think it would be really easy to make this film a little bit more campaigny or shouty and get on a soapbox,” he said. “A good film will change what an audience thinks in a day, but a great film will change how an audience thinks for the rest of their lives, and Aaron Schimberg is in the great film business.”