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Eddie Redmayne says trans role in ‘The Danish Girl’ was ‘a mistake’

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role as the Danish transgender artist Lili Elbe among his professional regrets, the actor said during a recent interview.The biopic “The Danish Girl” told the true story of one of the first people in history to have gender reassignment surgery.The Tom Hooper-directed film starring Redmayne — as well as Alicia Vikander as the artist’s wife, Gerda Wegener, a role that earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress — drew criticism from the LGBTQ community and its allies for not casting a trans actor to play the role.

When asked his feelings about the film in hindsight, the 39-year-old British actor told The Sunday Times, “No, I wouldn’t take it on now.

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