First Look: Eddie Redmayne Goes Transgender for 'The Danish Girl'

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What’s next for the Oscar winner? How about another challenging role. The Daily Mail has revealed the first look photo of the most recent Best Actor Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne in the new film The Danish Girl, from director Tom Hooper (of The King’s Speech, Les Miserables). In the film Redmayne plays Einar Wegener, a painter in the 1920s who decides to transform into a woman after he poses in their clothes when a model doesn’t show up. He later became Lili Elbe, and this first photo shows Redmaybe in full make-up and clothing as Lili. It will make anyone do a double take. “We’re looking at everything from a feminine perspective,” Redmayne told them. “I think it’s the most sensitive role I have played.” Take a look. ›››

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