What you may need to know:
1. Eddie Redmayne plays 1930s artist Lili Elbe, one of the first recipients of sex reassignment surgery.
2. It’s the latest from Byker Grove director Tom Hooper.
3. Redmayne came in for quite a bit of criticism when he landed the role. It could have been worse – Gwyneth Paltrow, Charlize Theron and Nicole Kidman were all linked to the part at one time or another.
4. In fairness, he does carry it off better than Jeffrey Tambor.
5. Alicia Vikander’s career is stepping up nicely. She’s just signed up to Paul Greengrass’ return to the Bourne franchise with Matt Damon.
6. Broadsheet prognosis: Oscar calling. Again.
Release Date: January 1, 2016.
(Mark blogs about film, TV and other stuff at WhyBother.ie)
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i don’t know why they couldn’t have cast a trans woman to play a trans woman….BUT i think Redmayne will handle the role with sensitivity and respect. could have been way worse.
It’s called ‘acting’, dahling
They’d have to find a trans woman who was good enough actor to play the role and had high enough profile to get bums on seats to watch the film. It’s easier to go with an award winning known actor.
They should have just cast a woman and used cgi for the beard. Men playing women playing men by a woman.
Makes sense really.
PC gone PC gone mad gone PC again.
I don’t know. Think of Shakespeare and Marlowe. It’s one of the oldest acting tropes going really.
I don’t need to see this movie. I know what happens from the trailer.