Eddie Redmayne Says Starring in The Danish Girl “Was a Mistake”

Eddie Redmayne has a few regrets. In an interview with The Sunday Times, the actor addresses the backlash surrounding his decision to portray Lili Elbe—one of the first people to undergo gender confirmation surgery—in the 2015 film The Danish Girl. Even at the time, Redmayne faced backlash for taking on the role of a trans women despite personally identifying as a cisgender man. “I made that film with the best intentions, but I think it was a mistake,” he told The Times. Although he earned an Oscar nomination for portraying Elbe, Redmayne said that he “wouldn’t take it on now”… Read Full Article