Eddie Redmayne: 'Danish Girl' trans role 'was a mistake,' actor says
Eddie Redmayne's role in "The Danish Girl" faced criticism for not casting a transgender actor in the part. He says he "wouldn't take it on now."
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Eddie Redmayne's role in "The Danish Girl" faced criticism for not casting a transgender actor in the part. He says he "wouldn't take it on now."
Eddie Redmayne's role in "The Danish Girl" faced criticism for not casting a transgender actor in the part. He says he "wouldn't take it on now."
Redmayne's casting attracted criticism from campaigners who suggested a transgender actor should have been chosen
Bruce Bawer is a Shillman Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. In the postwar era, few norms have changed as fast, as dramatically, and with so
What's it about? An adaptation of the eponymous song by Renato Russo, a famous Brazilian singer and composer. After doing time in jail for killing the cop who murdered his father, Joao (Boliveira) heads for Brasilia where a distant cousin from Argentina helps him get a start as a carpenter's apprentice - as long as he sidelines as a drug dealer. He falls in love with Maria Lucia (Valverde), the daughter of a senator, who wants Joao to stop dealing, but his rival Jeremiah ensures that Joao has no hope but to stay in the game. Streaming after broadcast at SBS On Demand