When Eddie Redmayne became Stephen Hawking in last year’s “The Theory of Everything,” taking home the Oscar for best actor in a leading role, it was clear the actor’s career was just beginning.
What we might not have realized, however, was how soon to expect another gut-wrenching performance from the British-born star.
Now, the first trailer for “The Danish Girl” proves he’s a character actor with staying power. The Tim Hooper-directed film stars Redmayne as Danish artist Einar Wegener (later known as Lili Elbe), who becomes one of the first people to undergo a sex-change operation.
“The fact is, I believe that I am a woman,” Einar says to his wife Greta (Alicia Vikander) in the trailer.
“And I believe it, too,” she says.
Based on the novel of the same name, the film hits theaters Nov. 27.
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