Eddie Redmayne Admits One of His Movie Roles Was A Mistake

Eddie Redmayne has admitted that his role in The Danish Girl, for which he received and Oscar nomination, was a mistake.

In a recent interview, the 39-year-old opened up about the role in which he played a transgender woman, Lili Elbe.

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In the feature with The Sunday Times, Eddie shared that he would not have said yes to the role today.

“No, I wouldn’t take it on now. I made that film with the best intentions, but I think it was a mistake,” he said. “The bigger discussion about the frustrations around casting is because many people don’t have a chair at the table. There must be a levelling, otherwise we are going to carry on having these debates.”

The Danish Girl centered on artist Einar Wegener/Lili, who, with support from wife Gerda, prepares to undergo one of the first sex-change operations.

Alicia Vikander, who played Gerda, won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar that year.

Eddie went on to win an Oscar for his role in The Theory of Everything.