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The first trailer for The Danish Girl is out, and it's looking to be one of the most compelling films for the year. Already touted as Eddie Redmayne's next Oscar project, it tells (based on a true story) of Einar Wegener, one of the first recipients of sexual reassignment surgery, who became Lili Elbe in the 1920s. Transgender activists have criticised the choice of Redmayne as they believe it should have been given to someone who has actually undergone the transition themselves. Director Tom Hooper has defended his decision, quoting "Eddie was really the person I wanted to make the film with, and I was very passionate about that...I was a great believer in him as an actor. I think also there’s a certain gender fluidity that I sensed in him, that I found intriguing and it led me to think he might be a really interesting person to cast in this role. I felt that there was something in him that was drawn to the feminine - that was something that I felt he might be interested to explore further.” Charlize Theron was once linked to the role before Hooper made his decision. Also starring Alicia Vikander, Matthias Schoenaerts, Ben Whishaw and Amber Heard, The Danish Girl is set to have its world premiere at the Venice film festival on 5 September, and will hit US cinemas on 27 November and UK cinemas on 1 January

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