The Academy loves a truly transformative performance. Just ask Michael Keaton who probably lost out on Best Actor because Eddie Redmayne so embodied Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything. And it looks like Redmayne could have a line on another award next year, because he makes another stunning transformation in Tom Hooper's The Danish Girl.
The first image from The Danish Girl shows Redmayne as Einar Wegener, one of the first men to ever undergo a sex change. Alicia Vikander co-stars as Einar's wife, artist Gerda Gottlieb, who supported her husband's decision even as she knew it would end their marriage. The film also stars Amber Heard and Matthias Schoenaerts, with a screenplay by Lucinda Coxon based on David Ebersoff's novel.
While there's no release date yet you can bet this one will be arriving in the thick of awards season. [DailyMail]
