Nicole Kidman to star as trans painter

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Actress Nicole Kidman is to play a a trans woman in an upcoming movie.

The star will act the part of Danish painter Einar Wegener, who in 1930 was one of the first people to undergo gender reassignment.

Wegener later took the name Lili Elbe and it is thought she may have been intersex or had Klinefelter’s Syndrome. She died in 1931 of complications after her fifth surgery.

The movie’s script is based upon David Ebershoff’s novel The Danish Girl and director Tomas Alfredson has confirmed production will soon begin.

Alfredson began casting for the role by looking for a feminine man, but it is thought Kidman will now play the character before and after transition.

Charlize Theron was booked to play the part of Gerda Wegener, the painter’s wife. However, she has since pulled out of filming. A replacement has not yet been announced.

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