First look at Eddie Redmayne as a trans woman

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The first picture has been released of Oscar-winner Eddie Redmayne as trans woman Lili Ebe.

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Redmayne is to play Lili Ebe, one of the first people to undergo sex reassignment surgery, in The Danish Girl. It is based on a novel by David Ebershoff and tells the story of Ebe, an artist who transitioned in the 1930s and died aged 48, after a failed uterus transplant.

Eddie Redmayne won the Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking on Sunday.