(CNN)Eddie Redmayne has addressed the contention surrounding his Oscar-nominated relation successful "The Danish Girl," calling his determination to play transgender pioneer Lili Elbe successful the 2015 play a "mistake."
The "Fantastic Beasts" star, who is preparing for a caller West End accumulation of "Cabaret," was speaking to UK work the Sunday Times.
"The Danish Girl," directed by Tom Hooper, is inspired by the communicative of Elbe, 1 of the archetypal radical to acquisition sex reassignment surgery.
Although Redmayne was nominated for a drawstring of awards for his performance, his casting arsenic Elbe prompted complaints, with galore critics arguing that the relation should person gone to a trans actor.
She said: "What should've been a solemnisation of a precise complex, compelling transgender fig is alternatively transmisogynist, and conscionable plain-old misogynist successful general."
In his interrogation with the Sunday Times, Redmayne said the disapproval was justified, admitting that portion helium had the champion intentions, taking the relation was a "mistake" and helium wouldn't judge it if it were offered today.
"No, I wouldn't instrumentality it connected now," the 39-year-old prima said, adding: "The bigger treatment astir the frustrations astir casting is due to the fact that galore radical don't person a seat astatine the table. There indispensable beryllium a levelling, different we are going to transportation connected having these debates."
Redmayne tin adjacent beryllium seen playing the Emcee successful "Cabaret," other "Chernobyl" histrion Jessie Buckley arsenic Sally Bowles.
Liza Minelli famously played Bowles and Joel Grey was formed arsenic the sexually ambiguous Emcee successful the 1972 movie adaptation
Redmayne asked those who mightiness knock his determination to instrumentality connected a relation often played by LGBT actors to suspend judgment.
"Of each the characters I've ever read, this 1 defies pigeonholing. I would inquire radical to travel and spot it earlier casting judgment," helium said. "Cabaret" opens opens astatine London's Playhouse Theatre connected December 12.
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