Eddie Redmaynehas heard all those criticisms of his controversial performances.
“As far as what he exists as on the page, there is no character description for him.
“He has been played iconically by queer actors absolutely brilliantly,” he said.
Eddie Redmayne in ‘The Danish Girl’.Focus Features
So I absolutely understood the questioning of that.”
But Redmayne saw room for a more sinister interpretation of the character.
“In my take on the Emcee, he starts in this world.
Eddie Redmayne in ‘Cabaret’.Marc Brenner
He’s based on some of those characters from, you know, German expressionist movies.
And gradually, over the evening, this kind of Puckish figure rises into the Aryan perpetrator.”
Redmayne had previously expressed his regret over accepting a role inThe Danish Girl.
“No, I wouldnt take it on now,” he toldThe U.K. Timesin 2021.
“I made that film with the best intentions, but I think it was a mistake.”
Listen to the full conversation between Redmayne and Badgley above.
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