Gwyneth Paltrow, Nicole Kidman to be ‘Danish Girls’

Taking on a fairly interesting duo of roles, Gwyneth Paltrow and Nicole Kidman have both signed on to star in The Danish Girl.

The film is based on the real life relationship between Danish artists Einar and Greta Wegener, but is adapted from a David Ebershoff novel dealing with the same story.

Although dealing with a relationship, the film is not your typical boy meets girl, girl meets girl, or boy meets boy tale. Einar Wegener was, in fact, the first post-operative transsexual, and the film follows his and his wife Greta on the journey Einar takes from playing around with gender roles, to finally getting a sex-change operation.

In The Danish Girl, Paltrow will play the role of Greta, a portrait painter who asks her husband Einar to step in when a female model fails to show up for a sitting. Kidman will be playing the role of Einar, who after donning women’s clothing for the portrait continues to sit for Greta as a woman, and eventually undergoes a sex-change.

Ebershoff’s novel was adapted for the screen by Lucinda Coxon, and will be directed by Thomas Alfredson. Gail Mutrux, Anne Harrison and Linda Reisman will serve as producers, along with Kidman and Per Saari.

The Danish Girl is a collaborative production between Pretty Pictures in association with Harrison Productions and Blossom Films.