"The Matrix" director Lana Wachowski, who came out as a transgender in 2012, suggested a few books to actor Eddie Redmayne to help him prepare for his role in Tom Hooper's "The Danish Girl".
The biographical drama, based on the 2000 novel of the same name by David Ebershoff, stars Redmayne as Lili Elbe, one of the first known recipients of gender reassignment surgery.
In the end credits of "The Danish Girl", the director and the actor offer a list of thank-yous that includes one to Lana.
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When Redmayne, 33, began researching the part, he was working on the sci-fi movie "Jupiter Ascending", which Lana and her brother Andy Wachowski directed.
"She pointed me to where to start reading: Jan Morris' book 'Conundrum', Kate Bornstein's 'Gender Outlaw' and Niels Hoyer's book about Lili, 'Man Into Woman'," said Redmayne, adding, "I absolutely adore Lana. She's such a generous human being."
"The Danish Girl" will release in the US on November 27.
