Every time the topic of The Danish Girl came up in conversation, I told people that the film was originally going to star Nicole Kidman instead of Eddie Redmayne.  I told this story to oodles of people and, since I say most things with enormous authority and conviction, nobody ever questioned me.  Then one person said, “That doesn’t sound right.  Are you sure?”  Hmm – could I be wrong?  Had I been (inadvertently) disseminating incorrect information?  Me?  Who prides himself on accuracy as much as being multi-orgasmic?  Once again, hands on keyboard.  PHEW, I was right.  When the project was announced in 2009, Variety said that Gwyneth Paltrow would play Greta and Nicole Kidman would play Einar.  Once Gwyneth dropped out (some issue about location shooting), Uma briefly replaced her.  But why did Nicole leave the project?  Who knows – these things happen all the time.  Sister Act was written for Bette Midler and ended up starring Whoopi Goldberg, and they are certainly not the same type.  But, to be fair, I’d have bought Kidman as transgendered in a hot minute!