Eddie Redmayne Gushes About His 'The Aeronauts' Costar Felicity Jones: 'I Really, Really Adore' Her

Eddie RedmayneandFelicity Jonesare back and better than ever!In a PEOPLE exclusive clip of the making ofThe Aeronauts, Redmayne and Jones reunite to star as scientist James Glaisher and pilot Amelia Wren, respectively, in an epic fight for survival while attempting to make discoveries in a gas balloon.“I really, really adore Felicity,” says Redmayne of his costar in the video. “I think this sort of nothing that she can’t do. It was hard, but deeply, deeply rewarding.

Eddie Redmayne Is Reprising His LondonCabaretRole on Broadway: 'Thrilling and a Little Surreal'

Eddie Redmayne at the 2023 BAFTAs.Photo:Gareth Cattermole/BAFTA/Getty Gareth Cattermole/BAFTA/Getty Eddie Redmayneis returning to the Kit Kat Klub. TheOscarandTonywinner, 41, is set to reprise his role of the Emcee inCabaret— which he played from 2021 to 2022 in London during a West End revival of the popular musical — onBroadway, opposite Gayle Rankin as Sally Bowles. Noting that his “love for theater was properly ignited” due to that experience, the actor added, “It now feels completely thrilling and a little surreal to be a part of Rebecca’s truly unique vision of Masteroff, Kander, and Ebb’s brilliance as it arrives on Broadway, where the piece has such a history.

Eddie Redmayne on His New Life as a Dad of Two: It's 'About Trying to Keep the Children Alive'

Eddie Redmayneis loving life as a father of two — no matter the lack of sleep involved. The Oscar winner, 36, who reprises his role as wizard Newt Scamander in this month’sFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, says life for him andwife Hannahis “really wonderful at the moment.” “I have two little children— Iris is now 2 and a half and Luke is 8 months. So honestly, life is about trying to keep the children alive,” he tells PEOPLE with a laugh.

Eddie Redmayne Recalls Not Recognizing Robert Pattinson at Gym Because He Was 'So Physically Changed'

Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty; Warner Bros. Robert Pattinsonwas unrecognizable to his longtime friend Eddie Redmayne after his physical transformation. In an appearance onThe Tonight Showwith hostJimmy FallonWednesday, the 40-year-oldFantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledorestar reflected on a funny time when he ran into Pattinson at the gym. During the encounter it was difficult for Redmayne to recognize Pattinson given his fitness transformation in preparation forThe Batman. “When we madeFantastic Beastsit was at the same studio that Rob was makingBatmanand we shared a gym because my character and my body is so buff,” Redmayne joked, adding, “One day I went to the gym and I walked in and there was this guy with a high ponytail, massive, doing the most extraordinary stunts I’ve ever seen with his stunt director.

Eddie Redmayne Says He 'Wouldn't Take' Trans Role in 'The Danish Girl' Now: 'It Was a Mistake'

Photo: Shutterstock; Dia Dipasupil/Getty Eddie Redmaynehas heard the backlash to his performance in 2015’sThe Danish Girl. In an interview withThe Sunday Times, the Academy Award winner, 39, said he “wouldn’t take it on now” after he was criticized for the biopic, in which he plays Lili Elbe, one of the first people to undergo gender confirmation surgery. Although many argued that the movie wouldn’t have been made without Redmayne’s involvement — since he won his first Oscar forThe Theory of Everythingthe year before — the casting fueled the ongoing debate over whether cisgender actors should play transgender roles.