After the accolades and box office success of Brokeback Mountain and Transamerica, everyone is jumping on the gay movie bandwagon. Catherine Zeta-Jones is about to play famed British model/trannie, April Ashley on the big screen. Though we can’t wait to see Brad Pitt go all homo on screen (this time without the fangs and Mr. Katie Holmes-to-be by his side), we didn’t expect Zeta-Jones to go all tranny so soon after an Oscar win. What, no post-Oscar win flop a la Halle Berry’s Catwoman? That would seem to be the normal path for a recent winner.

A quick check over at IMBD shows that she already has a head start in the queer movie trend. She's starring alongside Alan Cumming, who plays a cabaret singer, in Coming Out. This is good. We’re sure Cumming has his share of tranny friends he can forward Catherine’s way for inspiration. Or maybe she should just call Felicity Huffman for some tips.

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