Marilyn Monroe (L); Ana de Armas inBlonde(2022).Photo: Alfred Eisenstaedt/Pix Inc./Time & Life Pictures/Shutterstock; Netflix
Marilyn Monroe’s estate is defendingAna de Armas' casting as the late Hollywood icon in the upcomingNetflixmovieBlonde.
“Any actor that steps into that role knows they have big shoes to fill,” Rosen continued. “Based on the trailer alone, it looks like Ana was a great casting choice as she captures Marilyn’s glamour, humanity and vulnerability. We can’t waitto see the film inits entirety!”
InBlonde, de Armas, 34,stars as the late Hollywood legend(who was born Norma Jeane Baker). The movie “boldly reimagines the life of Marilyn Monroe, exploring the split between her public and private selves,” according to an official synopsis.
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Marilyn Monroe (L); Ana de Armas inBlonde(2022).Shaw Family Archives/Getty; Netflix
Inthe preview, which runsjust over 2 minutes, de Armas' Monroe deals with the dark side of fame and breaks down at her heightened success, all while a haunting rendition of the 1950s star’s “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” plays in the background.
“I know you’re supposed to get used to it, but I just can’t,” de Armas' Monroe says in the trailer, before later admitting, “I can’t face doing another scene with Marilyn Monroe.”
“When I come out of my dressing room, I’m Norma Jeane. I’m still her when the camera is rolling,” she adds. “Marilyn Monroe only exists on the screen.”
Brody, who plays Monroe’s ex-husbandArthur Miller, teasedBlondeduring a June episode of Deadline’s"The Actor’s Side,“and said de Armas is “amazing” in the starring role.
“There will be some controversy with that one, I’m sure,” Brody, 49, told host Pete Hammond with a laugh.
Writer/directorAndrew DominiktoldVultureearlier this year, “It’s a film that definitely has a morality about it. But it swims in very ambiguous waters because I don’t think it will be as cut-and-dried as people want to see it. There’ssomething in it to offend everyone.”
The 54-year-old filmmaker also admitted he was “surprised"Blondereceived an NC-17 rating for “for some sexual content” from the Motion Picture Association in March.
“I thought we’d colored inside the lines,” he said. “But I think if you’ve got a bunch of men and women in a boardroom talking about sexual behavior, maybe the men are going to be worried about what the women think. It’s just a weird time. It’s not like depictions of happy sexuality. It’sdepictions of situations that are ambiguous.”
Blondedebuts on Netflix Sept. 23.
source: people.com
