Ana de Armas almost identical to Marilyn Monroe in Netflix’s new ‘Blonde’ images

Few figures have influenced popular culture as much as Marilyn Monroe, who will be the subject of Netflix’s new biopic “Blonde”. Now, to prepare for the launch, new images of Ana de Armas who embody the actress, model and singer have been shared.

Based on the book by Joyce Carol Oates, which, in turn, chronicles the life of Marilyn Monroe, ‘blonde’ on Netflix stars Ana de Armas directed by Andrew Dominik, and the first on the platform to be rated for an adult-only audience, given its strong and graphic scenes.

In an interview for Vanity Fair, director Andrew Dominik talked about ‘blonde’, which will debut on September 23 on Netflixa project announced in 2016, but on which the director worked for about 15 years, and which changed the lead actress twice before Ana de Armas.

I saw the opportunity to portray adult life through the prism of childhood trauma and erroneous beliefs ”

Before Ana de Armas will play Marilyn Monroe in ‘blonde’, there were two other actresses who would land the role, the first being Naomi Watts, Oscar-nominated and known for “The Impossible” and “King Kong”, and the second option would be Jessica Chastain, famous for roles in “Scenes from a wedding”.

What is Netflix’s ‘Blonde’ talking about with Ana de Armas?

The director himself clarifies that ‘Blonde’ is not the classic biopic about the most beautiful moment of the protagonist of the story, but refers to the film by Ana de Armas as the story of “a girl in search of love who becomes a great seductress. Helped by plastic surgery and her innate sex appeal “.

In addition, it has been confirmed that ‘Blonde’ has a duration of 2 hours and 46 minutes, and those who have already seen a version very close to the finale, give positive impressions of the story, which, in addition to Ana de Armas, is played by Adrien Brody , Sara Paxton, Bobby Cannavale, Julianne Nicholson, among others.

As a small preview, original novel writer Joyce Carol Oates compares Marilyn Monroe to Emma Bovary: “They are both young women with a very romantic and probably unrealistic vision of love. Marilyn was so insecure and demanding that it was hard for anyone to love her or even help her. “