MARILYN Monroe's legacy is at the forefront of Andrew Dominik's 2022 film Blonde.
Based on Joyce Carol Oates' 2000 book of the same name, Blonde boasts a cast of famous faces who portray Marilyn herself, as well as Yankees star Joe DiMaggio, playwright Arthur Miller, and others.
Although Naomi Watts and X-Men star Jessica Chastain were each previously attached to play Marilyn in Blonde, both actresses ultimately opted out of the movie.
In March 2019, Deep Water actress Ana de Armas was cast to take on the role of the late Hollywood legend.
Regarding her transformation into Marilyn, the Cuba-born star told Variety: "Using my emotions — how I felt about playing the role — was the way I approached the entire film.
"It’s been a roller coaster of emotions. There were moments when I thought maybe this movie would never come out.
"We’re telling her story from her point of view. I’m making people feel what she felt."
She further shared: "When we had to shoot these kinds of scenes, like the one with Kennedy, it was difficult for everybody.
"But at the same time, I knew I had to go there to find the truth.
"I felt heavy. I felt helpless that I couldn’t change what was happening. I just had to go through a story that I know how it’s going to end."
Sharing the screen alongside Ana is Oscar-winning actor Adrien Brody.
Adrien portrays Marilyn's third husband and playwright Arthur Miller.
Miller was renowned for penning stage productions such as The Crucible, Death Of A Salesman, and A View From The Bridge.
Coincidentally, Miller even wrote Marilyn's last motion picture, The Misfits.
Adrien said of his work in Blonde: "I was transported to another time and place,"
He added: "I think the beauty of the film is that it shares an aspect of [Marilyn’s] life that is probably not as clearly defined in most people’s hearts and minds.
"If you’re really a fan, you’d probably want to understand a bit more about her life and her realities and what she struggled with to deliver all that amazing work and represent the image that everyone is going to love."
When it comes to the late blonde bombshell's ex-husbands, Bobby Cannavale plays her second husband and baseball legend Joe DiMaggio.
In the big-screen drama that loosely chronicles the legendary actress' life, the cast roster includes:
On September 8, 2022, industry insiders at the Venice Film Festival got the chance to view Blonde before it became available to audiences everywhere.
Due to the positive reception from the VFF, Plan B Entertainment distributed the motion picture for a limited theatrical release days later on Friday, September 16.
Blonde was released on Netflix on Wednesday, September 28, 2022.
The cinematic feature spent years in pre-development until Andrew Dominik's script was picked up by Netflix in partnership with Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, and Jeremy Kleiner of Plan B.
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