Ana de Armas

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Ana de Armas is uncanny as Marilyn Monroe in 'BLONDE' - CNN (CNN)

The actress embodies the iconic late star in a movie for Netflix titled, "BLONDE." It takes viewers through the life of Monroe, starting from when she was a ...

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Ana de Armas Is Marilyn Monroe in First Trailer for Blonde (Vanity Fair)

The NC-17-rated film, based on the novel by Joyce Carol Oates, hits Netflix on September 23rd.

The trailer than pivots from black-and-white to technicolor to catch Marilyn stepping out of a limo and on stage in a shoulder-baring pink gown. We then pivot back to black-and-white to find Marilyn at the vanity. The first question was always, ‘What was Norma Jeane feeling here?’ We wanted to tell the human side of her story.

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Ana de Armas glitters as Marilyn Monroe in the teaser for Netflix's ... (The A.V. Club)

The evocative biopic is set to arrive on Netflix in September.

Fame is what made Marilyn the most visible person in the world, but it also made Norma the most invisible.” We’d pore over every detail in the photo and debate what was happening in it. In between the glimpses of her public life, she pulls herself together backstage, flashing a million dollar smile just seconds after crying.

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Ana de Armas shares first look as Marilyn Monroe in 'Blonde' (Page Six)

Blondes really do have more fun. Ana de Armas revealed the first photos and video trailer playing Marilyn Monroe in the upcoming Netflix biopic “Blonde,” ...

De Armas didn’t go blond for “Blonde,” but she did wear a bald cap for her transformation. “It was like, three and a half hours every day of makeup. The Cuban actress shared, “Andrew’s ambitions were very clear from the start — to present a version of Marilyn Monroe’s life through her lens.

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<i>Blonde</i>: Everything We Know About the NC-17-Rated Marilyn ... (ELLE.com)

Set to depict an unflinching fictional portrait of the Hollywood icon's life, the project has been highly anticipated ever since de Armas's casting was ...

The actress also told ELLE UK that “it was a big, big, big challenge playing Marilyn Monroe.” Her hair changed shades of blonde all the time, and got shorter and longer. The first question was always, ‘What was Norma Jeane feeling here?’” I want to go and see the NC-17 version of the Marilyn Monroe story.” We’d pore over every detail in the photo and debate what was happening in it. Ana de Armas is going Blonde. The Knives Out and No Time to Die star will portray Marilyn Monroe in a drama directed by Andrew Dominik (The Assassination of Jesse James) that’s headed to Netflix this fall.

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Ana De Armas Is Unrecognizable as Marilyn Monroe in the First ... (Allure Magazine)

Ana De Armas looks undeniably identical to the Late Marilyn Monroe with platinum blonde curls. The trailer of the Netflix original film "Blonde" aired on ...

The trailer gives us a peek at Monroe's on-stage and private personas throughout her life. As she sobs with despair, we can see the agony of the beloved icon. Each of the 47 consecutive filming days began bright and early with up to three hours of hair and makeup, De Armas confirmed to the Netflix Queue. Dominik's adaptation of the late Monroe is set to feature some of her most notable performances throughout her career, according to Netflix. For example, in the trailer, you'll see De Armas with shoulder-length Hollywood waves parted to one side of her face as she reenacts Monroe's iconic "Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend" performance in Howard Hawks's musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

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'Blonde' Trailer: Ana de Armas Stuns as Marilyn Monroe in Netflix's ... (Variety)

The movie, based on the bestselling novel by Joyce Carol Oates, is notable for its NC-17 rating. The supporting cast includes Bobby Cannavale, Adrien Brody, ...

Netflix “insisted” on bringing in “Hereditary” and “Tenet” editor Jennifer Lame to “curb the excesses of the movie.” Dominik added that “Blonde is “a demanding movie. Fame is what made Marilyn the most visible person in the world, but it also made Norma the most invisible.” We’d pore over every detail in the photo and debate what was happening in it.

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Ana de Armas goes through a rollercoaster of emotions as Marilyn ... (USA TODAY)

Ana de Armas appeared in the first teaser of "Blonde" as Marilyn Monroe in Netflix's upcoming film, debuting in September.

"When someone has the audacity to put it on and walk in it up the stairs, you're so ignorant to the history of that piece of fabric that it makes me so angry." I’m extremely respectful to the dress and what it means to American history. I would never want to sit in it or eat in it or have any risk of any damage to it, and I won’t be wearing the kind of body makeup I usually do,” Kardashian told Vogue at the time. "The first question was always, ‘What was Norma Jeane feeling here?’ We wanted to tell the human side of her story. "He wanted the world to experience what it actually felt like to not only be Marilyn, but also Norma Jeane," she explained. It was like skin on her body," says Morrissette.

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'Blonde' First Look Teaser: Ana de Armas Transforms Into Icon ... (Deadline)

Netflix just dropped the first look at Blonde, and what an uncanny look it is. In this new teaser trailer for the Andrew Dominik-directed film starring Ana ...

In this new teaser trailer for the Andrew Dominik-directed film starring Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe, the Hollywood icon is initially depicted as a tearful bundle of nerves, praying that some mysterious “she” won’t abandon her. Dominik wrote and directed Blonde based on the novel by Joyce Carol Oates, and the film blends fact and fiction to reimagine the life of the great Hollywood star, exploring the split between Monroe’s public and private selves. As her make-up is applied and Monroe transforms into a smiling, radiant star, we realize exactly who she’s has been waiting for.

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