Read on to find out who is playing whom in the film and how the cast prepared to play their real-life counterparts. (Read The Hollywood Reporter’s review of the film here.) 8 - earning a 14-minute standing ovation - before it becomes available to stream on Netflix on Sept. The biographical drama premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Sept. Because we know that her life was on the edge, clearly, from the way it ended,” Doiminik told Vulture about the movie’s rating. “I think if I’m given the choice, I’d rather go and see the NC-17 version of the Marilyn Monroe story. The film, which is rated NC-17, is expected to show Monroe’s life in an intimate and vulnerable way. Many of the characters in the film are based on real people, which gave the cast plenty of inspiration for crafting the project.ĭe Armas leads the cast that’s also made up of Adrien Brody, Bobby Cannavale, Xavier Samuel, Julianne Nicholson, Caspar Phillipson, Toby Huss, David Warshofsky, Evan Williams and Michael Masini.īlonde was produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Tracey Landon and Scott Robertson. In addition to directing, Dominik also wrote the film’s screenplay based on Joyce Carol Oates’ 2000 biographical fiction novel of the same name. Marilyn Monroe only exists on the screen.” I’m still here when the camera is rolling. For example, Raven-Symoné admitted on The View (via People) that she was told at age 7, while starring on The. “When I come out of my dressing room, I’m Norma Jeane. Some of the worst tales of body shaming have come from Hollywoods leading ladies. “Marilyn doesn’t exist,” de Armas insists. “I can’t face doing another scene with Marilyn Monroe.”Īs the trailer continues, de Armas insists that she is not the Hollywood starlet and is instead Norma Jeane. “I’ve played Marilyn Monroe, Marilyn Monroe, Marilyn Monroe,” de Armas is heard saying over the montage that shows her character struggling with the effects of her public image. The debut trailer for Blonde shows de Armas’ Monroe struggling to continue the façade of the Hollywood starlet she created. The movie touches on various aspects of the icon’s life, including her childhood as Norma Jeane Baker and her rise to stardom after adopting the stage name of “Marilyn Monroe.” In the midst of climbing her way to the top of Hollywood, Blonde also shows Monroe’s struggles with her love life, exploitation, abuse of power and drug addiction. Throughout the film, Dominik explores the split between the late Hollywood legend’s public and private lives. You might have heard their songs briefly on the radio, noticed them pop up in major movies, or remember them as child stars, but most people 25 and older don’t really know the next generation of superstars.Andrew Dominik’s Blonde is a reimagining of the true story of Marilyn Monroe’s (Ana de Armas) rise to fame in Hollywood during the 1950s and ’60s. Those who listened to “Umbrella” on their way to school, still love the video to “Crazy in Love” and remember where they were when Brad and Jen split up probably won’t even recognize the young singers, actresses, and models who are the talk of Hollywood today. The mainstream stars that our generation grew up with-Beyoncé, Rihanna, Britney, Christina, Pink, and Gaga, to name a few-are still out there doing their thing, but they’re now established veteran stars, and a whole new group of starlets has emerged onto the scene. Adjusting to adulthood will do that to ya! Even if you could once name every artist on the charts and every it-girl running around New York City, now you might remind yourself of your mother, getting confused every time someone younger mentions the latest star to take Hollywood. If you were born earlier than 1993, you might find that you’re not as up-to-date with what’s going on in Hollywood as you were a few years ago.
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