New photos from the Marilyn Monroe movie Blonde show Ana de Armas as the star, posing with various contemporaries including her famous husbands Joe DiMaggio and Arthur Miller. The film, which was helmed by The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford director Andrew Dominik, is adapted from the 1999 historical fiction novel of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates. The project, which is dropping on Netflix on September 23, 2022, has piqued the curiosity of many movie fans because it is rated NC-17 for graphic sexual content, making it the first streaming exclusive film of its kind.
Blonde follows Marilyn Monroe during her rise to fame, contrasting her picture-perfect onscreen appearance with her debaucherous private life. Although the account is fictionalized, Monroe's exploits were already larger than life, including an alleged affair with President John F. Kennedy (portrayed in the film by Caspar Phillipson, who played the same role in 2016's Jackie). The film's massive ensemble cast also includes Julianne Nicholson, Toby Huss, Sara Paxton, Rebecca Wisocky, Scoot McNairy, Dan Butler, and Garret Dillahunt. Netflix kicked off the Blonde marketing campaign with a trailer earlier this year, and now there are new photos.
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Vanity Fair shared a set of exclusive images from Blonde, showcasing de Armas' miraculous transformation into Monroe, as well as the actors bringing to life the characters who surrounded her. The first two images show a glimpse behind the scenes of Blonde. The first sees de Armas posing opposite Bobby Cannavale as baseball player Joe DiMaggio, Marilyn's second husband, while wearing a cast in a scene likely set during the shooting
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