Ana de Armas transforms into Marilyn Monroe for new Netflix biopic

A teaser for Netflix’s upcoming Marilyn Monroe biopic has shown an actress’ dramatic transformation into the legendary Hollywood star.

Netflix has given fans a sneak peek of Ana de Armas’ incredible transformation as Marilyn Monroe with the teaser trailer for the upcoming biopic, Blonde.

The one-minute clip dropped on Friday and features the Cuban actress, 34, donning a blonde wig to portray the legendary Hollywood star.

De Armas, a Golden Globe-nominated actress, can be seen acting out several iconic Marilyn moments in the teaser, including a shot of her wearing a billowing white dress while standing on subway grating, which was made famous in the 1955 film The Seven Year Itch.

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Ana de Armas has transformed into Marilyn Monroe for her new movie ‘Blonde’.

Blonde was written and directed by Andrew Dominik. The film is based on the book written by Joyce Carol Oates in 2000. Other cast members include Bobby Cannavale, Adrien Brody, Julianne Nicholson, Xavier Samuel and Evan Williams.

The movie has received a NC-17 rating, meaning nobody under 17 will be permitted to watch the film. This is the first Netflix film to receive the rating.

The Cuban actress bears a striking resemblance to Monroe.

NC-17 is the highest rating the Motion Picture Association will assign to films. Rated R allows minors 17 and under to view a movie with a parent or guardian.

Dominik’s “ambitions were very clear from the start: To present a version of Marilyn Monroe’s life through her lens,” according to de Armas.

“He wanted the world to experience what it actually felt like to not only be Marilyn, but also Norma Jeane [Monroe’s birth name],” de Armas told Netflix Queue for a Blonde first look interview.

“I found that to be the most daring, unapologetic and feminist take on her story that I had ever seen.”

Ana de Armas emulating Monroe’s famous smile.

To prepare for the role of Monroe, de Armas studied the book written by Oates along with photographs, video and audio recordings of Monroe.

“We worked on this film for hours, every single day for almost a year,” de Armas said. “I read Joyce’s novel, studied hundreds of photographs, videos, audio recordings, films – anything I could get my hands on. Every scene is inspired by an existing photograph. We’d pore over every detail in the photo and debate what was happening in it.”

Ana de Armas said she researched extensively in preparation for the role. Picture: Amy Sussman/Getty Images for AFI

She said: “The first question was always, ‘What was Norma Jeane feeling here?’ We wanted to tell the human side of her story. Fame is what made Marilyn the most visible person in the world, but it also made Norma the most invisible.”

Blonde will be released on September 23.

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