Almost sixty years ago, the movie star, Marilyn Monroe died from a drug overdose at the age of thirty-six. And the life and image of the beautiful yet troubled actress has seemed to be endlessly discussed, scrutinized and debated ever since throughout popular culture. I don't think there is a great need for an additional film based on Monroe yet there is another major production on the horizon from Netflix.
Based on Joyce Carol Oates' massive novel, "Blonde" takes a fictionalized look at Monroe's real life with Ana de Armas starring, magically transformed into an uncanny likeness of the screen beauty. In the brief sneak preview that has just dropped from Australian filmmaker, Andrew Dominik, this bio-pic reveals the conflict she struggled with between her actual life as the fragile Norma Jeane Mortenson and about being trapped by the sexy screen siren she created. Many of the important figures in Monroe's life that she had a complicated relationship with are included; like husbands, Joe DiMaggio (Bobby Cannavale) and Arthur Miller (Adrien Brody) and her mother, Gladys Baker (Julianne Nicholson). And one more notable detail: "Blonde" will be rated NC-17 due to graphic sexual content which is a first for the streaming channel.
"Blonde" is scheduled to be released in the US on September 23, 2022
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