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Marilyn Monroe’s estate defends Ana De Armas’ casting in Netflix’s Blonde after accent criticism-Louise Griffin-Entertainment – Metro
Not everyone was sure on the casting.
Ana De Armas will transform into Marilyn Monroe for Netflix’s Blonde (Picture: Getty / Backgrid/Netflix)
Ana De Armas has had high praise from Marilyn Monroe’s estate after her casting in Netflix’s Blonde.
Some weren’t sure about how the Knives Out star will fare in the role after seeing the trailer, with a few viewers criticising her accent as the iconic actress.
However, Monroe’s estate have every faith in her.
Marc Rosen, president of entertainment at Authentic Brands Group (ABG), which owns the Marilyn Monroe Estate, said: ‘Marilyn Monroe is a singular Hollywood and pop culture icon that transcends generations and history.’
He added to Variety: ‘Any actor that steps into that role knows they have big shoes to fill.
‘Based on the trailer alone, it looks like Ana was a great casting choice as she captures Marilyn’s glamour, humanity and vulnerability. We can’t wait to see the film in its entirety!’
The actress has ‘big shoes to fill’ but Monroe’s estate have faith in her (Picture: John Salangsang/REX/Shutterstock)
Monroe died in 1962 (Picture: M. Garrett/Murray Garrett/Getty Images)
The Bond actress transformed into Monroe, who died in 1962, in the recently-released trailer, which hauntingly shows the actress giving glitz and glamour in the public eye, but falling apart in private.
As Ana’s Marilyn is seen screaming, she says: ‘I can’t face doing another scene with Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn doesn’t exist. When I come out of my dressing room, I’m Norma Jeane. I’m still her when the camera’s rolling.’
The teaser goes on to show Marilyn being dragged down a corridor, crashing her car, and fleeing a building.
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One particularly haunting shot sees Marilyn crying: ‘Help me’ as crowds are heard cheering for her.
‘Marilyn Monroe only exists on the screen,’ she says.
Meanwhile, Ana revealed that it took her nine months to get Monroe’s iconic accent down.
She told The Times: ‘It only took me nine months of dialect coaching, and practicing, and some ADR sessions.
‘It was a big torture, so exhausting. My brain was fried.’
The highly-anticipated film will open at Venice Film Festival before hitting Netflix in September.
Blonde is set for release on Netflix on September 23.
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