Ana de Armas in ‘Blonde’ on Netflix and Marilyn Monroe Parallel Will Confuse You on Who’s Real

Published 06/23/2022, 10:30 AM EDT

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It is indeed a fortunate event if the actor, in any way, resembles the actual entity about which the movie or the show is. Here, the first NC-17-rated biopic, Blonde, on Netflix has Ana de Armas as the lead actress. The versatile actress took up the role to play the iconic Marilyn Monroe. With her crazy transformation, it is safe to say that she looks like the Diva.

Ana de Armas in Netflix original biopic Blonde

A Cuban actress Ana de Armas plays the woman herself, Marilyn Monroe, in an upcoming biopic on Netflix. Looking at the long-awaited glimpse of the movie, we can see the actress portraying Marilyn in the best way possible. The actress claims it was difficult to be the legend herself. The transformation was challenging, but Ana has done a fabulous job here.

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In a recent post on Twitter, there is a collage of Ana de Armas and Marilyn Monroe put parallel. Let us have a look at it first.

As mentioned above, it is a fortunate event if the actor resembles the entity. Ana looks closely like Marilyn in these photos, and it is certainly confusing to identify who is who. Clearly, the photos posted here prove that no actress than Ana de Armas would have been suitable for the role. We can see more of Ane de Armas on-screen, finally on September 23, 2022.

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The director of the movie, Andrew Dominik, wanted to keep the movie unfiltered and wanted to expose everything openly. The movie is based on a bestselling historical novel by Joyce Carol Oates, which narrates the innermost life of Marilyn Monroe. Then the content of the movie might be offensive to the viewers. Therefore, it had to go through the cuts and became the very first Netflix original movie that got such a rating. However, it makes sense to present creation with the rating as it might impact the young minds negatively.

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Marilyn Monroe was a young actress who became a famous sex symbol in the 1950s and early 1960s. She suffered from mental illness, drugs, and alcohol addiction. Ironically, she died at 36 because of an overdose of a drug.

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Besides Blonde, the actor has also another upcoming Netflix movie. Ana will also appear in The Duffer Brothers-directed, The Gray Man on July 15, 2022.

What are your opinions about seeing the actor in and as Blonde?

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Neha Chande

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Meet Neha Chande, an entertainment writer at Netflix Junkie, who has written more than 1100 articles. With a Master's degree in English Literature, Neha believes in unbiased journalism. Before delving into her passion for writing and cinema, she taught English and communication skills as a facilitator and lecturer.

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