Ana de Armas Stuns as Marilyn Monroe in 1st Look at ‘Blonde’ Biopic Trailer

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Giving it her all! Netflix’s first look at Ana de Armas in the role of Marilyn Monroe offers an emotional journey down memory lane.“Please come.

Don’t abandon me,” de Armas, 34, says in the Blonde trailer, which was released on Thursday, June 16. In the sneak peek, Monroe’s “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” plays in the background as viewers get a glimpse at the late actress’ most iconic moments.Blonde, which is based on Joyce Carol Oates‘s book, explores the model’s public and private life. “From her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane, through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements, Blonde blurs the lines of fact and fiction to explore the widening split between her public and private selves,” the synopsis states.The film also stars Bobby Cannavale, Adrien Brody, Julianne Nicholson, Xavier Samuel and Evan Williams.The Knives Out actress recently opened up about her commitment to bringing Monroe to life in Blonde. “We worked on this film for hours, every single day for almost a year,” de Armas told Netflix Queue on Wednesday, June 15. “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.”She added: “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.”According to de Armas, it was important to explore the challenges that Monroe faced ahead of her death. “Our movie is not linear or conventional.