Ana de Armas stuns fans in uncanny transformation into Marilyn Monroe for new biopic

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Netflix has shared the first teaser for new film Blonde about Marilyn Monroe, with fans stunned at the uncanny likeness between its lead actress and the Hollywood icon.

Cuban actress Ana de Armas stars as the famous actress born Norma Jeane Mortenson, who shot to fame in the 1940s and went on to become one of the most famous actresses of all time.The trailer sees Ana, 34, in a series of iconic scenes from Marilyn’s career, including wearing the pink dress that she wore in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, where she sang the song Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend, and also in the iconic white dress that blew up while standing over a street vent for her film The Seven Year Itch.The movie star is also seen being mobbed by fans and the press as the police help the distressed celebrity through a crowd, while Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend is sung over the clip in a slow, moody voice.

Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter. In another scene in the trailer, the star is seen smiling in the mirror and then bursting into laughter, hinting at erratically changing moods the star was thought to suffer from during her lifetime.

Fans were astounded by the uncanny likeness between Ana and Marilyn, with one writing on Twitter: “ana de armas as marilyn monroe is actually incredible casting, wow.” Another posted a photo of the two side by side and wrote: “Okay, but...