Brad Pitt has nothing but praise for Ana de Armas. Armas, 34, portrays Marilyn Monroe in Netflix’s "Blonde," which debuts on Sept.
23. After the actress received backlash for the role, Pitt, 58, defended her. "She is phenomenal in it," Pitt said in an interview with "Entertainment Tonight." "That’s a tough dress to fill.
It was 10 years in the making. It wasn’t until we found Ana that we could get it across the finish line." Pitt’s production company, Plan B, is producing the Netflix film.
Brad Pitt defends Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe in new film "Blonde." (Getty Images) Armas announced she was taking on the role in March 2019 and was immediately faced with criticism by viewers claiming a Cuban actress should not be portraying Monroe.
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