Marilyn Monroe biopic director: It will be a ‘demanding,’ NC-17-rated movie

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debut on the streaming service later this year — will be rated an NSFW NC-17. Rumors of the rating first circulated last summer.Director Andrew Dominik discussed the movie during a chat with Screen Daily and said, “It’s an NC-17 movie about Marilyn Monroe.

It’s kind of what you want, right? I want to go and see the NC-17 version of the Marilyn Monroe story.”The movie is based on Joyce Carol Oates’ 2000 book of the same name.

Previously, there was a scene that reportedly involved menstruation and oral sex, but Dominik said that was just a “hilarious” rumor.However, the “Killing Them Softly” director confirmed that a rape scene with a studio executive will be shown on screen.“It’s a demanding movie,” Dominik said. “If the audience doesn’t like it, that’s the f–king audience’s problem.

It’s not running for public office.”Dominik added that he hopes that the film will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May with an out-of-competition slot, which means the movie will be screened but not eligible for awards. “[Netflix] said, ‘We’ll put the movie in theaters for eight months before we bring it out on the platform,’” the director said.According to Dominik, Cannes festival director Thierry Frémaux “loves” the new biopic.