Ana de Armas sizzles as Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe in the official trailer for Netflix’s Blonde. Based on the novel by Joyce Carol Oates, the film examines the torment small-town girl Norma Jeane underwent as she transformed on screen into one of the world’s most recognizable stars.
“She’s deeply traumatized, and that trauma necessitates a split between a public self and a private self, which is the story of everyone, but with a famous person, that often plays out publicly, in ways that may cause additional trauma,” stated writer/director Andrew Dominik (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford). “The film’s very much concerned with the relationship with herself and with this other persona, Marilyn, which is both her armor and the thing that is threatening to consume her.”
Ana de Armas (Knives Out, The Gray Man) describes Blonde as exploring Norma Jeane’s feelings while allowing the audience to see what it was like to be Norma and Marilyn at the same time.
“Andrew’s ambitions were very clear from the start — to present a version of Marilyn Monroe’s life through her lens,” said Ana de Armas. “He wanted the world to experience what it actually felt like to not only be Marilyn, but also Norma Jeane. I found that to be the most daring, unapologetic, and feminist take on her story that I had ever seen.”
The cast includes Adrien Brody as The Playwright, Bobby Cannavale as The Ex-Athlete, and Julianne Nicholson as Norma Jeane’s mother. Xavier Samuel, Lily Fisher, Evan Williams, Toby Huss, David Warshofsky, Caspar Phillipson, Dan Butler, Sara Paxton, and Rebecca Wisocky also star.
Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Tracey Landon, and Scott Robertson produce, with Christina Oh executive producing.
Netflix’s official trailer release was accompanied by new photos and a poster. Blonde premieres on September 28, 2022.
The Plot: Blonde boldly reimagines the life of one of Hollywood’s most enduring icons, Marilyn Monroe. 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.
