Blonde Trailer: Ana De Armas Transforms Into Marilyn Monroe In Netflix Biopic

Netflix has released the first trailer of its upcoming biopic of Marilyn Monroe titled Bloinde. Starring Ana de Armas as the iconic star who was ‘watched by all and seen by none’, Blonde is directed by Andrew Dominik and has been given a rare NC-17 rating by the Motion Picture Association.

Blonde release date

Blonde will be released globally on Netflix on September 23 after its Venice debut.

Based on the 2000 novel of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates, the film will follow Monroe through her career's dizzying rise, breathing life into some of the most notorious myths about her life, including her alleged affair with President John F. Kennedy. Blonde will also detail her two high-profile celebrity marriages, to baseball star Joe DiMaggio (Bobby Cannavale) and playwright Arthur Miller (Adrien Brody).

Shot in both black-and-white and colour, and in different aspect ratios, the two-minute ">trailer is set to Diamonds are A Girl’s Best Friend and shows the cracks as the actor struggles with her identity.

Controversy around Blonde's film rating

The biopic has garnered attention in recent months after acquiring an NC-17 rating in the US. Referencing the restrictive rating in an interview with Deadline last month, Brody — who plays Monroe’s husband, literary giant Miller — admitted that “there’ll be some controversy” around the film.

Brody’s prediction aligns with similar sentiments from Domink, who described Blonde as “​​a demanding movie….If the audience doesn’t like it, that’s the f*cking audience’s problem. It’s not running for public office,” Dominik said.

He later told Screen Daily, “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.” He also called it a ‘masterpiece’. “Blonde is the best movie in the world right now,” he said.

Producers are Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Tracey Landon, Scott Robertson, with Christina Oh as Executive Producer.

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