Michelle La Bella The first trailer for Netflix’s Blonde, based on Marilyn Monroe, has been released. Actress Ana De Armas will play The Blonde Bombshell. The Motion Picture Association of America gave the film an NC-17 rating for some sexual content, and the film is set to be released on September 23. Take a look at the trailer below.
Blonde will be written and directed by Andrew Dominik and is based on the fictional novel written by Joyce Carol Oates. The film has been in the works since 2012, with actresses Naomi Watts and Jessica Chastain eyed for the lead role. The film also stars Adrien Brody, Julianne Nicholson, Bobby Cannavale, Caspar Phillipson, and Toby Hus.
Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Tracey Landon, and Scott Robertson will produce the film under Plan B Entertainment.
One of America’s most acclaimed novelists boldly re-imagines one of America’s most enduring icons in Blonde—the National Book Award-nominated bestseller by Joyce Carol Oates,” reads the book synopsis. “The legend of Marilyn Monroe—aka Norma Jeane Baker—comes provocatively alive in this powerful tale of Hollywood myth and heartbreaking reality. Marilyn Monroe lives—reborn to tell her untold history; her story of a star created to shine brightest in the Hollywood firmament before her fall to earth. Blonde is a dazzling fictional portrait of the intricate inner life of the idolized and desired movie star as only the inimitable Joyce Carol Oates could paint it.
