When the trailer for Blonde, a new psychological drama surrounding the rise and fall of actress Marilyn Monroe featuring Ana De Armas, dropped in June social media watched in awe as the Cuban actress seemingly shapeshifted into one of the defining stars of Old Hollywood. Her mannerisms were intricately identical to that of Monroe, her hair in the same perfect coiffure and her voice just as light and breathy. It is clear that, regardless of whether you think the creation of this movie is ethical in and of itself, Ana De Armas will be giving the performance of her life when it hits Netflix later this year.

In newly released exclusive images given to Vanity Fair France, we see a closer glimpse into Armas’ Monroe, and more so her ability to mirror such an icon. In one shot we see Armas and Adrien Brody imitating famous photographs of Monroe with her third, and final, husband Arthur Miller. The costumes are almost pin-point copies down to the very last detail, with only a few slight changes such as Brody’s version of Miller wearing a wristwatch - although that hardly breaks the spell.

On set, we see director Andrew Dominik attempting to reproduce a well-known image of Monroe with her first husband Joe DiMaggio. It is clear the attention to detail in this film will be highly praised by all when we finally see the full feature.

Having previously worked on films like I, Tonya, costume designer Jennifer Johnson proves that she too knows well how to replicate a known outfit and have it read well on screen, and in photographs.
Blonde is scheduled to be released on September 23, 2022 by Netflix.

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