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Ana de Armas on transforming into Marilyn Monroe for Blonde

October 1, 2020 by Gary Collinson

Following her breakout performance in last year’s acclaimed murder mystery Knives Out, Ana de Armas is set to portray the new Bond girl Paloma alongside Daniel Craig in No Time to Die, after which she’ll take on the role of Marilyn Monroe in Blonde.

Speaking to Allure (via Yahoo! Movies), de Armas has discussed her transformation into Monroe for the upcoming Netflix film, which has been directed by Andrew Dominik (Chopper, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford) and presents a fictionalised take on the life of cultural icon.

“It was a very important role for me, a big challenge, something that I was preparing for a very long time and to finally sit in the chair and put the wig and makeup on… it was very special,” said de Armas. “I completely transformed. One of the most beautiful things about my job, I think, is to see yourself become someone else.”

“At some points, [Monroe] was completely platinum,” she continued. “But at the beginning, she was more of a golden blonde. [For the film] I had around five wigs with different lengths and colours. We had to do some ageing makeup because it went over so many years of her life.”

Ana de Armas filming "Blonde" 🚨💣 pic.twitter.com/w52XloHCr0

— ana de armas (@bestofdearmas) August 29, 2019

Blonde is currently in post-production, and sees de Armas joined in the cast by Adrien Brody, Bobby Cannavale, Julianne Nicholson, Caspar Phillipson, Garret Dillahunt, Scoot McNairy and Sara Paxton. It is slated to premiere on Netflix at some point in 2021.

 

Originally published October 1, 2020. Updated October 14, 2020.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: ana de armas, blonde, Marilyn Monroe

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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