Netflix has announced via Deadline that production is officially underway on Blonde, the Marilyn Monroe biopic from director Andrew Dominik (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford) and starring Ana de Armas (Blade Runner 2049) as the Hollywood icon. Based on Joyce Carol Oates bestselling book of the same name, Blonde is […]
BBC Studios developing The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe drama series
Variety is reporting that BBC Studios is in development on a new drama series entitled The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe, which will tell the story of the final months of the screen icon’s life, and her relationships with the likes of Joe DiMaggio, John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy. The series will be based […]
Marilyn Monroe novel Marilyn 1962 set for TV adaptation
Variety is reporting that Barry Films (Life) is teaming up with producer Marianne Maddalena (Scream) for a TV adaptation of Sebastien Cauchon’s novel Marilyn 1962, which explores the final months of the iconic Marilyn Monroe. Planned as a 10-episode miniseries, Marilyn 1962 “sheds light on what Monroe’s life and psyche was like in the year […]
