‘Blonde’ Director Says His Movie Didn’t Exploit Marilyn Monroe: ‘She’s Dead’

Andrew Dominik has no regrets about creating one of the year’s most polarizing films. During an appearance at Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival over the weekend, the Australian filmmaker addressed the heated backlash that ensued following the fall release of “Blonde,” his Marilyn Monroe biopic. Noting that American viewers had mostly “hated” the film, Dominik said he was “really pleased” that the film’s treatment of Monroe had “outraged so many people.” Advertisement “Now we’re living in a time where it’s important to present women as empowered, and they want to reinvent Marilyn Monroe as an empowered woman,” he… Read Full Article