Blonde: An Exclusive Look at Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe

Director Andrew Dominik has been developing this project for 15 years, attaching two different lead actresses—Naomi Watts and Jessica Chastain—before landing on Cuban star Ana de Armas. The New Zealander, who splits his time between Los Angeles and Australia, likes to think before acting, so he preferred to answer my questions by e-mail. One of them was simple: “But why a movie about Marilyn?” His answer: “I saw an opportunity to describe an adult life through the lens of mistaken childhood beliefs & trauma.” This proves an interesting answer can emerge from a trivial question. Let’s start again: on June… Read Full Article