There's a controversy surrounding Netflix's Marilyn Monroe biopic. Here’s what we know.
In the pantheon of ill-fated 20th-century blondes, Marilyn Monroe might be the only character more difficult to portray than, so interest in Andrew Dominik’s adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’s 2000 novel has been enormous from the start. Ahead of its much-delayed 2022 release on Netflix, here’s a summary of every major talking point about the film so far.begins as its protagonist is being shunted between foster homes and longing for her absent “Daddy,” and finishes with herpost-affair with JFK.
Given that every detail of Monroe’s life has been dissected since her 1962 death, Andrew Dominick—a director known for his arthouse productions—will likely present an avant-garde take on her story. The Australian auteur is best known for two collaborations with Brad Pitt:, which saw Pitt play the Jesse James to Casey Affleck’s Robert Ford, and, in which Pitt and James Gandolfini appear as a couple of mob-backed hitmen on a revenge quest in Boston.
The Cuban actor spent nine months training with a dialogue coach to perfect Monroe’s uniquely breathy voice, in addition to doing ADR sessions in which she re-recorded audio after seeing her footage. Jennifer Johnson, who dressed Margot Robbie for her transformation in, is responsible for the costumes, while an army of make-up artists helped de Armas morph intoicon.
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