Ana De Armas Nails Marilyn Monroe For Netflix Movie ‘Blonde’

We have seen many movies, biopics, and documentaries made around Marilyn Monroe aka Norma Jean.

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None more so on point as Ana de Armas, who looks so real as Monroe, it's like she's risen from the dead, down to that breathy, little-girl voice.

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The upcoming Marilyn movie on Netflix, "Blonde", is creating waves, for its unapologetic story and because of Armas, herself.

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Cuban actress Armas is very excited about her upcoming movie, as she posted a series of pictures of her as Marilyn on her Instagram.

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She applauded the story, writing, “I found that to be the most daring, unapologetic, and feminist take on her story that I had ever seen."

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Fan reactions are not only positive, they border on the effusive, as comments flowed in about how they could not wait.

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"Blonde" is based on the eponymous book written by Joyce Carol Oates, where the author believes Marilyn was assassinated.

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Armas shared the teaser trailer, which has a darkness about it and the movie has been awarded an NC-17 rating.

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Director Andrew Dominik also stated, “I don’t think it will be as cut-and-dried as people want to see it. There’s something in it to offend everyone.”

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