Blonde: Ana de Armas victim of ridiculous criticism for her role as Marilyn Monroe

Blonde hair has not yet invested the Netflix catalog that its interpreter Ana de Armas is already paying the price for a ridiculous controversy.

Disagreements between Netflix and the leaders of the Cannes Film Festival oblige, the highly anticipated Blonde hairdirected by Andrew Dominik was sadly shunned by the Croisette this spring, and will finally be presented in preview at the Venice Film Festival in September. In the running for the famous Golden Lion, the fake-biopic centered around the iconic Marilyn Monroe will also offer a short Norman parenthesis at the Deauville Festival, where the interpreter Ana de Armas will receive the New Hollywood prize.

New darling of the great cinematographic machine after being revealed to the general public in the sympathetic At loggerheadsthe actress quickly forged a solid reputation by multiplying the registers and deploying a significant range of skills. Enigmatic, sulfurous, naive or heroic, Ana de Armas no longer has to prove her talent. However, it would seem that the actress is far from unanimous.

Archive image or scene from the film?

While even Joyce Carol Oates, the author of the novel on which the film is based, admitted to having been dazzled by the performance of Ana de Armas, the Cuban origins of the latter now seem to be detrimental to her. In fact, following the broadcast of a superb first trailer featuring the young woman in the guise of Marilyn Monroe, some unscrupulous detractors were pleased to question the merits of the casting, arguing that Ana de Armas’ Spanish accent could only do a disservice to her interpretation of the American symbol.

The controversy was such that the managers of Marilyn Monroe’s legacy, who nevertheless in no way validated the start of the film, quickly wanted to show their support for the actress in an interview granted to variety :

The actress flees the controversy

“Marilyn Monroe is a Hollywood and cultural icon who transcends history and generations. Every actress who steps into this role knows that it will be difficult for her to live up to it. However, given the trailer for the film , it would seem that Ana de Armas is an excellent casting choice; she perfectly captures all the glamour, humanity, and vulnerability of Marilyn. We can’t wait to see more!”

Words echoed by none other than Brad Pitt. Currently showing pretty bad Bullet Train, the actor is also at the head of the company Plan B, which produces precisely the footage of Andrew Dominik. And for the actor, there is no doubt either, Ana de Armas is the ideal actress for the role. At least that’s what he told the microphoneEntertainmentTonight :

The dress in question

“She is phenomenal in the role, while it is a difficult dress to wear. We have been working on this project for 10 years now. It was finding Ana that allowed us to complete it.”

And indeed, a few promotional shots and a trailer are more than enough to recognize how much the actress threw herself headlong into the role. In addition to the incredible physical transformation of Ana de Armas, who looks so much like Monroe that one could mistake it, the actress also devoted a lot of energy to work on your speech with a specialized coach for several months.

Perhaps it would therefore be time to wait for the release of the footage, which is scheduled for September 28 on Netflixbefore making acrimonious value judgments.