Ana de Armas says play Marilyn Monroe was "revolutionary"
Ana de Armas said to vanity why he was so important for her to play Netflix's Blonde.
Many actresses before she took responsibility for slipping into theBOB perfectly wearing and an infamous white outfit ofthe one and onlyMarilyn Monroe. But for the Cuban-Spanish actress aged 31 years oldArmas Ana, play the iconic star in the next netflix movieBlond is a particularly remarkable experience. As a Cuban-Spanish act that has been very vocal on the need for moreRepresentation of Latinx in Hollywood, make the game feel like a huge step forward, not only for her, but for the whole Latinx community.
"I only had to audition for Marilyn once and [directorAndrew Dominik] I said, "It was you, but I had to audition for all the others. The producers. The people of money. I always have people I needed to convince," said ArmasVanity fair in herCOVER HISTORY MARCH. "But I knew I could do it. Play Marilyn was revolutionary. A Cuban playing Marilyn Monroe. I wanted it so much."
Fortunately, she saved them all. HerKnives out co-starJamie Lee Curtis, whose father,Tony Curtis, played with Monroe in the 1959 movieSome love it hot, RecountVanity fair That she was stunned when Armas showed her screen tests. "I fell on the ground," said Curtis. "I could not believe it. Ana was completely gone. She was Marilyn."
Blond, which has no release date yet, will be a fictional fiction on the life of the legendary fatal woman based on theEponymous 2000 novel throughJoyce Carol Oates. And, please, now we know that the Armas's dog, Elvis, also goes star inBlond like mafia-aka maf-the dog whoFrank Sinatra famously given to Monroe.
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But of Armas, of course, also connects with theHollywood icon on a deeper level.
"You see this famous picture of this one and it smiles in the moment, but it's just a slice of what it really spent at the time," said Armas.
Indeed, Dominik saidCollider In December 2016 thatBlond would be a "movie on the human condition". "It tells the story of how a childhood trauma forms an adult who is divided between a public and private audience," he said, noting that he believes it will be "one of the top 10 films never done ".
"I have never worked more closely with a director I worked with Andrew," said ArmasVanity fair. "Yes, I had collaborative relationships, but to get phone calls at midnight because he has an idea and he can not sleep and suddenly, you can not sleep for the same reason ..."
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Meanwhile, in addition toBlondLiberation of Netflix at a time of 2020,Of Armas has an even greater year to come. She plays the newBond girl inNo time to die, featuring theNetflix BiopicSergioand play in the faceBen Affleck in the nextErotic thrillerDeep waters.
"She's remarkable," said CurtisVanity fair. "She's going to be likeSophia Loren, one of these rare crossover in the world global sensations. "
