Marilyn Monroe haunted the whole new biopic, says star
"Maybe it seems very mystical, but it's true," said Ana de Armas. "We all felt it."
Ana de Armas canalsMarilyn Monroe in the nextfilmBlond. And while, for some, this statement could look like praise for his performance, the star says that this has literally happened. Addressing journalists at the Venice Film Festival where the film was created,De Armas said That she felt the presence of Monroe while they were shooting the film, especially when the late icon did not approve something.
Blond is based on the novel of the same name byJoyce Carol Oates, and although he focuses on Monroe and the real people in his life, it is a work of fiction. In addition to the armas, the distribution isAdrien Brody asArthur Miller,,Bobby cannavale asJoe Dimaggio, andJulianne Nicholson asGladys Pearl Baker, Mother of Monroe. The film will be released Netflix on September 28.
Read the rest to find out more aboutBlond And to discover what Armas had to say about the belief that the ghost of Monroe made himself known on the set.
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De Armas estimated that Monroe was there during the shooting.
At Venice Film Festival, by Armas told journalists she believedMonroe was literally present on set.
"I really think she was very close to us. She was with us," said the 34 -year -old star, according to Reuters. She also said Monroe had shown her approval and disapproval by moving things. "I think she was happy. She would also throw things up on the wall and get angry if she didn't like something. Maybe it seems very mystical, but it's true," she continued . "We all felt it."
Becoming a monroe was an "intense" process.
In an interview withWeekly entertainment in 2019 (whenBlondwas shot),De Armas said, "It was the most intense work I have ever done as an actress." She continued: "It took me a year to prepare for this - research and accent and everything you can imagine. Reading Material and speak to [Director]Andrew Dominik For months and prepare to start. It was three months of filming without stopping, as a crazy schedule. ""AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
Now she says she felt Monroe with her throughout. "She was all what I was thinking about, she was all that I dreamed of, she was all I could talk about, she was with me and it was magnificent," said Armas in Venice.
The film shot in historically precise places.
It may not be surprising that De Armas felt the presence of Monroe considering where the shooting ofBlond took place. As indicated byThe Guardian,,Dominik told journalists from the festival"We started shooting the film on the birthday of the death of [Monroe]. It was not planned. We turned into the apartment even in which she lived with her mother. The room in which she dies is the Piece in which she died. Her dust is everywhere in Los Angeles. He has definitely took elements to be like a session. "
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Another actor had a similar experience to play a deceased icon.
This is not the first time that the star of a biopic said that the real person they represented had his hand during the shooting. A recent example isKristen Stewart, who playedPrincess Diana in last yearSpectr.
"I felt frightening spiritual feelings that made this film. Even if I fantasize. I had the impression that there were moments when I had sort of signature,"Stewart said theLos Angeles Times. She continued, "She felt so alive for me when I was making this film, even if everything is between the ears and it was just one of my fantasies. But there were moments when my body and my mind would forget that 'She was dead. And suddenly, I would just have an image of what happened. "
