Zack Sharf Brad Pitt has nothing but praise for Ana de Armas’ performance as Marilyn Monroe in Andrew Dominik’s upcoming drama “Blonde.” The Oscar winner produced the movie through his Plan B production banner after starring in Dominik’s directorial efforts “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” and “Killing Them Softly.”“She is phenomenal in it,” Pitt told Entertainment Tonight about de Armas’ turn as Monroe. “That’s a tough dress to fill.
It was 10 years in the making. It wasn’t until we found Ana that we could get it across the finish line.”De Armas’ casting as Marilyn Monroe has come under fire in the days since Netflix debuted an official trailer for “Blonde” at the end of July.
The “Knives Out” and “Blade Runner 2049” actor is Cuban, which has left some viewers outraged over how she was cast as an American icon.
De Armas’ accent in the “Blonde” trailer doesn’t entirely match Monroe’s iconic breathy tone. Viewers have complained that de Armas still has her Cuban accent in the role, which is not how Monroe sounded.
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