Ana de Armas stars as Marilyn Monroe in first trailer for Blonde

Netflix has released a teaser trailer for Blonde starring Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe.

Directed by Andrew Dominik and based on the novel by Joyce Carol Oates, Blonde is described as a story that reimagines the Hollywood icon and “blurs the lines of fact and fiction”.

The film looks back on the life of one of Hollywood's most enduring icons, Marilyn Monroe.

Through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements, Blonde is set to explore the widening split between her public and private relations.

Along with de Armas, the film’s cast includes Bobby Cannavale, Adrien Brody, Julianne Nicholson, Xavier Samuel, and Evan Williams.

Speaking to Netflix Queue about the project, de Armas said: “Andrew’s ambitions were very clear from the start – to present a version of Marilyn Monroe’s life through her lens.

“He wanted the world to experience what it actually felt like to not only be Marilyn, but also Norma Jeane. I found that to be the most daring, unapologetic, and feminist take on her story that I had ever seen.”

She added: “We worked on this film for hours, every single day for almost a year. I read Joyce’s novel, studied hundreds of photographers, videos, audio recordings, films – anything I could get my hands on. Every scene is inspired by an existing photograph. We’d pore over every detail in the photo and debate what was happening in it."

Speaking about the demand of the feature film, Dominik said: “It’s a demanding movie. If the audience doesn’t like it, that’s the fucking audience’s problem. It’s not running for public office".

Blonde is released on Netflix on September 23, 2022.

Check out the official teaser below.