Blonde: Release Date, Trailer and More!

Blonde is a historical biographical drama film based on Joyce Carol Oates’ 2000 novel of the same name. Guess who is it based on? The gorgeous heartthrob Marilyn Monroe, who inspired pop culture, fashion as well as many of our fantasies! While Oates consideres the novel a work of fiction, many consider it to be true to Monroe’s life to a great degree. No matter how you categorise it, it nearly won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, so it definitely has to be a masterpiece. Is the movie worth watching? When does it come out? Well, keep on reading to find out!

Blonde: Plot and Cast

The novel refrains from mentioning many of the people involved in Monroe’s life by name. However, it was relatively easy for the readers to guess the identities by their initials or nicknames. The plot follows Monroe’s life from childhood through her rise to fame and her unfortunate death. Many people, including Joyce Carol Oates herself, believe her death was an assassination, which is how she chooses to end the novel.

Ana de Armas plays Marilyn Monroe, born Norma Jeane Mortenson. Lily Fisher plays a young Norma Jeane. Adrien Brody plays The Playwright, who is commonly thought to be Arthur Miller. Miller, for those who don’t know, is a famous playwright and essayist. He is famously the author of Death of a Salesman. 

Bobby Cannavale plays The Ex-Athlete or Joe DiMaggio, the famous Yankee baseball player. Julianne Nicholson plays Gladys while Caspar Phillipson plays John F. Kennedy. Michael Massini plays Tony Curtis while Sara Paxton plays Miss Flynn.

Toby Huss plays Whitey while David Warshofsky plays Mr. Z. Evan Williams plays Eddy while Xavier Samuel plays Cass. The film has been in talks since 2010. The producers tried to sign Naomi Watts and Jessica Chastain to play Monroe before Ana de Armas signed up.

Blonde: Release Date and Trailer

The movie is scheduled to be released sometime in 2021. While the trailer isn’t out yet, why don’t we watch a small interview with the beautiful Ana de Armas: