Blonde (upcoming film)


Blonde is an upcoming biographical drama film written and directed by Andrew Dominik and based on the 2000 novel of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates.

Premise

A fictionalized take on the life of Marilyn Monroe.

Cast

In May 2010, it was announced Naomi Watts had joined the cast of the film, with Andrew Dominik directing from a screenplay he wrote, with production slated to begin in January 2011. Principal photography on the film didn't commence, with Dominik later stating he hoped it would be his next film with Watts still attached, with production commencing in 2013. In June 2012, it was announced Plan B Entertainment would produce the film, with Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner serving as producers. In April 2014, it was announced Jessica Chastain had joined the cast of the film, replacing Watts. In August 2016, it was announced Netflix would distribute the film. It was announced in March 2019 that Ana de Armas was in early negotiations to star as Marilyn Monroe in the film, replacing Chastain. Filming finally began on the film in August that year, with Adrien Brody, Bobby Cannavale and Julianne Nicholson among the newly added cast members. In September 2019, Garret Dillahunt, Scoot McNairy, Lucy DeVito, Michael Masini, Spencer Garrett, Chris Lemmon, Rebecca Wisocky, Ned Bellamy and Dan Butler joined the cast of the film.