The biopic about Marilyn Monroe, blondestarring Ana de Armas, and directed by Andrew Dominik, already arouses many expectations, for the figure of the actress, still in force, and many aspects of his life linked to important names in Hollywood politics and entertainmentin the 1950s and 1960s.

For this reason, the interpretations of those who have put themselves in the shoes of these real characters arouse even more intrigue. The film will arrive on Netflix in September. Ana de Armas plays the same Monroe, in a surprising characterization.

The Cuban actress revives the woman behind it one of the most charismatic and tragic stars in the world. Monroe, nee Norma Jeane Mortensen, although she later changed her name to Norma Jean Baker, and later Marilyn Monroe, was raised by a single mother with a mental illnessbefore going through several families who had temporarily entrusted her.

A bit of history

Norma Jean married for the first time at the age of 16, with a colleague in a factory, in 1942, but the marriage did not last long. In 1946 she signed a contract with 20th Century Fox under the name of Marilyn Monroe, albeit his stardom would come in 1950 when it appeared All about Eva.

Then two more marriages would come and an alleged and scandalous relationship with the then president of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy. She starred in more than 20 films and would become an internationally recognized superstar.

But underneath that fame and beauty, there was many tragedies and sufferingsMarilyn died of an overdose in 1962 when she was only 36 years old. Some hypotheses speak of suicide, although the mysterious circumstances surrounding her death have never been clarified.

Pop culture legacy

Its legacy in popular culture continues today, as a symbol of beauty, and with a saved figure as much more than a sex symbol.

It is not yet known who will play Monroe’s first husband, the young worker, but who will play Joe DiMaggio, her second husband. The famous athlete will be played by bobby cannavaleknown for being one of the protagonists of Empire of the waterfront.

DiMaggio was one of the most famous baseball players in history and, just like Marilyn, he had a difficult history where he passed his difficult childhood to become a sports legend. After retiring from baseball, he asked a mutual friend to frame him with Monroe. The actress and the athlete dated for two years before getting married in 1954.

But their marriage only lasted nine months, in part because Monroe wanted to explore her rising stardom as well DiMaggio wanted a housewife wife.. Despite the divorce, they became friends years later and that bond lasted until Monroe’s death.

The writer and the diva

Monroe’s third husband, playwright Arthur Miller, will be played by Adrian Brody. Author of classics such as death of a traveleramong others, Miller has also written several screenplays, including one for Monroe called The misfits.

Marilyn and Miller married in 1956 and converted to Judaism in an effort to draw spiritually closer to her new husband. After five years, they divorced. During that time Miller was under the control of the House Commission on Un-American Activities, created to search for an alleged Communist conspiracy in the United States. He was convicted in 1957, but he appealed and won.

His relationship with JFK

One of the most controversial names related to Marilyn is that of former US President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, who in the biopic will be played by Casper Philipson. The Danish actor previously played JFK in the biopic, jackiesince 2016 on his wife, Jackie Kennedy, who was in charge of Natalie Portman.

Phillipson once again enters the skin of the assassinated president, even if the perspective on him, in this case, will be very different from the previous film, since it is his alleged lover.

Monroe and Kennedy would have lived a love story that has never been confirmed. Marilyn’s interpretation of the Happy birthday for him, in 1962, the rumors increased. He died three months later and he was murdered in November 1963.

Another Hollywood star, a contemporary of Marilyn, the actor Tony Curtis will be played by Michael Masini. After starring in a number of films that she didn’t get along very well with, her success came thanks to her portrayal of illusionist Harry Houdini in 1953, in the film Houdini.

In 1959 he was cast in Billy Wilder’s comedy, One Eve and two Adams, where he shared a cast with Jack Lemmon and Marilyn. Curtis continued performing until her death in 2010.

Charles Chaplin Jr., the son of silent movie star Charlie Chaplin, with whom Marilyn was having an affair before her marriage to DiMaggio, will be played by Xavier Samuel. Chaplin Jr. followed in his father’s footsteps in acting and, like Monroe, died at an early age of 42 from pulmonary embolism.

Another character joins the list: Edward G. Robinson, Jr., the actor and son of Hollywood legend Edward G. Robinson who will be in charge of Evan Williams. In blondeJoyce Carol Oates’ novel, from which the film is based, a character named Eddie G based on Robinson is in a threesome with Monroe and Chaplin Jr..

Robinson was known for his wild demeanor and, in fiction or reality, was also related to the actress. Like her, he had a tragic death at the age of 40.

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