Netflix
Last week, Netflix dropped the first trailer for Blonde, the upcoming Andrew Dominik-directed film about Marilyn Monroe that stars Ana de Armas in the starring role.
While the film has been expected to be an awards season contender — it’s premiering at the boujee Venice Film Festival in September, after all — the initial response from movie fans hasn’t necessarily been all positive, as some prospective viewers are confused by the fact that de Armas appeared to keep her Cuban accent for the film.
RELATED: Marilyn Monroe’s Estate Speaks Out On Ana de Armas’ Controversial Casting/Accent In ‘Blonde’
While de Armas’ appears to have the look of the legendary model and actress down, that doesn’t appear to be the case with the voice, as evidenced by the film’s first trailer. To his credit, though, director Andrew Dominik did say earlier this year that Blonde will likely “offend everyone.”
Some fans took to Twitter to voice their frustration with the directorial and acting choice, joking that Monroe “famously” had a thick Cuban accent.
Movie fans react to Ana de Armas’ accent in the Netflix movie Blonde
a lot of people forget about marilyn monroe’s thick cuban accent..
— matt (@inlanddernpire) July 28, 2022
They rly made that whole ass Marilyn Monroe movie and didn’t hire Ana De Armas an accent coach
— kylo sten (@ksteeno) July 28, 2022
Correct me if I’m wrong. Did Marilyn Monroe have a thick Spanish accent?
— JerryAscione (@JerryAscione) July 28, 2022
I never knew Marilyn Monroe had a spanish accent.
— April Etmanski (@apriletmanski) July 29, 2022
maybe Marilyn Monroe had a Cuban accent in real life too? i dunno i wasn’t around back then. she could have sounded like anything
— Brandon Classic Movies (@Thatoneguy64) July 28, 2022
I like Ana de Armas but I gotta admit I’m skeptical about her playing Marilyn Monroe… Her accent is still pretty obvious in everything I’ve seen her in.
It’s not like Nicole Kidman or Saoirse Ronan who can completely disguise their native accent.— The perfect KusMoG does not exi- (hiccup) st… (@kusmogx) July 24, 2022
I was going to join in on the Marilyn Monroe/Ana De Armas accent discourse and then it dawned on me…I wasn’t watching that movie regardless so lemme mind my business pic.twitter.com/pVCFJLTmub
— Is my show on? (@ismyshowon) July 28, 2022
ana de armas coming from cuba knowing zero english in 2016 would be insanely proud of ana de armas playing marilyn monroe with accent and all in 2022 https://t.co/K3OpkZa3S5
— elle (@cineolivia) July 28, 2022
de Armas could use a Russian accent for all I care — the trailer looked excellent so I’ll be seated for this movie as soon as Netflix kindly drops a screener in email inbox.
In addition to de Armas, Blonde stars Adrien Brody (as Arthur Miller), Bobby Cannavale (as Joe DiMaggio), and Julianne Nicholson (as Gladys Pearl Baker, Monroe’s mother). The movie is helmed by filmmaker Andrew Dominik, who also directed The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and Killing Them Softly.
Blonde hits Netflix on Friday, September 23.
RELATED: Netflix Releases Stunning Retro Photoshoot Of Ana de Armas As Marilyn Monroe
Want more from BroBible? Follow us on Google News.