Ana de Armas believes that the ghost of Marilyn Monroe was on the set during the filming of Rubia: “She was with me”
Ana de Armas has claimed that the spirit of the late Marilyn Monroe was an extra on the set of Blonde, in which she stars as the classic movie icon.
The actress, 34, is just two years younger than the Seven Year Itch star when she died of a drug overdose in 1962.
At a news conference Thursday at the Venice Film Festival, Ana told reporters she felt Marilyn’s presence during the filming of the fictional account of her life, and insisted her spirit would let them know if she was happy or unhappy. with the way things were going. according to Reuters.
In spirit: Ana de Armas, 34, revealed that the ghost of Marilyn Monroe was an extra on the set of Blonde, in which the movie icon stars; seen Thursday in Venice
‘She was everything I thought about, she was everything I dreamed of. She was all she could talk about. She was with me,’ said Ana. And it was beautiful. I think she was happy.
‘I really think she was very close to us. She was with us,” he continued, “sometimes she would also knock things off the wall and get mad if she didn’t like something. This may sound very mystical,” the Knives Out actor admitted, “but it’s true. We all feel it. .
Director Andrew Dominik decided to start filming the project on August 4, the anniversary of the screen legend’s death.
Striking Similarities: Ana, who bears a striking resemblance to the Hollywood legend, said of the project, “She was everything I thought about, she was everything I dreamed of.” She was all she could talk about. I think she was happy
Voice: Ana, who was born in Cuba, hired a voice coach to learn how to speak like the star of Seven Year Itch and hide her accent. Variety calls her performance “dazzling brilliance, imagination, candor and heartbreak.”
Scenes were also filmed in the apartment the former Norma Jeane Baker shared with her mentally ill mother and in the room where Marilyn died.
“It definitely took on elements of being like a séance,” the director said.
The film is not a traditional face-based biopic, but rather is based on the novel of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates.
It not only details Marilyn’s career, but also her relationships with men, including her three husbands and President John F. Kennedy.
Ana, who was born in Cuba and speaks with an accent, hired a voice coach to help her with the California native’s breathy speech.
Book: Blonde is based on the book by Joyce Carol Oates. Adrian Brody, 49, stars as The Playwright, based on Marilyn’s third husband, Arthur Miller.
Despite cultural differences, the director said he knew Ana was the right person for the role after seeing her in the dark thriller Knock Knock.
‘I knew it was her as soon as I saw her on TV. It’s a bit like when you fall in love at first sight, when the right person walks through the door, you know it,” she said.
Variety called Ana’s performance one of “dazzling brilliance, imagination, directness and angst”.
Brad Pitt served as a producer on the project. Julianne Nicholson and Adrian Brody co-star in the drama, which will debut on Netflix on September 16.
Co-stars: Julianne Nicholson and Adrian Brody co-star in the film. See here with director Andrew Dominik, Ana de Armas and producer Brad Pitt at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday
