Andrew Dominik‘s long promised Marilyn Monroe biopic Blonde was supposed to shoot last summer with Naomi Watts playing the lead in this reimagined story of Norma Jeane Baker‘s meteoric rise to fame.
Since then, plans have changed—and so has the leading actress!
Rumors have been swirling that Jessica Chastain will star in the soon-to-be filmed flick, based on the critically acclaimed novel by Joyce Carol Oates.
While we love this Oscar-nominated actress and saw her play a bombshell of sorts in The Help, we’re having a hard time picturing her as the sex symbol siren that was Miz Monroe.
So many greats have taken on the damaged icon’s role in film and TV, but now we ask U├óΓé¼┬ª
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