Lesser known facts about the upcoming Netflix film Blonde
Ana de Armas was not the first choice to play Marilyn Monroe in the film
Naomi Watts and Jessica Chastain were frontrunners for the role
Whitey played by Toby Huss is inspired by Monroe's lifelong personal makeup artist Allan Snyder
The film is not a biopic, but a fictionalised version based on the book by Joyce Carol Oates
It is the first major Hollywood feature film since Showgirls (1995) to receive an NC-17 rating for sexual content
Ana de Armas's dog Elvis plays the role of Marilyn's dog in the film
There was significant backlash after a Cuban actress was cast to play a white charcater
But de Armas is a Cuban of European descent
Blonde will be available to stream on Netflix on 28th September