Ana de Armas Criticizes NC-17 Rating for Her Netflix Marilyn Monroe Movie ‘Blonde’ | THR News - video Dailymotion

The actress took aim at the adults-only MPAA rating, saying it's undeserved when compared to other films.

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00:00I know you're supposed to get used to it.

00:02And we all lose our jobs in the end.

00:06But I just can't.

00:08Ana de Armas is criticizing the NC-17 rating given to her new film, Blonde.

00:14Marilyn doesn't exist.

00:21When I come out of my dressing room, I'm Norma Jean.

00:24The actress stars as Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe in the forthcoming movie.

00:28Blonde was given the rare adults-only rating for, quote,

00:31some sexual content by the Motion Picture Association in March.

00:35When asked about the rating by a French fashion magazine, she said,

00:38I didn't understand why that happened.

00:40I can tell you a number of shows or movies that are way more explicit

00:43with a lot more sexual content than Blonde.

00:46She went on to say,

00:47But to tell the story, it is important to show all these moments in Marilyn's life

00:51that made her end up the way that she did.

00:53It needed to be explained.

00:55Everyone in the cast knew we had to go to uncomfortable places.

00:58I wasn't the only one.

00:59How did you get your start?

01:01Maybe.

01:02What start?

01:03In movies.

01:04The film is based on the Joyce Carol Oates novel of the same name,

01:07which is a fictionalized take on Monroe's life.

01:10Blonde premieres on Netflix on September 28th.

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