{"id":830001,"date":"2026-07-28T22:58:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T22:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/830001\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T22:58:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T22:58:13","slug":"dakota-johnson-transforms-into-marilyn-monroe-for-venice-short-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/830001\/","title":{"rendered":"Dakota Johnson transforms into Marilyn Monroe for Venice short film"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Forget Dakota Johnson \u2014 the actress looked every bit the blonde bombshell as she transformed into Marilyn Monroe<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A new set photo offered fans a first glimpse at Johnson’s striking new role in “Flesh Impact.” The short film, written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal, will premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September.<\/p>\n

The shocking transformation is just one piece of Gyllenhaal’s fresh take on the Hollywood legend.<\/p>\n

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\"Dakota <\/p>\n

Dakota Johnson transforms into Marilyn Monroe in the first-look image from Maggie Gyllenhaal’s short film, “Flesh Impact,” which premieres at the Venice Film Festival in September. (Courtesy of Genesis)<\/p>\n

\"Dakota <\/p>\n

Maggie Gyllenhaal initially worried that Johnson didn’t look enough like Marilyn Monroe for the role. (Matt Winkelmeyer\/GA\/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Instead of a traditional biopic<\/a>, “Flesh Impact” imagines Monroe beyond the platinum hair and red lipstick, exploring the woman behind one of pop culture’s most enduring personas.<\/p>\n

Gyllenhaal first worried Johnson didn’t look enough like Marilyn Monroe to play the part.<\/p>\n

“Then I thought, \u2018That\u2019s ridiculous. Who cares?\u2019” she told Vanity Fair<\/a>. “I don\u2019t know that anyone even really totally knows what Marilyn looks like because she\u2019s been so commodified and made into this myth, and she\u2019s very blurry in my mind.”<\/p>\n

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\"Ellen <\/p>\n

Ellen Burstyn portrays a fictionalized older version of Marilyn Monroe in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “Flesh Impact,” a short film reimagining the Hollywood icon beyond her public persona.\u00a0 (Courtesy of Genesis)<\/p>\n

For “Flesh Impact,” Johnson portrayed Marilyn Monroe at age 36, the age at which the Hollywood icon<\/a> died in 1962, while Ellen Burstyn played a fictionalized older version of the blonde bombshell.<\/p>\n

\"Ellen <\/p>\n

Oscar-winner Ellen Burstyn plays a fictionalized older version of Marilyn Monroe in the 17-minute short film which will premiere at the Venice Film Festival. (Dia Dipasupil\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The 17-minute short film aims to explore Monroe beyond her enduring public image. Rather than being a traditional biopic, the film blends reality and imagination to examine her identity, legacy and the experience of being an actress in honor of her 100th birthday.<\/p>\n

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\"Marilyn <\/p>\n

American film actress Marilyn Monroe is shown in a portrait photograph circa 1954. (Baron\/Hulton Archive\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve always been fascinated by Marilyn Monroe,” Gyllenhaal said in a press release. “So, when Genesis first came to me with the idea of a celebratory project for her centennial, I knew I wanted to work together on bringing this story to life.<\/p>\n

“With \u2018Flesh Impact<\/a>,\u2019 we showcase the timeless icon we know and love through a modern lens that reclaims her story,” she added.<\/p>\n

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