Maggie Gyllenhaal revealed the first image from her short film ‘Flesh Impact,’ and everything got out of control. There is Dakota Johnson, wearing a platinum blonde wig, with an intense gaze, trying to be Marilyn Monroe. The photo, published by Vanity Fair, took minutes to fill up with furious comments.
“None of them comes close to Marilyn’s beauty”, someone wrote. Another went further: “Marilyn was much more charismatic”. And the one repeated most often: “They could have chosen a better actress”. The original thread on X has accumulated hundreds of reactions, almost all pointing to the same thing: it’s not her, she doesn’t look like her, she’s not convincing.
The project has not even premiered yet, and it is already carrying a heavy label. Because when you touch an icon like Marilyn, the public does not forgive a failed attempt. 😭