Brad Pitt defends Ana de Armas' performance in 'Blonde'

Since the first trailer for

was released, a film in which Ana de Armas plays Marilyn Monroe, the controversy has not abated.

For some fans of the Hollywood icon, the Cuban-born actress did not know how to appropriate the character, in particular her very particular diction.

An opinion that does not share at all Brad Pitt, producer of the project with his company Plan B.

For the comedian, currently promoting for

, Ana de Armas is simply “phenomenal”.

And as he explained to Entertainment Tonight, this adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates' novel could not have seen the light of day without its main actress.

Ten years of work

“It took us ten years to do it.

It wasn't until we found Ana that we were able to make it to the finish line,” added the

actor , who was obviously expecting the criticism.

"It's a difficult dress to wear," he added of the role.

For her part, Ana de Armas had explained, during the presentation of the film by Netflix in June, to have "worked on this film for hours, every day, for almost a year".

In order to get into the character of Marilyn Monroe, the actress "read Joyce's novel, studied hundreds of photos, videos and audio", adding that "every scene was inspired by a real image".

And regarding her controversial diction, the actress had told the

that she had “nine months of dialect coaching, training and dubbing sessions to get the right accent”.

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