A-list actress looks unrecognizable as Marilyn Monroe in ‘Flesh Impact’ first look

Dakota Johnson transforms into Marilyn Monroe successful nan first look astatine Maggie Gyllenhaal’s caller film, “Flesh Impact.”

On Monday, Vanity Fair shared a picture of Johnson, 36, looking unrecognizable arsenic nan precocious Hollywood icon “at nan tallness of her fame.”

The outlet besides gave a glimpse astatine Ellen Burstyn, 93, arsenic an imagined type of Monroe “the world ne'er had a chance to see.”

Gyllenhaal, 48, directed and wrote nan book for “Flesh Impact,” which will premiere astatine nan Venice Film Festival successful September to people what would person been Monroe’s 100th birthday.

The 17-minute short movie besides stars Gyllenhaal’s husband, Peter Sarsgaard, and “The Pitt” character Sepideh Moafi.

Gyllenhaal told Vanity Fair she instantly wanted to formed Johnson successful nan lead role, but she became concerned that nan “Fifty Shades” character didn’t look capable for illustration Monroe.

“Then I thought, That’s ridiculous. Who cares?” said Gyllenhaal, who antecedently worked pinch Johnson connected 2021’s “The Lost Daughter.”

“I don’t cognize that anyone moreover really wholly knows what Marilyn looks for illustration because she’s been truthful commodified and made into this story and she’s very blurry successful my mind,” Gyllenhaal added.

Johnson, per Vanity Fair, utilized costuming including a short blond wig and signature mole to toggle shape into Monroe.

Burstyn, meanwhile, instantly agreed to subordinate nan task erstwhile approached by Gyllenhaal.

“I deliberation that this domiciled met Ellen astatine a peculiar infinitesimal wherever what it was offering to talk astir and to deliberation astir and to dream astir are things that she was willing successful reasoning and dreaming and talking about,” Gyllenhaal shared.

Overall, Gyllenhaal said nan short movie “is very overmuch a substance of Marilyn and my imagination of her.”

“In a batch of ways, this movie is astir Marilyn and besides astir actresses successful wide and what it’s for illustration to person that strange, very vulnerable, and, astatine nan aforesaid time, very powerful job,” nan “Dark Knight” character added.

The Venice Film Festival’s logline for nan movie reads: “A mysterious aged female auditions for a play astatine a mini blackbox theatre successful New York City. As she describes her qualifications and her acting experience, secrets astir her personality and nan misconceptions astir her life bubble to nan surface.”

Monroe died astatine property 36 in August 1962 from an accidental barbiturates overdose. Her decease was ruled a “probable suicide.”

Other actresses who person played Monroe complete nan years see Ana de Armas, Michelle Williams, Kelli Garner, Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino.

“Flesh Impact” premieres astatine nan 2026 Venice Film Festival successful September.