Ana de Armas spent a tedious 3 hours each day perfecting her accent with a vocal coach for the forthcoming Netflix film “Blonde.”
The Cuban-Spanish actress’ accent sparked backlash after the film’s trailer dropped on July 28, with many saying de Armas sounded “nothing like” Marilyn Monroe in the clip.
What’s more, de Armas said those 3 hours spent with the vocal coach took place on the set of her other film, “Knives Out,” where she spent 12-hour-long shifts on set.
“It was about observing her facial expressions, her mouth, the roundedness of her lips, how she showed her lower teeth, and why the ‘o’s were like that,” the 34-year-old told the LA Times.
“Someone’s voice is more than just a specific accent. It says so much more about a person.”
The “Deep Water” star previously revealed she spent a whopping 9 months with a dialect coach in a desperate bid to sound like Monroe.
She called the process a “big torture” and “so exhausting.”
“Blonde” director Andrew Dominik revealed “concerns” over casting de Armas, given the fact that English is her second language.
“I had concerns, until I saw her act, then I forgot what I was supposed to be concerned about,” he told the outlet.
“We felt that we were dealing with Norma Jeane [Monroe’s real name] and Norma should sound less like a cartoon of Marilyn Monroe.”
Last month, Monroe’s estate jumped to Ana de Armas’ defense following backlash over her accent, saying “any actor that steps into that role knows they have big shoes to fill.”
The film premieres on Netflix on Sept. 23 and will arrive with an NC-17 warning.