Will Michelle make a good Marilyn?

According to reports, Brokeback Mountain star Michelle Williams (II) is offered to play the part of Marilyn Monroe in the new movie that looks at what went on behind the scenes during the making of The Prince And The Showgirl (1957) with English actor and director Laurence Olivier.

While such Hollywood A-listers as Scarlett Johansson and Amy Adams were considerd to play the part, it was Michelle who was personally approached by the movie’s director Simon Curtis and producer David Parfitt.
Before saying yes or no to the movie Williams said she had to “live” with Marilyn for a while before deciding. Regardless of her decision, the filming of My Week With Marilyn will start in June 2010.

She’s not going to be a Monroe lookalike,” a source said meaning she won’t do Marilyn’s impersonation in the movie, rather use her actor skills to show the late movie diva’s star power.

However, make up, retro designs and haircut will help accentuate the similarities.

My Week With Marilyn is based on a diary of Olivier’s third assistant director on The Prince And The Showgirl. The diary was published after the movie was finished but omitted things that happed within the particular seven days. The new movie will focus on the events of the missing week.

I’m super excited to see Michelle as Marilyn Monroe, you?

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1. She is not a star Says:
   March 29th, 2010 at 10:46 pm

   Please. Why was Michelle Williams chosen?
   I have heard enough about Michelle Williams to
   realize what a lying conceited princess she truly is.
   I am a fan of Marilyn Monroe and would very much
   prefer an unknown actress to play her.
   I also DO NOT like what I heard about in Vanity Fair
   magazine. The article said Michelle bullied Heath Ledger.
   Heath ledger was a star. Why doesn’t anyone understand
   how much Michelle Williams disrupted Heath Ledger’s career
   and personal life? Mary Kate finished him but she is someone
   who was able to meet him because of how disrupted his life
   was by Michelle Williams ways.

2. diane Says:
   April 7th, 2010 at 7:33 am

   do you know what you are saying?..trying to convince others to believe you jut because you hate michelle.you don’t know exactly what happened on the couple..and when you read the diferent tabloid or news theres none which resembled your make up stories.respect the couple and esp heaths death..they have a daughter who lives up to her mother and even her dead father.you have been a daughter and you dont like to hear somebody saying bad to your mother.michelle is a great and talented actress thats the bottom line which she is fitted for a marilyn monroe movie.

3. Brittany Says:
   October 9th, 2010 at 1:01 am

   i agree with the person above me. im sure people that say negative things about michelle are people who dont have a freaking clue how she really is or who she really is. its not right to just judge someone randomly because you have nothing better to do. Michelle is a beautiful girl, with the cutest syle, and little girl. she does agreat job in movies. havent you ever heard of “if you dont have something nice to say, then dont say anything at all!”