CROSS “Blonde” off your Oscar predictions list for this year, as Netflix’s fictionalized telling of Marilyn Monroe’s life starring Ana de Armas will release in 2022. Directed by Andrew Dominik, who also adapted the novel by Joyce Carol Oates, “Blonde” was one of the year’s most anticipated films by industry insiders and consumers. A specific release date in 2022 has not been set yet. In development since 2010, actresses like Jessica Chastain and Naomi Watts were once attached to the project. De Armas from Cuba has been a rising star in Hollywood for the past few years with memorable roles in “Blade Runner 2049” and “Knives Out,” for which she received a Golden Globe nomination. The film will also star Oscar-winner Adrien Brody, Emmy nominee Julianne Nicholson and Emmy winner Bobby Cannavale. Dominik has stated in past interviews that the film “has very little dialogue in it,” which could have made it difficult to navigate the upcoming awards season where the streamer would have contenders like the large ensemble “Don’t Look Up” from Adam McKay and the period drama “The Power of the Dog” from Jane Campion. Netflix has an avalanche of projects waiting in the wings for awards consideration, many of which are undated but expected to drop in the calendar year. This includes the directorial debuts of Halle Berry, Rebecca Hall, Jeymes Samuel and Lin-Manuel Miranda, as well as a passion project from Paolo Sorrentino and a still-untitled feature from director Nora Fingscheidt starring Sandra Bullock. “Blonde” is produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Tracey London, Brad Pitt and Scott Robertson.(SD-Agencies) | 