Michelle Williams As Marilyn Monroe: PHOTO For 'My Week With Marilyn' (PICTURE)

Michelle Williams has been cast as Marilyn Monroe in the upcoming film 'My Week with Marilyn,' and a photo has been released, seen below.

It is about to start shooting in England.

The film will focus on Monroe's time in London in 1957, shooting 'The Prince and the Showgirl' with Laurence Olivier.

Kenneth Branagh will play Olivier. The film also stars Judi Dench, Dominic Cooper, Emma Watson, and Julia Ormond

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[RedwoodAcresRaceway]

05:46 PM on 10/11/2010

Michelle Williams is a great actress, but let's be honest... Marilyn Monroe's appeal was her sex appeal, and this role would call for a, ahem, curvier gal.

[MissVirginiaVoter]

05:31 PM on 10/11/2010

Please! There is only one!

[BlueMrsKitty]

01:20 PM on 10/11/2010

MM's eyes were special--they had a sparkle and a joy that are one of a kind.

[dmsdzinr]

12:49 PM on 10/11/2010

Even though she doesn't look like a clone of Marilyn Monroe, Christina Hendricks embodies my idea of the Modern Day Marilyn. Christina just has the same quality and sex appeal that Marilyn had.

[uglygnome]

12:43 PM on 10/11/2010

Why must we always picture young actresses as Marilyn Monroe? This one looks awful.

[NAOMA]

12:40 PM on 10/11/2010

She looks about as much like Marilyn Monroe as I do. Trust me; I don't.

[Max Shaw]

12:10 PM on 10/11/2010

Eh, not bad. Thought she was on a cell phone for a minute there..lol.
Excited to see my gal Dame Judy Dench though! Been a while...

[cydRN]

11:27 AM on 10/11/2010

Not even close, but no one could be.

I think Ms. Williams is an excellent and under-utilized actress, I hope she does well with this film.

[HenryMcMullen3]

10:04 AM on 10/11/2010

Michelle Williams is FINALLY coming into her own. Even after an Oscar nomination for 'Brokeback Mountain' which she was brilliant in, she's still in the non-existent world of Independent films which have become more and more obscure. She is a truly gifted actress. The supporting cast.....well, their individual lists of credits speak for themselves. I think people want whoever plays Marilyn Monroe to be her carbon copy. Finding that would be a neat trick and when you start looking, check the local drag shows. They seem to be the only performers who can truly "do" Marilyn.

[ljkcan]

11:56 PM on 10/10/2010

I think she would make a better young Elizabeth Taylor. Marylin, Scarlett Johansson would have been a better choice.

[trebledamages]

08:07 AM on 10/11/2010

Exactly!

[eighthchord]

08:55 PM on 10/11/2010

ScarJo doesn't look or sound (more importantly) anything like MM though.

[Elisabeth80]

11:51 PM on 10/10/2010

Michelle Williams is a very ugly looking Marilyn..

[eighthchord]

08:56 PM on 10/11/2010

Congrats, you're the first person on the planet to have called Michelle Williams ugly. Enjoy continuing to wear your grease-smeared glasses.

[Frog in a pot]

10:56 PM on 10/10/2010

She is too jaded looking.Monroe always had an air of innocence and longing.

[Macready]

08:57 AM on 10/11/2010

totally agree . . . she does not look like Marilyn . . just like a wanna-be Marilyn

[JJovana]

10:41 PM on 10/10/2010

I dont get this casting at all. There is NOTHING Marilyn about her. To me, Marilyn lit up the screen with her spark and effortless sexiness. Michelle is that quirky/indie actress (good one at that) who already looks like she's trying too hard, even in that photo. Sorry, but this is a no from me.

[dutchgirl55]

06:44 PM on 10/10/2010

She looks more like Lana Turner.

[Jinxykb]

06:43 PM on 10/10/2010

great sweater. bad marilyn.

[Paul Hennessy]

11:07 AM on 10/11/2010

As Marilyn herself said, "When you take away the sweater, what do ya got?" :-)