Dakota Johnson plays Marilyn Monroe in new short film

Dakota Johnson has appeared as a young Marilyn Monroe in a new short film called Flesh Impact. The first images were released on July 28, 2026. Johnson, who is 36, normally has dark brown hair, but she wore platinum blonde curls for the role. The change made her almost unrecognizable. Maggie Gyllenhaal wrote and directed the film. The car brand Genesis was involved in releasing the first look images. Monroe is one of the most famous figures in Hollywood history, and filmmakers have continued to find her story worth telling. Johnson's transformation has drawn attention because the change in her appearance was so striking.