AsPamela Andersonmakes her long-overdue onscreen comeback,Gia Coppolais comparing the actress to another blonde bombshell.
Coppola toldEntertainment Weeklyof casting the movie.
Coppola found the character of Shelley to have several similarities with Monroe and Anderson.
Pamela Anderson in ‘The Last Showgirl’.Toronto Film Festival
She is the Marilyn of our time, she said of Anderson.
I find her to be a very interesting human being, added Coppola.
I guess I can relate to it on so many different levels.
Kate Gersten, Kiernan Shipka, Gia Coppola, Pamela Anderson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Billie Lourd and Brenda Song ofThe Last Showgirlat the Deadline TIFF Studio.Michael Buckner for Deadline
As a mother, as a person in this industry, said Anderson.
