Naomi Watts"playing Marilyn Monroe in biopic"

Naomi Watts has revealed that she's extremely scared about playing Marilyn Monroe in a new biopic.

The actress is set to play the iconic screen siren in an adaptation of Andrew Dominik''s ''Blonde'' and she admitted the nerves about the part are getting to her.

"It''s a huge pressure. We all feel we know her. I''m very, very scared about that," Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

Watts is not the only star to be portraying Marilyn in a movie about her life - Michelle Williams is also set to play her in ''My Week With Marilyn''.

Marilyn Monroe's chest x-ray on sale

Fans of the late actress Marilyn Monroe will be able to bid for an intimate snap of the Hollywood icon at an upcoming auction - an X-ray of the star's chest is set to go under the hammer.
The medical photograph was taken at a Florida hospital in 1954 when the actress was being treated for womb condition endometriosis, reports contactmusic.

Other items that are on sale are Monroe's couch used during therapy sessions.

Unseen Marilyn Monroe pics to be auctioned

Never before seen pictures of Marilyn Monroe relaxing on the set of her classic comedy film ‘Some Like It Hot’ are set to go under the hammer in Las Vegas.

The sale of 11 coloured snaps from 1959 will take place at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on June 25 this year, organised by US specialist Julien’s Auctions.

"In the slides Marilyn appears to relax between takes on the beach. She is wearing the revealing dress in which her character attempts and succeeds to seduce Curtis’s character," The Telegraph quoted Boss Darren Julien as saying.

Other items to be auctioned at the two-day event include an Italian-style carved chair with green velvet upholstery used for Marilyn’s last ever photo shoot.