Dakota Johnson is enjoying an afternoon of retail therapy.
16.02.2024 - 00:55 / justjared.com
Fifty Shades of Grey shook up the industry when it premiered back in 2015, and we’re still talking about it nearly a decade later.
Inspired by the steamy novels from E.L. James, the franchise starred Dakota Johnson as Anastasia Steel and Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey, the domineering man she fell in love with. Their chemistry centered the story across three movies.
The risque plot, which flirted with BDSM and featured multiple intimate scenes, made the franchise a risk for Hollywood, but it was one that paid off. Years later, the movies remain some of the highest-grossed projects with R-ratings.
Casting such a big project generated a lot of buzz at the time. Though we have a hard time imagining anyone but Dakota playing Anastasia, she wasn’t the only actress in the running.
With the release of her new movie Madame Web, we were curious and did some digging. Our search revealed 10 actress who were considered for the role. One became a famous Marvel star. Another explained that they turned down the offer out of fear of being pigeonholed, and quite a few of them discussed the audition process as an uncomfortable one.
Scroll through the slideshow to see all of the actresses who were reportedly considered for a starring role in Fifty Shades of Grey…
Dakota Johnson is enjoying an afternoon of retail therapy.
Madame Web star Dakota Johnson has spoken about her experience making the film, which is something she says she’ll “never” do again.Speaking to Bustle recently, Johnson shared that she’s “not surprised” at the film’s negative reception. She went on to explain: “It’s so hard to get movies made, and in these big movies that get made — and it’s even starting to happen with the little ones, which is what’s really freaking me out — decisions are being made by committees, and art does not do well when it’s made by committee.”“Films are made by a filmmaker and a team of artists around them.
Inspired by E.L. James‘ novels of the same name, the Fifty Shades of Grey film franchise caused some controversy with their steamy storylines.
new superhero movie “Madame Web” tanked at the box office last week and was overwhelmingly panned by critics.In the film, the 34-year-old actress played the titular character of Cassandra Webb/Madame Web, a clairvoyant paramedic linked to the iconic superhero Spider-Man. “Madame Web” earned only $26.2 million over the six-day holiday weekend from its premiere on Valentine’s Day to Presidents Day, per Variety.“Madame Web’s” debut marked the lowest opening for any film in the Sony Spider-Man universe and one of the worst starts for any movie based on a Marvel Comics character.
Premiering at the Telluride Film Festival last year, “Daddio” seemingly came out of nowhere with a starry cast and a minimalist logline. Starring Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn, the film is essentially just a two-hander set in a taxi cab, where a driver (Penn) and the rider (Johnson) basically strike up a long and provocative conversation about life, politics, and their outlooks on the world.
Dakota Johnson’s Madame Web co-stars got her Spidey Senses tingling — for all the wrong reasons.
. And where is Dakota Johnson? Happily enjoying a beach getaway with Chris Martin in Mexico, thankyouverymuch.The queen of DGAF moments—and —was spotted in Puerto Vallarta in a bright white one-piece, holding hands with the Coldplay musician. It's not exactly the Amazon, with her mom right before she died, but it'll do.
Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin are still going strong, and enjoying some vacation time together on the beach in Mexico!
EXCLUSIVE: After we broke news of the studio acquiring Margot Robbie starrer Big Bold Beautiful Journey, we can reveal that Sony Pictures has boarded another of the European Film Market’s most in-demand projects: Past Lives director Celine Song‘s next movie, Materialists, which A24 is selling.
). The schedule can be packed and grueling. You have to smile and grit your teeth through photo opp after photo opp, nod along in every interview.Yet most actors have to play along with the game, never showing their annoyance or fatigue in order to avoid being labeled difficult or ungrateful, an asshole if they are a man and a diva if they are a woman.
As many predicted, “Madame Web” is a terrible movie, but let’s not say the same for Dakota Johnson‘s recent press tour for Sony‘s “Spider-Verse” spinoff. The actress has been publicity gold the past few weeks discussing the film.
Dakota Johnson admitted her three Gen Z co-stars in her new film "Madame Web" make her feel old. "I love them, and they annoy me, and I love them," the 34-year-old joked to "Late Night" host Seth Myers last week. She confirmed she meant she was annoyed on a "generational level," telling Myers "all the time, every second of the day" after he asked when Sydney Sweeney, 26, Celeste O’Connor, 25, and Isabela Merced, 22, made her feel the oldest.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Dakota Johnson was asked by MTV during a video interview on her “Madame Web” press tour to reveal her “most traumatic audition story.” She didn’t need a lot of time to pick one and revealed that a television creator once slammed her as “pretentious” simply because she introduced herself to the crew that was in the audition room. Johnson did not name the creator, nor did she reveal what show she had gone in to audition for at the time.
Today is Valentine’s Day, and that means only one thing— “Madame Web” is in theaters. And as the next several days play out, Sony is going to look at a couple of things.
Dakota Johnson‘s new comments about her movie Madame Web might explain why she decided to sign on for the project, which is now getting very poor reviews.
Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic When I was a kid, my mom steered us toward toys that looked like G.I. Joe or Transformers action figures, but weren’t. Their faces were wack, the joints all wrong, such that the limbs didn’t move right, or else they popped out altogether.
Dakota Johnson is baring it all at the Madame Web premiere!
When it came to S.J. Clarkson‘s approach to Sony/Marvel’s spiderwomen origin story Madame Web, “It all started with clairvoyance,” says the filmmaker.
Dakota Johnson‘s tiny cameo on her favorite show wasn’t all it was cracked up to be!
Dakota Johnson has described her short stint on The Office as the “worst time” of her life.The Madame Web actress, who appeared in the series finale of the NBC sitcom, shared her experience during an appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers.“That was honestly the worst time of my life,” Johnson said (via IndieWire). “I love that show so much, and they were like, ‘Do you want to be in the series finale?’ and I was like, ‘Of course,’ thinking that I’d show up for, like, half a day.