Dakota Johnson: ‘I Dream of Playing' a Psychopath
'There are roles that I dream of playing,' Johnson said during the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, via THR. 'I would love to play a psychopath, would love to do an action film.'
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The actress/producer also said she is planning a feature directorial debut, reuniting with 'Cha Cha Real Smooth' star Vanessa Burghardt for the potential film. Burghardt wrote the script.
'I think I will direct a feature, a very small one, hopefully soon. And it's really close to my heart and very close to [my production banner] TeaTime,' Johnson said. 'We're making it with Vanessa Burghardt, who played my daughter in 'Cha Cha Real Smooth.' She's an incredible autistic actress.'
Johnson continued, 'I've always felt that I'm not ready to direct a feature. I don't have the confidence, but, with her, I feel very protective and I know her very well. I can see this world, so I just won't let anybody else do it. That's the real answer.'
Johnson previously directed the TIFF-selected short film 'Loser Baby.' She said while at Karlovy Vary that as a producer, she looks for projects that elicit a visceral response. 'Usually, it's something that is either visually or emotionally provocative. And I don't mean that in a sexual way. I mean it in [the sense] that it provokes something that is different than what you see on TV right now or on streaming platforms,' she said of projects that TeaTime greenlights. 'A lot of them are also female characters. So it's female-centric films where the woman is different from what you see, and complex and nuanced, and maybe an anti-hero that you love.'
She added that projects could even feature a woman character 'who maybe does things that you would deem atrocious, but you are really on her side because she's angry.'
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