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19 hours ago
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Dakota Johnson Says the Failure of 'Madame Web ''Wasn't My Fault'
Dakota Johnson is explaining what went wrong with her 2024 superhero movie Madame Web, which was a notable flop at the box office "I think unfortunately with Madame Web, it started out as something and turned into something else. And I was just sort of along for the ride at that point," Johnson said Johnson, whose latest movie Materialists releases in theaters June 13, was named Worst Performance by the Razzie Awards for her role in Madame WebMore than one year after Dakota Johnson's 2024 superhero movie Madame Web flopped at the box office, the actress is looking back on why the movie didn't work out. 'It wasn't my fault," Johnson, 35, said with a laugh, as she and her Materialists director Celine Song spoke with the Los Angeles Times for an article published Wednesday, June 4. Johnson had been asked whether she was focused on making smaller, indie movies like her new romantic comedy with Song and recent movies like Daddio and Splitsville, which Johnson's company TeaTime Pictures produced. 'There's this thing that happens now where a lot of creative decisions are made by committee. Or made by people who don't have a creative bone in their body," Johnson said of Madame Web. "And it's really hard to make art that way. Or to make something entertaining that way. And I think unfortunately with Madame Web, it started out as something and turned into something else. And I was just sort of along for the ride at that point. But that happens. Bigger-budget movies fail all the time." Johnson starred alongside Sydney Sweeney, Celeste O'Connor, Isabela Merced, Tahar Rahim, Mike Epps, Adam Scott and Emma Roberts in Madame Web, one of Sony Pictures' Spider-Man spinoff movies. The movie follows Johnson's character Cassandra Webb as she gains clairvoyant abilities that allow her to see the future of characters portrayed by Sweeney, O'Connor and Merced. While the film never directly connects to Tom Holland's Spider-Man movies, the characters are closely associated with Spider-Man and Peter Parker in many Marvel comic book stories. Madame Web received negative reviews from critics and audiences alike and won the 2025 Razzie Awards' awards for Worst Picture, Worst Screenplay and Worst Actress for Johnson back in February. Despite all the negative attention the movie received, Johnson did not appear concerned with the long-term impact of Madame Web while speaking with the L.A. Times. 'I don't have a Band-Aid over it,' she said. 'There's no part of me that's like, 'Oh, I'll never do that again' to anything. I've done even tiny movies that didn't do well. Who cares?' Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. In Materialists, Johnson strays far from superhero fare and instead portrays a New York City matchmaker whose love life becomes caught between two men: an ex named John (Chris Evans) who she reconnects with on the same night she meets a new man named Harry (Pedro Pascal). 'I think a lot of what I read these days is void of soul and heart, and [writer-director Song] is all soul and heart," Johnson told the L.A. Times of the movie, when asked why she has not made more romantic comedies. "I really love a rom-com if it feels like I can connect to the people in it. And I think I've found it hard to connect to the people in some of the ones that I've been offered.' Materialists is in theaters June 13. Read the original article on People
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20 hours ago
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Dakota Johnson Says the Failure of 'Madame Web ''Wasn't My Fault'
Dakota Johnson is explaining what went wrong with her 2024 superhero movie Madame Web, which was a notable flop at the box office "I think unfortunately with Madame Web, it started out as something and turned into something else. And I was just sort of along for the ride at that point," Johnson said Johnson, whose latest movie Materialists releases in theaters June 13, was named Worst Performance by the Razzie Awards for her role in Madame WebMore than one year after Dakota Johnson's 2024 superhero movie Madame Web flopped at the box office, the actress is looking back on why the movie didn't work out. 'It wasn't my fault," Johnson, 35, said with a laugh, as she and her Materialists director Celine Song spoke with the Los Angeles Times for an article published Wednesday, June 4. Johnson had been asked whether she was focused on making smaller, indie movies like her new romantic comedy with Song and recent movies like Daddio and Splitsville, which Johnson's company TeaTime Pictures produced. 'There's this thing that happens now where a lot of creative decisions are made by committee. Or made by people who don't have a creative bone in their body," Johnson said of Madame Web. "And it's really hard to make art that way. Or to make something entertaining that way. And I think unfortunately with Madame Web, it started out as something and turned into something else. And I was just sort of along for the ride at that point. But that happens. Bigger-budget movies fail all the time." Johnson starred alongside Sydney Sweeney, Celeste O'Connor, Isabela Merced, Tahar Rahim, Mike Epps, Adam Scott and Emma Roberts in Madame Web, one of Sony Pictures' Spider-Man spinoff movies. The movie follows Johnson's character Cassandra Webb as she gains clairvoyant abilities that allow her to see the future of characters portrayed by Sweeney, O'Connor and Merced. While the film never directly connects to Tom Holland's Spider-Man movies, the characters are closely associated with Spider-Man and Peter Parker in many Marvel comic book stories. Madame Web received negative reviews from critics and audiences alike and won the 2025 Razzie Awards' awards for Worst Picture, Worst Screenplay and Worst Actress for Johnson back in February. Despite all the negative attention the movie received, Johnson did not appear concerned with the long-term impact of Madame Web while speaking with the L.A. Times. 'I don't have a Band-Aid over it,' she said. 'There's no part of me that's like, 'Oh, I'll never do that again' to anything. I've done even tiny movies that didn't do well. Who cares?' Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. In Materialists, Johnson strays far from superhero fare and instead portrays a New York City matchmaker whose love life becomes caught between two men: an ex named John (Chris Evans) who she reconnects with on the same night she meets a new man named Harry (Pedro Pascal). 'I think a lot of what I read these days is void of soul and heart, and [writer-director Song] is all soul and heart," Johnson told the L.A. Times of the movie, when asked why she has not made more romantic comedies. "I really love a rom-com if it feels like I can connect to the people in it. And I think I've found it hard to connect to the people in some of the ones that I've been offered.' Materialists is in theaters June 13. Read the original article on People
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a day ago
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Dakota Johnson Says the Failure of 'Madame Web ''Wasn't My Fault'
Dakota Johnson is explaining what went wrong with her 2024 superhero movie Madame Web, which was a notable flop at the box office "I think unfortunately with Madame Web, it started out as something and turned into something else. And I was just sort of along for the ride at that point," Johnson said Johnson, whose latest movie Materialists releases in theaters June 13, was named Worst Performance by the Razzie Awards for her role in Madame WebMore than one year after Dakota Johnson's 2024 superhero movie Madame Web flopped at the box office, the actress is looking back on why the movie didn't work out. 'It wasn't my fault," Johnson, 35, said with a laugh, as she and her Materialists director Celine Song spoke with the Los Angeles Times for an article published Wednesday, June 4. Johnson had been asked whether she was focused on making smaller, indie movies like her new romantic comedy with Song and recent movies like Daddio and Splitsville, which Johnson's company TeaTime Pictures produced. 'There's this thing that happens now where a lot of creative decisions are made by committee. Or made by people who don't have a creative bone in their body," Johnson said of Madame Web. "And it's really hard to make art that way. Or to make something entertaining that way. And I think unfortunately with Madame Web, it started out as something and turned into something else. And I was just sort of along for the ride at that point. But that happens. Bigger-budget movies fail all the time." Johnson starred alongside Sydney Sweeney, Celeste O'Connor, Isabela Merced, Tahar Rahim, Mike Epps, Adam Scott and Emma Roberts in Madame Web, one of Sony Pictures' Spider-Man spinoff movies. The movie follows Johnson's character Cassandra Webb as she gains clairvoyant abilities that allow her to see the future of characters portrayed by Sweeney, O'Connor and Merced. While the film never directly connects to Tom Holland's Spider-Man movies, the characters are closely associated with Spider-Man and Peter Parker in many Marvel comic book stories. Madame Web received negative reviews from critics and audiences alike and won the 2025 Razzie Awards' awards for Worst Picture, Worst Screenplay and Worst Actress for Johnson back in February. Despite all the negative attention the movie received, Johnson did not appear concerned with the long-term impact of Madame Web while speaking with the L.A. Times. 'I don't have a Band-Aid over it,' she said. 'There's no part of me that's like, 'Oh, I'll never do that again' to anything. I've done even tiny movies that didn't do well. Who cares?' Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. In Materialists, Johnson strays far from superhero fare and instead portrays a New York City matchmaker whose love life becomes caught between two men: an ex named John (Chris Evans) who she reconnects with on the same night she meets a new man named Harry (Pedro Pascal). 'I think a lot of what I read these days is void of soul and heart, and [writer-director Song] is all soul and heart," Johnson told the L.A. Times of the movie, when asked why she has not made more romantic comedies. "I really love a rom-com if it feels like I can connect to the people in it. And I think I've found it hard to connect to the people in some of the ones that I've been offered.' Materialists is in theaters June 13. Read the original article on People
Elle
21-05-2025
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- Elle
Dakota Johnson Stuns In A Sheer Gucci Dress At Cannes' Kering Women In Motion Awards
During the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, Dakota Johnson stepped out in a sheer silver Gucci gown for the Kering Women in Motion Awards, an event that honours women's contributions to film. The actor finished off her look with statement earrings and her signature shaggy bangs. Johnson is at Cannes to premiere her upcoming film Splitsville, which she also produced through her production company, TeaTime Pictures. Directed by Michael Angelo Covino, Splitsville follows a couple who become entangled in their friends' open marriage. Adria Arjona, Nicholas Braun, and O-T Fagbenle also star. FIND OUT MORE ON ELLE COLLECTIVE On Monday, at the film's photo-call, Johnson kept it simple with a classic little black dress, strappy heels, and her hair pulled to the side in a loose braid. At the Kering Women in Motion Talk the same day, Johnson spoke about why she wanted to start a production company in the first place. She founded TeaTime Pictures in 2019. 'So much of why I wanted to start a production company and make my own movies is because I want more from this industry,' Johnson told Variety. 'I felt so thirsty for more conversation and more creativity and more collaboration. I found myself as an actor, a few times, showing up to the premiere of a movie to see it the first time and saying, "Woah. That is not what I thought we were making."' This is her first time attending Cannes after spending years at the Venice Film Festival with projects like Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Lost Daughter and Luca Guadagnino's A Bigger Splash. 'I honestly thought I would never go to Cannes,' she revealed to Deadline. 'I was like, "There must be some weird curse on me where I'll just never get to do it."' ELLE Collective is a new community of fashion, beauty and culture lovers. For access to exclusive content, events, inspiring advice from our Editors and industry experts, as well the opportunity to meet designers, thought-leaders and stylists, become a member today HERE. Juliana Ukiomogbe is the former Assistant Editor at ELLE. Her work has previously appeared in Interview, i-D, Teen Vogue, Nylon, and more.
Metro
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Dakota Johnson told Hollywood wants 'muscular' shows: 'What does that mean?'
Actress Dakota Johnson has revealed she was told by Hollywood studios to make a TV show she was pitching 'more muscular'. The 35-year-old Fifty Shades of Grey star co-founded TeaTime Pictures with former Netflix executive Ro Donnelly in 2019, producing projects including 2023's Daddio with Sean Penn and her upcoming relationships comedy, Splitsville. But she has shared her frustration at how the film industry works – and often in opposition to what she's trying to do – recalling baffling feedback she received for a female-led TV show. 'I do find myself constantly fighting to tell true stories and portray real women on screen. It's not what studios are wanting to do right now,' Johnson told Metro at a roundtable with other press on Tuesday at Cannes Film Festival. Referencing a TV project that TeaTime is developing, she continued: 'While we were figuring out who we were going to make it with, we kept hearing that they wanted more 'muscular' shows. 'And I was like, 'What the f**k does that mean?'. And what it really meant was, men with muscles. And I was like, 'Wait, but what about this show about a really, really smart woman?'' 'It was really, really hard and that's ugly, and that sucks – I don't want to watch shows about men with muscles!' the Persuasion star added. 'Some women might love that, and that's great, but I want to see real portrayals of people, and that is not always what studios want to make.' Johnson also reflected on her 'complicated relationship' with the movie business, which she's been aware of from a young age as the daughter of Hollywood royalty, actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith. 'I think it's quite ugly, and I also think it's wonderful and beautiful – it's like a love-hate relationship. It can be really, really s****y sometimes,' she observed while sharing that was 'definitely enjoying it more', being a producer as well as an actor. One of the highlights was Splitsville's standing ovation at Cannes (reported to last between six and eight minutes) and 'a room full of people laughing because of something we made'. 'That's a gift for me. Making people laugh brings me so much joy, so as a producer it is amazing to use all aspects of what I have to offer, because I have way more to offer. And I also want more from movies, I crave more.' Johnson also recently explained that her desire had been compounded bya lack of collaboration and shared vision on previous projects. 'I found myself as an actor, a few times, showing up to the premiere of a movie to see it the first time and saying, 'Woah. That is not what I thought we were making.' That is such a weird thing to do,' she admitted at a Kering Women in Talk event in Cannes. More Trending She previously had said something similar about her critically mauled debut superhero movie Madame Web. In Splitsville, written by The Climb's Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin and directed by Covino as well, Johnson plays Julie, a woman in an open marriage with her husband Paul (Covino), who is offering support to his friend Carey (Marvin) after his wife Ashley (Adria Arjona) asks him for a divorce. But when Carey crosses a boundary, things get very messy very quickly between the two families. View More » Splitsville premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. It's scheduled for release in the US on August 22 and is yet to announce a UK release date. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: My sky-high hopes for The Phoenician Scheme were dashed MORE: British supermodel risks breaking Cannes' naked outfit rule with sheer dress MORE: Denzel Washington explodes at photographer in heated exchange on Cannes red carpet
