Dakota Johnson will step behind the camera for her directorial debut, A Tree Is Blue. According to Deadline, the actress will shape the film from a script written by her Cha Cha Real Smooth co-star Vanessa Burghardt, who will reportedly appear in the film alongside Charli XCX and Jessica Alba. …
Read More »'Splitsville': How to F-ck Up Your Marriage Without Really Trying
It was just supposed to be a nice weekend away, nothing more than a fun jaunt to a friend’s beach house, complete with Seventies soft rock sings-alongs in the car (Kenny Loggins’ “Whenever I Call You ‘Friend’” is a great road-trip jam) and maybe even a quick hand job en …
Read More »'Materialists': Dakota Johnson Knows You Deserve the Best Soulmate Money Can Buy
“Dating is a risk,” declares Lucy (Dakota Johnson). Luckily for her clients, she specializes in risk management. For a fee, this modern-day matchmaker will set you up with your ideal soulmate — tall, petite, male, female, fit, very fit, rich, very rich. Her apartment may be modest, her outfits chic …
Read More »Dakota Johnson on Hollywood and Its Remakes: 'Bit of a Mess Right Now'
Sometimes it takes a spicy wing to get Dakota Johnson talking. The Materialists actress stopped by Hot Ones to answer questions amid chicken-eating and discussed what she thinks of the state of Hollywood right now. “It’s hard to be on jobs where you don’t have creative input… It’s hard when …
Read More »Sandra Bullock Asked Dakota Johnson to Brunch After She Won a Razzie: 'I Heard You're in the Club'
After being honored with the Razzie Award for Worst Actress, Dakota Johnson revealed that she got a congratulatory note from none other than fellow Razzie icon and winner, Sandra Bullock. On Amy Poehler’s Good Hang podcast, Johnson shared the story after being asked about actors she admired, discussing the Razzie …
Read More »Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans Vie for Dakota Johnson's Heart in 'Materialists' Trailer
Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal, and Chris Evans wind up in a love triangle fraught with deep feelings and deep class anxieties in the new trailer for Materialists. The highly-anticipated film was written and directed by Celine Song, whose celebrated breakthrough debut, Past Lives, similarly plumbed the depths of a complicated …
Read More »Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett Join Colleen Hoover 'Verity' Adaptation Cast
Two additional actors have been attached to the forthcoming film adaptation of Colleen Hoover‘s psychological thriller Verity. Last month, Anne Hathaway joined the project in the titular role of Verity Crawford, an author reeling from a mysterious accident. New casting announcements have revealed Josh Hartnett in the role of her …
Read More »'Daddio' Asks the Question: What If 'Taxi Driver' Was a Gender Studies Course?
Like bartenders and baristas, cab drivers can hypothetically double as therapists — service workers who lend an ear for listening and a shoulder for crying. Keep the meter running long enough, and maybe you’ll unburden yourself straight into a breakthrough. At least, the movies’ romantic version of an old-fashioned taxi …
Read More »Dakota Johnson Dives Into the Queer Dating Pool in Coming-Out Comedy 'Am I Ok?'
Dakota Johnson stars as a closeted lesbian entering the queer dating pool in Am I Ok?, a dramedy set to arrive June 6 on Max. Am I Ok?, a film directed by married duo Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne, traces the close friendship between Lucy (Johnson) and Jane (Sonoya Mizuno), …
Read More »Dakota Johnson Is 'Not Surprised' That 'Madame Web' Was Poorly Received — She Kind of Agrees
There’s no harm in trying something out and realizing that it isn’t a perfect fit. People do it all the time — making big moves, committing to an incompatible partner, wearing regrettable fashion trends. Dakota Johnson‘s one-and-done is Marvel’s Madame Web. “I probably will never do anything like it again,” …
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