The actor, producer, and fashion muse tells V.F. some surprising truths about her rise.
Raiff sold Johnson and Donnelly on a pitch and wrote the part of Domino—a single mom who’s choosing between living her 30s to the fullest and raising her autistic seventh-grade daughter—specifically for Johnson. “She really understood the story that I wanted to tell, which is probably a little bit of a naive story,” Raiff says. At the SXSW festival in Austin, she saw Cha Cha Real Smooth with an audience for the first time and wept. “We need to have a lot of conversations about sex education and really amplify that across the nation.” You need to have the will to succeed, and she’s got it in spades.” The mission at TeaTime is to help young, surprising voices negotiate a daunting town, starting with 25-year-old Cooper Raiff, the writer, director, and star of Cha Cha Real Smooth. Raiff’s movie is a funny, hopeful coming-of-age story about a recent college graduate (played by Raiff) who moonlights as a bar mitzvah party starter to earn cash while crashing on Mom’s couch. Later, she brings me to a dinner for the company, where she speaks in front of investors, Sephora execs, private-equity suits, a dozen beauty editors, and Katie Couric, among others.
V.F.'s editor in chief introduces the July/August cover star, plus a vacation's worth of stories on scandal and intrigue.
To me, there are few greater escapes than an Austen novel, but you’ll find plenty of alternative getaways in our Summer Issue (a European art crawl! You can see that look on our cover as well, captured by Ryan McGinley. Dakota’s self-possession shines through in Britt Hennemuth’s cover story; to be in her company is a delight, because it means you get to be in on the joke. But that description, though it masquerades as impartial, actually channels Sir Walter’s perception, and by the end of the novel, having spent much time in Anne’s excellent company, we are not surprised to discover that her charms are in full effect.
There's a reason why Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin 'guard their privacy' when it comes to their relationship.
“Maybe I think about relationships like that differently because I grew up in my family,” she told VF. In May, the two were spotted a few in public: they went for a sushi dinner date in Hollywood on May 26, and days earlier, the two hit up a café for a spot of coffee. In October 2020, during a Coldplay concert, Chris pointed to Dakota in the balcony and said the song “My Universe” was about “ my universe.
She also shut down media rumors that she and her co-star Jamie Dornan had any bad blood or secret feud. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. “There was ...
“If I had known at the time that’s what it was going to be like, I don’t think anyone would’ve done it. It was like mayhem all the time.” Johnson said the one original scene that made it into the film was when Anastasia and Christian outlined her sexual contract. “I don’t think it’s a matter of regret. “She [James] had a lot of creative control, all day, every day, and she just demanded that certain things happen,” Johnson said. Johnson spoke candidly to Vanity Fair about the creative clashes on set, saying that while she doesn’t regret making the films, if she had known how “psychotic” the process would be, “I don’t think anyone would’ve done it.” She also shut down media rumors that she and her co-star Jamie Dornan had any bad blood or secret feud. We had to really trust each other and protect each other.”
Charlie Hunnam was set to star as Christian Grey and “Closer” playwright Patrick Marber penned the revised script. But when Hunnam dropped out of the film due ...
“And it’s the best scene in the whole movie,” she added. “But what’s wrong with them?” Johnson said about the subject matter. It was different doing those bizarre things with a man behind the camera. “The night before, I would rewrite scenes with the old dialogue so I could add a line here and there. It would’ve been like, ‘Oh, this is psychotic.’ But no, I don’t regret it.” Charlie Hunnam was set to star as Christian Grey and “Closer” playwright Patrick Marber penned the revised script. Yet James, the studio, and the directors were a “combo” of the issues on set. “I was young. “There were parts of the books that just wouldn’t work in a movie, like the inner monologue, which was at times incredibly cheesy. I was 23. “[E.L. James, who goes by Erika,] had a lot of creative control, all day, every day, and she just demanded that certain things happen,” Johnson admitted. It was always a battle.
In 2015, Dakota Johnson achieved global fame following the release of the first "Fifty Shades" instalment, ultimately defining her public image for years ...
But the concept of the Twitterverse deciding if someone just all of a sudden doesn’t exist anymore is horrifying, heartbreaking, and wrong.” The point of being alive is figuring it out,” she notes. The YouTube clip, with over four million views, is titled “The EXACT moment Dakota Johnson KNEW Amber Heard was VIOLENT towards Johnny Depp.” It would’ve been like, ‘Oh, this is psychotic.’ But no, I don’t regret it.” There were a lot of different disagreements.” “There were parts of the books that just wouldn’t work in a movie, like the inner monologue, which was at times incredibly cheesy.
In the mag, Dakota spoke about the making of the Fifty Shades of Grey franchise...and she did refer to the whole process and what went down as "psychotic.".
Dakota Johnson explained how there were 'disagreements' creating the first 'Fifty Shades' film in a new interview.
“If I had known at the time that’s what it was going to be like, I don’t think anyone would’ve done it. It would’ve been like, ‘Oh, this is psychotic.’ But no, I don’t regret it,” she said. We had to really trust each other and protect each other.” I haven’t been able to talk about this truthfully ever, because you want to promote a movie the right way, and I’m proud of what we made ultimately and everything turns out the way it’s supposed to, but it was tricky.” So it was scary,” Dakota explained. I was 23.
Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson have been dating for nearly five years, but the Coldplay musician and the actress have kept much of their relationship ...
"He just let me think that they were seals the whole time." "Maybe I think about relationships like that differently because I grew up in my family," Johnson shared. Not that they're going to shout about it from the rooftops, though.
The 32-year-old actress is featured on the cover of the July/August issue of Vanity Fair as she touched on several subjects including her relationship with ...
'There were a lot of different disagreements. Always. When I auditioned for that movie, I read a monologue from Persona [the 1966 Ingmar Bergman classic] and I was like, "Oh, this is going to be really special." 'There were parts of the books that just wouldn't work in a movie, like the inner monologue, which was at times incredibly cheesy. I was 23. We had to really trust each other and protect each other.' It was always a battle. Dakota said of her three film contract: 'I was young. And we were really there for each other. Obviously, there were times where it was not cool, but I experienced that, so I don’t want that in my life. It would’ve been like, "Oh, this is psychotic." If I had known... 'I don’t want any kids to experience anything like that.
While the actress doesn't regret her involvement in the films, she admitted being on set was "tricky."
“Look, it was great for our careers,” she said. “It was like mayhem all the time,” she added. “I’m proud of what we made ultimately and everything turns out the way it’s supposed to, but it was tricky,” she said. In the end, the cast did multiple different takes, some “of the movie Erika wanted to make” and some of the movie she and the first film’s director, Sam Taylor-Johnson, were interested in creating. “It just became something crazy,” she said. While chatting with Vanity Fair for the magazine’s July/August cover story, Johnson referred to the trilogy as “those big naked movies.” She admitted that she was initially drawn to the films because she’s a sexual person.
The actor became an international star after being cast as Anastasia “Ana” Steele in the three-film franchise, but she said making the trilogy became ...
[James] is a very nice woman, and she was always kind to me and I am grateful she wanted me to be in those movies.” I haven’t been able to talk about this truthfully ever, because you want to promote a movie the right way, and I’m proud of what we made ultimately and everything turns out the way it’s supposed to, but it was tricky.” “It would’ve been like, ‘Oh, this is psychotic.’ But no, I don’t regret it…There are things that I still cannot say because I don’t want to hurt anyone’s career and I don’t want to damage anybody’s reputation, but both Jamie [Dornan] and I were treated really well. “The night before, I would rewrite scenes with the old dialogue so I could add a line here and there. Dakota Johnson described the making of “ Fifty Shades of Grey” as “psychotic” in a new cover story for Vanity Fair magazine. “[E.L. James] had a lot of creative control, all day, every day, and she just demanded that certain things happen.
Dakota Johnson discussed the challenges of filming the "Fifty Shades" movies, including her issues with author E.L. James.
It would've been like, 'Oh, this is psychotic.' But no, I don't regret it," she said. It was always a battle. It wouldn't work to say out loud.
These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Tuesday. Dakota Johnson covers Vanity Fair Britt Hennemuth delivers an extensive profile on actor ...
In a statement about the appointment, BeautyUnited Co-Founder Moj Mahdara cited Wilson's ability to "really help marshal resources and scale, and promote change for the next generation of beauty and wellness leaders." Louis Vuitton has announced that the latest ambassador to represent the house is Cate Blanchett, saying the actor effortlessly represents the collection's themes of liberty, fantasy, grace, radiance and destiny. Hennemuth paints a beautiful picture as she leads readers through a scene at the Malibu home Johnson shares with Coldplay's Chris Martin. Johnson also discusses her feelings toward the "Fifty Shades of Grey" trilogy, her redefining performance in last year's "The Lost Daughter" and the upcoming "Persuasion." { Vanity Fair}
Johnson has opened up about filming the salacious fan fiction-based trilogy.
It was different doing those bizarre things with a man behind the camera. “The night before, I would rewrite scenes with the old dialogue so I could add a line here and there. “I was young. I was 23. “There were parts of the books that just wouldn’t work in a movie, like the inner monologue, which was at times incredibly cheesy. I signed up to do a very different version of the film we ended up making,” Johnson says before detailing her experience with E.L. James.
The short clip resurfaced in April as Depp and ex-wife Amber Heard were in the middle of their legal battle, in which Depp sued Heard for $50m for defamation.
Start your Independent Premium subscription today. On 2 June, Depp won his defamation case against Heard, with a jury awarding him $15m (£12m) in damages. She said: “I can’t believe that people are watching [the trial] like it’s a show.
The actor played protagonist Anastasia Steele in the franchise's three films, adapted from EL James' novels of the same name. Jamie Dornan played alongside her ...
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Anastasia Steele actor describes constant disagreements on the set of the hit erotic thriller due to disagreements with Fifty Shades author EL James.
Johnson added: “[James] had a lot of creative control, all day, every day, and she just demanded that certain things happen. “I was like, ‘Oh, this is going to be really special.’ ” According to Johnson, after Charlie Hunnam, the actor originally cast as Grey, dropped out, James “scrapped” the script.
While Dakota Johnson made her first major film appearance as Sean Parker's one-night stand in The Social Network, her debut as a lead came from being cast ...
The experience Dakota Johnson went through for Fifty Shades of Grey proves that a messy start can have a satisfactory conclusion. You can watch Dakota Johnson's latest movie, Cha Cha Real Smooth, on your Apple TV+ subscription; she co-produced the flick and stars as a single mother who starts a relationship with a party starter. Seven years after the release of the first movie, Johnson continued to be honest about just how messy filming really was, saying: While Dakota Johnson made her first major film appearance as Sean Parker’s one-night stand in The Social Network, her debut as a lead came from being cast as Anastasia Steele in Fifty Shades of Grey. Based on the book series that originally started out as Twilight fanfiction, this film trilogy showed off the wild and sexy methods of BDSM to mainstream audiences. While Anastasia starts out as someone who is bashful about these non-traditional forms of sex, Dakota Johnson has no fear of expressing herself sexually on camera. It turns out E.L. James actually had a miserable time filming Fifty Shades of Greybecause of her clashes with the director of the first movie, Sam Taylor-Johnson. It can be a struggle when an author and a filmmaker have creative differences in how to make a piece of literature come to life.
Dakota Johnson has opened up about her relationship with Chris Martin and revealed why it's so important for them to maintain their privacy from the press. The 32-year-old actor discussed her romance with the 45-year-old Coldplay singer during a recent ...
“Most of the partying takes place inside of my house.” While looking at the ocean, Johnson forgot she hadn’t been wearing glasses and thought that there were seals in the ocean. Johnson has previously addressed how she likes to keep her relationship private. She recalled that while at her and Martin’s home in Malibu, they headed down to the beach. “Obviously, there were times where it was not cool, but I experienced that, so I don’t want that in my life,” she added. The daughter of Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson has seven half-siblings, while her boyfriend is the father of two children -- Apple, 18, and Moses, 16, whom he shares with his ex-wife, Gwyneth Paltrow.
'Maybe I think about relationships like that differently because I grew up in my family,' she said.
“Most of the partying takes place inside of my house.” While looking at the ocean, Johnson forgot she hadn’t been wearing glasses and thought that there were seals in the ocean. Johnson has previously addressed how she likes to keep her relationship private. She recalled that while at her and Martin’s home in Malibu, they headed down to the beach. “Obviously, there were times where it was not cool, but I experienced that, so I don’t want that in my life,” she added. The daughter of Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson has seven half-siblings, while her boyfriend is the father of two children -- Apple, 18, and Moses, 16, whom he shares with his ex-wife, Gwyneth Paltrow.
The actress, became a household name when she starred in the movie in 2015 with sequels Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed following in 2017 and ...
The last Austen-inspired film to raise the hackles of fans in such a way was 1999's Mansfield Park. (pictured in 2018's Fifty Shades Freed) 'There were parts of the books that just wouldn't work in a movie, like the inner monologue, which was at times incredibly cheesy. If I had known… It was always a battle. It wouldn't work to say out loud.
The actress, 32, admitted there was constant conflict with the series' creator EL James, 59, as the writer had so much creative control over the films of her ...
Dakota Johnson slammed 2012 biopic "The Girl" for being a "heartbreaking" portrayal of what her grandmother Tippi Hedren endured.
“Really scary.” “What happened with my grandmother was horrific because Hitchcock was a tyrant,” Johnson said. She was an amazing actress and [Hitchcock] stopped her from having a career.”
Dakota Johnson on being dragged into the trial drama between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, revealing her 'struggles' with cancel culture.
I believe that people want to live in a better world, ultimately. ‘I do believe that people can change. I mean, some of these people can’t even spell.’ The point of being alive is figuring it out. ‘I was like, “For the love of God, why? Can you imagine, oh my God, if I was called to the witness stand?
Dakota Johnson shares her thoughts on recently being part of the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard trial conversation.
Dakota Johnson is far from the only celebrity who was mentioned and caught in the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard fiasco. Dakota Johnson has not only worked with Johnny Depp, but Shia LaBeouf and Armie Hammer, all of whom have been in the spotlight for major abuse allegations. During Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s high-profile trial, it felt like something new was going viral everyday.
The 'Fifty Shades of Grey' actress, 32, said no one will get through life without making mistakes and “cancelling” them reduces people to the same status as an ...
Dakota Johnson is setting the record straight about her time on the set of the Fifty Shades of Grey movies which were adapted from E.L. James Fifty Shades ...
“We’d do the takes of the movie that Erika wanted to make, and then we would do the takes of the movie that we wanted to make. “There were parts of the books that just wouldn’t work in a movie, like the inner monologue, which was at times incredibly cheesy. “She had a lot of creative control, all day, every day, and she just demanded that certain things happen,” the actress said of the author, who was also one of the film’s producers.
The 2015 film followed the controlling businessman, portrayed by Jamie Dornan, and his BDSM relationship with Anastasia Steele, played by relative newcomer ...
It would’ve been like, ‘Oh, this is psychotic.’ But no, I don’t regret it,” she said. But she singled out James, who “had a lot of creative control, all day, everyday.” She also recalled how James, who served as a producer on the three franchise films, threw out a script after actor Charlie Hunnam dropped out of the project due to a scheduling conflict. “So amazing. Johnson told Vanity Fair how James’ vision for the films included “incredibly cheesy” inner monologues that “wouldn’t work to say out loud” onscreen. The erotic drama became a pop-culture phenomenon, spawned two follow-up movies and helped launch Johnson into Hollywood stardom.
The star candidly reflected on making "those big naked movies" in a new profile.
“It was like mayhem all the time.” The role indeed launched Dakota into the spotlight. It would’ve been like, ‘Oh, this is psychotic.’ But no, I don’t regret it.” “It wouldn’t work to say out loud. It was always a battle. “I was young.
Footage resurfaced during Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's defamation trial.
Start your Independent Premium subscription today. On 2 June, Depp won his defamation case against Heard, with a jury awarding him $15m (£12m) in damages. She said: “I can’t believe that people are watching [the trial] like it’s a show.
Actor Dakota Johnson has commented on the viral TikTok video in which she appears to notice Johnny Depp's injured finger (which he claims was caused by ...
"What I struggle with in terms of cancel culture is the term cancel culture – the whole concept behind canceling a human being, like they’re an appointment. I believe that people want to live in a better world, ultimately. "I was like 'For the love of God, why?
“I'm a sexual person, and when I'm interested in something, I want to know so much about it,” Johnson tells Vanity Fair in a new cover story. “That's why I did ...
"If I had known at the time that's what it was going to be like, I don't think anyone would've done it. "I don't think it's a matter of regret. It would've been like, 'Oh, this is psychotic.' But no, I don't regret it." "She had a lot of creative control, all day, every day, and she just demanded that certain things happen," Johnson recalls. I haven't been able to talk about this truthfully ever, because you want to promote a movie the right way, and I'm proud of what we made ultimately and everything turns out the way it's supposed to, but it was tricky." "There were parts of the books that just wouldn't work in a movie, like the inner monologue, which was at times incredibly cheesy.
DAKOTA JOHNSON has addressed a viral clip of herself 'seeing' Johnny Depp's injured finger in 2015, which he claimed occurred after his ex-wife Amber Heard ...
"It’s like it’s a courtroom drama and my heart breaks. Can you imagine, oh, my God, if I was called to the witness stand?" she said to Vanity Fair’s Britt Hennemuth. This was the jury's award on her counterclaim that she was defamed by one of Depp's lawyers: a formality after the jury announced its verdict on June 1. Dakota Johnson has broken her silence over a viral video of her "noticing" Johnny Depp's injured finger just months after he married his ex-wife Amber Heard. In the $100million trial against his ex-wife Heard, Depp claimed the Aquaman actress had thrown a bottle of vodka at him which had severed his finger. DAKOTA JOHNSON has addressed a viral clip of herself "seeing" Johnny Depp's injured finger in 2015, which he claimed occurred after his ex-wife Amber Heard threw a vodka bottle at him.
The "Psycho" filmmaker worked with Dakota Johnson's grandmother and Melanie Griffith's mother, Tippi Hedren, in the 1960s.
She even alleged that he sexually assaulted her and ruined her acting career. “What happened with my grandmother was horrific because Hitchcock was a tyrant,” Johnson said. Johnson continued, “It was one of those moments where you’re just like, ‘How could you not have warned us?’ We’re in a room with some execs.
Dakota Johnson has opened up about her reaction to the portrayal of her grandmother, Tippi Hedren, in the 2012 HBO TV film The Girl.
Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Hedren previously compared Hitchcock to disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein. “I'm watching all the coverage on Weinstein,” the actor said in 2017. She alleged that he became hell-bent on trashing her name around Hollywood.
Depp's finger injury became a focal point during the trial. The “Pirates of the Caribbean” star testified that Heard severed the tip of finger with a vodka ...
“What I struggle with in terms of cancel culture is the term cancel culture — the whole concept behind canceling a human being, like they’re an appointment,” she said. I mean, some of these people can’t even spell.” “The point of being alive is figuring it out. But the concept of the Twitterverse deciding if someone just all of a sudden doesn’t exist anymore is horrifying, heartbreaking and wrong. “I was like, ‘For the love of God, why? I can’t believe that people are watching [the trial] like it’s a show.
“It was always a battle,” the actor said. “Always.” The cast ended up doing multiple takes of each scene, one to fit James's vision, and another for “the movie ...
“It was always a battle,” the actor said. “There were a lot of different disagreements,” Johnson said. Specifically, Johnson revealed that James wanted to keep protagonist Anastasia Steele’s “incredibly cheesy” inner monologues in the movie, even though they “wouldn’t work to say out loud.”
Dakota Johnson is opening up about an incident involving iconic director Alfred Hitchcock and his star of The Birds - and Johnson's grandmother - Tippi ...
I went out of the door and slammed it so hard that I looked back to see if it was still on its hinges,' Hedren said I went out of the door and slammed it so hard that I looked back to see if it was still on its hinges,' Hedren said. Really scary,' Johnson said of the disturbing gift Really scary,' Johnson said of the disturbing gift. Really scary,' Johnson said of the disturbing gift 'What happened with my grandmother was horrific because Hitchcock was a tyrant.