Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has hit out at a new documentary insisting his father Stanley is "heroic" - despite once breaking his wife's nose.
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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.
“I got told by a creator of a show…the feedback was that I was pretentious because I shook everyone’s hand in the [audition] room,” Johnson said. “I was like, ‘What?’ [Like] I wasted their time because I was like, ‘Hey, I am Dakota,’ and introduced myself and shook everyone’s hands.” Johnson then joked about that creator: “Oh, I’ve ruined his life.” While Johnson is best known for her film work, from the “Fifty Shades” trilogy to “Suspiria” and “The Lost Daughter,” she’s appeared on a few television series.
Johnson headlined the short-lived Fox sitcom “Ben and Kate,” which only lasted one season, and she had a guest role as a new accountant in the series finale of “The Office.” “That was honestly the worst time of my life,” Johnson recently quipped to Seth Meyers on “The Late Show” about her “Office” guest role. “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.
I was there for two weeks. And I’m barely in the fucking show.” Asked by Meyers if it was sad being on the set for the last episode, Johnson answered: “There were weird dynamics that had been going on for the last 10 years.
Some people didn’t speak to each other. And I’m coming in like ‘So excited to be here!’ No one
.Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has hit out at a new documentary insisting his father Stanley is "heroic" - despite once breaking his wife's nose.
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.
star Dakota Johnson and Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin may not be technically married, but as they've been together for seven years, is the de facto stepmom to his two kids with ex , Apple, 19, and Moses, 17. And she seems to love it.In a new interview, Johnson casually referred to Moses as “my stepson,” prompting the interviewer to ask how she liked being a stepmom. “I love those kids like my life depends on it,” Johnson told .
did not enjoy working with author E.L. James on the In a new interview with , Johnson compared James's deep involvement with the Fifty Shades movies to the hands-off approach taken by other authors, and guess which one she prefers.“In The Lost Daughter, Maggie Gyllenhaal really absorbed that novel and then regurgitated her vision of it, and it was received so well by the author,” Johnson said. “Then with something like 50 Shades, the author was extremely precious about words, clothing, anything, everything.
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.
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.
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.
Dakota Johnson has shared her opinions on the state of the film industry, particularly regarding streaming services.Speaking with L’Officiel, Johnson, who has been promoting her new movie Madame Web, shared: “I am discovering that it’s really fucking bleak in this industry. It is majorly disheartening.”She continued: “The people who run streaming platforms don’t trust creative people or artists to know what’s going to work, and that is just going to make us implode.”The Fifty Shades Of Grey star added: “It’s really heartbreaking.
The stars of Madame Web stepped out together for the L.A. premiere!
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.