Dakota Johnson is greatest identified for her half as Anastasia Steele, the protagonist of the “Fifty Shades of Gray” movie sequence — however she nearly stated “no” to the function.
In a brand new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Johnson, 32, reveals that fellow actress Emily Blunt was the one who pushed her to do the primary film when she was having doubts, sharing recommendation that might change her profession eternally.
“I could not discuss it to anyone. No one in my household knew,” Johnson instructed The Hollywood Reporter of touchdown the half. “I used to be solid [and] I keep in mind I spoke to Emily Blunt, and I used to be like, ‘Ought to I do that trilogy? As a result of I need to have a extremely particular profession, and I need to make a sure sort of movie … and I do know that that is going to alter issues.'”
Blunt inspired the younger actress to observe her intestine. “She was like, ‘F—ing do it if it feels proper. Simply do it. All the time do what you need to do.'”
The movies have made more than $1 billion on the field workplace, inspiring a cult-like fan following and making Johnson a family title. She has gone on to star in different movies alongside high expertise like “How To Be Single”, “Peanut Butter Falcon” and “The Excessive Observe.” “I really feel like I have not been pigeonholed into something [because of the “Fifty Shades of Grey” role],” she stated. “I suppose I may have gone in a sure course, however that is simply not what I used to be focused on.”
Chatting with The Hollywood Reporter, Johnson additionally careworn the significance of collaboration and discovering mentors you’ll be able to belief in constructing a profitable profession. When she was 18, she signed with supervisor Jason Weinberg, and shortly after added WME agent Andrew Dunlap to her crew.
“I need to develop with individuals. I’m not focused on stepping on individuals’s shoulders to get someplace,” she stated. “I care a lot about trusting individuals and being trusted as a result of this trade, it thrives on collaboration. You possibly can’t do it by your self.”
Performing is a household enterprise for Johnson: her dad and mom are actors Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson, her stepfather is Antonio Banderas, and her grandmother is Tippi Hedren. Throughout a virtual appearance on “Late Evening with Seth Meyers” in March, Don revealed that he lower Dakota off financially when she determined to pursue an appearing profession as a substitute of attending faculty.
“We’ve got a rule within the household that, you recognize, in the event you keep at school, you get to remain on the payroll … so, you go to school, you get to remain on the payroll,” the actor defined to Meyers. “Towards the top of highschool, I went to her and I stated, ‘So, do you need to go go to some faculties?’ … And she or he was like, ‘Oh, no. I am not going to school, no means.’ I went, ‘OK, you recognize what which means? You will not be on the payroll anymore.’
When Don requested Dakota how she was going to assist herself, ‘She stated, ‘Do not you are worried about it,'” he shared. Three weeks later, she landed a job in “The Social Community” alongside Justin Timberlake. Regardless of having a well-known father, Don stated Dakota hardly ever calls him for recommendation. “She calls me to say, ‘Gosh, I’d see you, however I’ve obtained three photos I am capturing on the identical time,'” he stated.
In November 2020, Johnson added one other title to her resume when she joined sexual wellness model Maude as an investor and co-creative director. Entrepreneur Éva Goicochea based Maude in April 2018 after working in health-care laws and model technique. Maude, which sells candles, bubble bathtub, physique massagers and different instruments, has raised $10.1 million {dollars} in funding since its launch, in keeping with Crunchbase.
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