Right now, Dakota Johnson is busy promoting her latest film, the Cooper Raiff Sundance darling Cha Cha Real Smooth, (which she produced and stars in), and very soon, she’ll be promoting her new Netflix release, the film adaptation of Jane Austen’s final novel before her death, Persuasion. But lest we never forget about where Miss Johnson first came to be a household name — in the arms (read: sex chamber) of one Christian Grey, in the insanely popular Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy.
It’s been seven years since Johnson debuted as Anastasia Steele (and four since she laid the role to rest), but already, the world feels like a much different place — particularly with regard to discussions around sex in film. It’s for that reason, in fact, that Johnson doesn’t think her claim-to-fame movies could be made today. When asked, in a recent Vanity Fair cover story, whether she thinks Fifty Shades could get made in today’s political climate, Johnson, answered, “No. Probably not.”
That’s not to say that Johnson doesn’t think the movies should be made though. Her own thoughts on the matter are different. Immediately after that, the actress added, “But what’s wrong with them? It’s about a specific sexual dynamic that is really real for a lot of people.”
Looking back on her entire experience filming that trilogy, Johnson seems to have rather mixed feelings. On one hand, she (rightfully) credits the movie for being “great for [her and co-star Jamie Dornan’s respective] careers.” But she also remembers the experience being “so, so weird.”For what it’s worth, Johnson seemed to have been really interested in doing the films at first. “I’m a sexual person, and when I’m interested in something, I want to know so much about it. That’s why I did those big naked movies,” she admitted to Vanity Fair. Unfortunately, the experience wasn’t exactly what she was hoping for. “I signed up to do a very different version of the film [than] we ended up making.”
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