Dakota Johnson Blasts Hollywood’s Creative Collapse

Not too long ago, the “50 Shades of Gray” star shared her ideas on the American film trade, calling it “a little bit of a multitude ” and blaming its obsession with remakes.

The star slammed studio executives for sometimes counting on a committee of people that barely watched movies, resulting in repetitive content material meant to appease algorithms or depend on viewers familiarity.

On Thursday, June 12, Dakota Johnson appeared on “Scorching Ones.” Whereas the actress was battling varied spice ranges of rooster wings, host Sean Evans requested for her ideas on why Hollywood has grow to be “so risk-averse.”

“I believe it’s onerous when inventive selections are made by committee, and it’s onerous when inventive selections are made by individuals who don’t even actually watch films or know something about them. That tends to be what’s occurring quite a bit,” she responded.

Johnson continued, hammering on one other challenge she felt made Hollywood a bit stagnant.

“I believe additionally, when one thing does properly, studios wish to preserve that going, so that they remake the identical issues. They wish to really feel new issues, expertise new issues, see new issues. So I don’t know, I suppose it’s all only a little bit of a multitude proper now, isn’t it?” the star stated.

Talking to the Los Angeles Times, the actress made it clear that she wasn’t in charge for the vital failings.

“It wasn’t my fault,” she stated. “There’s this factor that occurs now the place lots of inventive selections are made by committee. Or made by individuals who don’t have a inventive bone of their physique. And it’s actually onerous to make artwork that means. Or to make one thing entertaining that means.”

The 35-year-old revealed that for “Madame Net,” issues modified alongside the best way throughout manufacturing.

“It began out as one thing and was one thing else. And I used to be simply type of alongside for the journey at that time. However that occurs. Larger finances films fail on a regular basis,” she stated.

Johnson’s efficiency within the superhero film earned her a Razzie award for Worst Actress on the 2025 ceremony.

The movie additionally bagged the award for Worst Screenplay and Worst Image. Contemplating how badly the film did, it’s no surprise that the film star revealed she wouldn’t tackle such a task once more.

“I had by no means carried out something prefer it earlier than. I most likely won’t ever do something prefer it once more as a result of I don’t make sense in that world. And I do know that now,” Johnson instructed Bustle. “However typically on this trade, you signal on to one thing, and it’s one factor, after which as you are making it, it turns into a very completely different factor, and you are like, ‘Wait, what?”

The movie, set in Sony’s Spider-Man film universe, was launched on Valentine’s Day. It starred Johnson as Cassandra Webb, a paramedic who develops psychic powers and turns into a reluctant hero.

Dakota Johnson is working to make a distinction in Hollywood, significantly by means of her manufacturing firm, TeaTime Photos.

Throughout her time on “Scorching Ones,” Evans requested the star if she skilled extra stress working as a producer on a venture.

“I actually choose it,” she stated, explaining, “It is onerous to be on some jobs the place I haven’t got enter, inventive enter.”

Johnson had beforehand instructed Deadline that being a producer was what she had all the time wished because it allowed for extra collaborations and inventive freedom.

“I simply wished to be extra concerned, be taught extra and be extra inventive in addition to be part of the entire course of of creating a film versus simply displaying up on set and saying my traces,” she instructed the publication.