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Dakota Johnson‘s putting her foot down and swearing off any movie projects similar to “Madame Web” — this after the flick sensationally crashed and burned at the box office.
The actress kept it real about the Marvel flick not being her cup of tea … explaining to Bustle, “It was definitely an experience for me to make that movie. I had never done anything like it before. I probably will never do anything like it again because I don’t make sense in that world.”
Dakota adds, “It’s not nice to be a part of something that’s ripped to shreds, but I can’t say that I don’t understand.”
She goes on to reveal why the movie saw the fate it did … explaining actors frequently get hyped for a project, but then when they’re knee-deep in filming — it turns into something totally unexpected. That’s exactly what went down with “Madame Web,” according to her.
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DJ’s also pinning the movie’s failure on how the industry works … explaining the whole movie-making process ain’t all glitz and glam, but rather a complicated web of decisions made by committees, who don’t know much about the art of filmmaking itself. Yeah, it’s a mouthful.
She says execs at the top severely underestimate just how savvy viewers really are … which leads them to miss the mark with their latest Hollywood projects, including this one.
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FWIW … the ‘MW’ numbers didn’t lie … the running total for its six-day opening holiday weekend — beginning Valentine’s Day and ending on President’s Day — barely scraped together $25.8 million domestically and fared pretty much the same globally.
It was so panned by fans and critics alike … even Sydney Sweeney made fun of it during her opening ‘SNL’ stint … joking that nobody saw it. Tough break, for sure.
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One thing’s for sure, the movie had no superhero of its own to swoop in and save the day at the box office — not even Dakota AKA Cassandra Webb … who BTW hasn’t seen the movie herself!
Just like she was on her press run … Dakota remains unbothered.