>The Materialists actress made a recent appearance on Hot Ones, where host Sean Evans asked her why she feels “Hollywood is so risk-averse,” having observed the industry “up close and personal.”
>“I think it’s hard when creative decisions are made by committee and it’s hard when creative decisions are made by people who don’t even really watch movies or know anything about them, and that tends to be what’s occurring a lot,” Johnson admitted.
>The Fifty Shades of Grey star also pointed out that “when something does well, studios want to keep that going so they remake the same things, but humans don’t want that. They want fresh, they want to feel new things, experience new things, see new things, so I don’t know, I guess it’s all just a bit of a mess right now, isn’t it?”
gmd24 on
She’s not wrong.
Hi_Im_Dadbot on
Ya, sometimes they even just hire the daughters of famous actors for stuff instead of finding new talent.
Tigerlily86_ on
And they cast her – terrible actress
Bishopjones2112 on
It’s true though. They keep remaking the same crap with new actors and little changes. There are a ridiculous number of books out there waiting for incredible screenplays to be made and so many more screenplays that are rotting on shelves. Fresh eyes, fresh minds, fresh producers. Let’s go Hollywood get your crap together.
Repugnant_p0tty on
No originality, like kids doing the same things as their parents.
5pointpalm_exploding on
She is a boring remake of two people
Icy-Whale-2253 on
Also because of nepotism but she doesn’t wanna talk about that.
InteractionWarm8661 on
Everyone wants to just pump and dump these days. Nobody wants to take time and make new, worth while films.
black_flag_4ever on
Start digging through film history and you learn that Hollywood goes through cycles of remakes and sequels. For example, A Star Is Born has been made four times. There are 34 versions of some variation of Romeo and Juliet according to Google. We’re in one of these periods and it will take some risk taking studios and creators to get us out. New Line Cinema bet the farm on LOTR and on Peter Jackson whose last film prior to this was The Frighteners. That series was a game changer at the time and so was Sam Raimi’s first two Spider-Man movies. The fantasy and comic book movie genres was not very popular at the time. The Matrix series also breathed life into Sci-fi with completely original stories. I think that audience burnout will bring us some paradigm shifting tent pole films and we’ll get out of this funk. Indie films will continue to be a source of newer ideas, but big spectacles tend to make Hollywood switch things up.
motohaas on
Over and over and over again.
And the industry wonders why movie ticket sales are down overall
Dinofong on
The article didn’t mention Suspiria.
GHamPlayz on
What a unique, newsworthy take.
OkBookkeeper3696 on
Hollywood was bound to run out of original ideas at some point.
Apprehensive-Care20z on
OMG, you be careful way way way out on that limb, dear.
Senator_Christmas on
I’m sorry but I absolutely adore her continuing obvious nothing takes. I don’t know why but I die laughing every time she gives an opinion on Hollywood.
Rimurooooo on
She’s right. But I think the obsession with remakes is symptom of a different problem. Late stage capitalism honestly, cause everything is now boiled down to what formula generates the most capital with lowest risk. All the stuff is remakes and formulaic, and all the casting is done by social media presence or people with access to capital or connections (nepotism). Issa Rae was right when she said talent has to start making their own media or those stories won’t be made.
joshspoon on
Not Madam Web. That will never be remade.
JamesIV4 on
Thank you Dakota for your great insight and wisdom.
regurgitator_red on
I’d watch “Fifty Shades: Vanta Black” if Dakota Johnson reprised her role.
Odd_Fill6084 on
At least she started the downfall of Ellen
Howard_Cosine on
Hollywood is a mess because it keeps giving work to talentless people like Dakota Johnson.
raerae1991 on
Couldn’t agree more. Took my teenage out to the movies a few weeks ago and practically all of the previews were for movies from the early 2000’s
Top5hottest on
She would know a thing or two about bad movies
Harkonnen_Dog on
* Because she’s a terrible actress.
ontopic on
Bitch you are a remake of two things
trashpanda2night on
They don’t want to remake Madame Web, that’s for sure.
moewluci on
They just make things to sell merchandise, the bar is low.
Cat-Cow-Boy on
Yeah!! How about actors that come out of other non famous dicks!!! Just a thought
bookant on
Yeah, we need more original art house films like *50 Shades of Gray.*
freakdageek on
They might as well just start putting the children of other wealthy actors in movies.
blueseas333 on
Smart woman, too bad Hollywood is run by a bunch of dumbasses
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>The Materialists actress made a recent appearance on Hot Ones, where host Sean Evans asked her why she feels “Hollywood is so risk-averse,” having observed the industry “up close and personal.”
>“I think it’s hard when creative decisions are made by committee and it’s hard when creative decisions are made by people who don’t even really watch movies or know anything about them, and that tends to be what’s occurring a lot,” Johnson admitted.
>The Fifty Shades of Grey star also pointed out that “when something does well, studios want to keep that going so they remake the same things, but humans don’t want that. They want fresh, they want to feel new things, experience new things, see new things, so I don’t know, I guess it’s all just a bit of a mess right now, isn’t it?”
She’s not wrong.
Ya, sometimes they even just hire the daughters of famous actors for stuff instead of finding new talent.
And they cast her – terrible actress
It’s true though. They keep remaking the same crap with new actors and little changes. There are a ridiculous number of books out there waiting for incredible screenplays to be made and so many more screenplays that are rotting on shelves. Fresh eyes, fresh minds, fresh producers. Let’s go Hollywood get your crap together.
No originality, like kids doing the same things as their parents.
She is a boring remake of two people
Also because of nepotism but she doesn’t wanna talk about that.
Everyone wants to just pump and dump these days. Nobody wants to take time and make new, worth while films.
Start digging through film history and you learn that Hollywood goes through cycles of remakes and sequels. For example, A Star Is Born has been made four times. There are 34 versions of some variation of Romeo and Juliet according to Google. We’re in one of these periods and it will take some risk taking studios and creators to get us out. New Line Cinema bet the farm on LOTR and on Peter Jackson whose last film prior to this was The Frighteners. That series was a game changer at the time and so was Sam Raimi’s first two Spider-Man movies. The fantasy and comic book movie genres was not very popular at the time. The Matrix series also breathed life into Sci-fi with completely original stories. I think that audience burnout will bring us some paradigm shifting tent pole films and we’ll get out of this funk. Indie films will continue to be a source of newer ideas, but big spectacles tend to make Hollywood switch things up.
Over and over and over again.
And the industry wonders why movie ticket sales are down overall
The article didn’t mention Suspiria.
What a unique, newsworthy take.
Hollywood was bound to run out of original ideas at some point.
OMG, you be careful way way way out on that limb, dear.
I’m sorry but I absolutely adore her continuing obvious nothing takes. I don’t know why but I die laughing every time she gives an opinion on Hollywood.
She’s right. But I think the obsession with remakes is symptom of a different problem. Late stage capitalism honestly, cause everything is now boiled down to what formula generates the most capital with lowest risk. All the stuff is remakes and formulaic, and all the casting is done by social media presence or people with access to capital or connections (nepotism). Issa Rae was right when she said talent has to start making their own media or those stories won’t be made.
Not Madam Web. That will never be remade.
Thank you Dakota for your great insight and wisdom.
I’d watch “Fifty Shades: Vanta Black” if Dakota Johnson reprised her role.
At least she started the downfall of Ellen
Hollywood is a mess because it keeps giving work to talentless people like Dakota Johnson.
Couldn’t agree more. Took my teenage out to the movies a few weeks ago and practically all of the previews were for movies from the early 2000’s
She would know a thing or two about bad movies
* Because she’s a terrible actress.
Bitch you are a remake of two things
They don’t want to remake Madame Web, that’s for sure.
They just make things to sell merchandise, the bar is low.
Yeah!! How about actors that come out of other non famous dicks!!! Just a thought
Yeah, we need more original art house films like *50 Shades of Gray.*
They might as well just start putting the children of other wealthy actors in movies.
Smart woman, too bad Hollywood is run by a bunch of dumbasses