Dakota Johnson Talks “Crazy” ’50 Shades’ Drama & Says She “Signed Up To Do A Very Different Version” Of The Film

Persuasion with Dakota Johnson as the protagonist is set to premiere on Netflix tomorrow and fans are eagerly waiting upon release.MORE: Netflix's Persuasion: everything we know about the Jane Austen adaptation so farThe actress, best recognised for her part in Fifty Shades of Grey, sits down for an unfiltered interview with Glamour where she talks about how important it was for her to portray a feminist heroine.VIDEO: Netflix releases trailer for upcoming Jane Austen drama PersuasionThe Netflix film follows Anne Elliot, a shy woman who is still single and living at home at the age of 27 (unheard of during those days), and is based on one of Jane Austen's classic novels, Persuasion. She had always regretted rejecting the charming Captain Wentworth's proposal after being urged to do so by her aunt.MORE: Dakota Johnson: what you didn't know about the Hollywood actressMORE: Dakota Johnson reveals a tour of her beautiful Los Angeles homeIn the discussion, Dakota talks about how the Regency era's periodic setting and modern society have "alarming" connections.She said: "I think it's just very omnipresent to me that women have always been, and for some reason are, in an incredibly compromised position in society.

Chris Martin has revealed how his girlfriend Dakota Johnson helped him improve his Coldplay concerts for hearing-impaired audience members.He told CBS Mornings that Dakota gifted him a SUBPAC, a vest that allows wearers to physically feel the impact of sounds in case they cannot hear them.The 45-year-old rock star took the idea and ran with it, deciding to hand out SUBPACs to deaf and hard-of-hearing audience members at Coldplay shows. Candid:Chris Martin has revealed how his girlfriend Dakota Johnson helped him improve his Coldplay concerts for hearing-impaired audience membersDakota herself appears to have gotten the notion from Billie Eilish's brother and co-writer Finneas O'Connell, whom Chris mistakenly referred to as 'Finneas Eilish.' 'My partner, she said: "I got you a Christmas present of a SUBPAC,"' Chris dished while appearing on CBS Mornings this week.'She said it's like what Finneas Eilish wears onstage when he's with Billie, and it vibrates, so it's useful for someone like Finneas to hear where the one is on the bass drum,' the heartthrob continued.

Dakota Johnson has been a big reason why boyfriend Chris Martin and Coldplay have made their music and concerts more inclusive for all fans.

Coldplay has long been advocating for causes they believe in, and now they're opening up about their work helping people who are deaf and hard-of-hearing be able to enjoy concerts with a concept that Chris Martin says Dakota Johnson introduced him to.The band is promoting an inclusive concert experience that includes offering Subpacs — which are wearable, bass-delivering vests — to hard-of-hearing fans in attendance during their The Music of the Spheres World Tour. During an interview with which aired on Wednesday, Martin revealed it was Johnson who first turned him onto the idea.Grammy-winning band @coldplay is working on making music more inclusive.

Jamie Dornan and Niall Horan are playing golf together again!

Fifty Shades of Grey films revolved around a college graduate and her erotic sexual adventures with a young billionaire. As Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan played the roles of the two leads, there were rumors that the romantic chemistry that was presented on-screen was the total opposite of how things really were between them off-screen. However, Johnson has now shared some insight into the true nature of her behind-the-scenes relationship with Dornan.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic“Mr. Malcolm’s List” has a scrumptious light charm. It’s a Regency romance set in London in 1818, where someone in the film is being fooled at every moment.

Thanks to her recent turns in “The Lost Daughter,” “Cha Cha Real Smooth,” and the upcoming “Persuasion,” Dakota Johnson is having a career moment right now. But Johnson has had other outstanding roles over the years, too, like her precocious dancing student in Luca Guadagnino‘s “Suspiria” remake or Ralph Fiennes‘ maybe-daughter in “A Bigger Splash.” And of course, there’s her time as Anastasia Steele in the “Fifty Shades Of Grey” franchise.

Dakota Johnson is opening up about an incident involving iconic director Alfred Hitchcock and his star of The Birds - and Johnson's grandmother - Tippi Hedren.The 32-year-old Johnson is the daughter of Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith, who herself is the daughter of Hedren, 92, with Johnson discussing a number of topics in her wide-ranging interview with Vanity Fair.Johnson revealed that the late director, who passed in 1980 at 80 years of age, was a 'tyrant,' detailing a disturbing incident involving a Christmas gift that Hitchcock gave a very young Griffith as a child which was, 'a tiny replica' of Hedren 'in a tiny coffin.' Opening up:Dakota Johnson is opening up about an incident involving iconic director Alfred Hitchcock and his star of The Birds - and Johnson's grandmother - Tippi Hedren Grandmother:The 32-year-old Johnson is the daughter of Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith, who herself is the daughter of Hedren, 92, with Johnson discussing a number of topics in her wide-ranging interview with Vanity Fair Director:Johnson revealed that the late director, who passed in 1980 at 80 years of age, was a 'tyrant,' detailing a disturbing incident involving a Christmas gift that Hitchcock gave a very young Griffith as a child which was, 'a tiny replica' of Hedren 'in a tiny coffin''It’s alarming and dark and really, really sad for that little girl. Really scary,' Johnson said of the disturbing gift.'What happened with my grandmother was horrific because Hitchcock was a tyrant.

Dakota Johnson has opened up about her family’s feelings when first watching HBO’s The Girl.

Dakota Johnson claimed that Alfred Hitchcock once gave her mother Melanie Griffith a miniature of her grandmother, Tippi Hedren, in a coffin. Hedren, one of the renowned filmmaker’s "Hitchcock blondes," or muses, starred in two of his films: 1963’s "The Birds" and 1964’s "Marine." The actress previously claimed that Hitchcock became controlling as he groomed her to be a star. Johnson revealed that her mother received the creepy mini coffin as a Christmas gift when she was just a child.

Dakota Johnson comes from one of the most important in entertainment. The actress is the daughter of Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson, two of the greatest actors of their time. Griffith is also the daughter of Tippi Hedren, one of Alfred Hitchcock’s muses and an icon of the era.

Dakota Johnson does NOT want to be associated with Johnny Depp‘s legal drama whatsoever — and now she’s begging social media to stop sharing a conspiracy theory involving them both!

1960s films “Marnie” and “The Birds.”The “Fifty Shades of Gray” alum, 32, noted in a recent Vanity Fair profile that Hitchcock gave Griffith, 64, a mini Hedren stuck in a small coffin as a toy for Christmas.“What happened with my grandmother was horrific because Hitchcock was a tyrant,” Johnson said. “He was talented and prolific — and important in terms of art — but power can poison people.”She noted that the traumatizing gift was “alarming and dark and really, really sad for that little girl” and “really scary.”The “21 Jump Street” actress then looked back on the 2012 HBO drama, “The Girl,” which fictionalized the contentious relationship between the “Psycho” filmmaker and Hedren, 92, during filming “The Birds.”Johnson and her grandmother saw a private screening of the movie with the rest of their family.“We sat at HBO, my family, and watched that movie together,” she said.Johnson continued, “It was one of those moments where you’re just like, how could you not have warned us? We’re in a room with some execs.

Watching her grandmother’s story told onscreen wasn’t easy for Dakota Johnson.

Johnny Depp's injured finger just months after he married his ex-wife Amber Heard. In the $100million trial against his ex-wife Heard, Depp claimed the Aquaman actress had thrown a bottle of vodka at him which had severed his finger.In a new interview, Johnson has addressed becoming draged in to the narrative after social media users claimed she noticed Depp's injury.A clip posted on TikTok reportedly claims that the 50 Shades of Grey star was looking at Depp's injured finger while they were promoting the 2015 film, Black Mass.The clip resurfaced earlier this year amid the legal battle between Depp and his ex-wife.In court, Depp told the Virginia jury how Heard had severed his finger with a vodka bottle months after their wedding in February 2015.Johnson has now responded to claims that she notices Depp's injured finger, expressing confusion that she was becoming involved in the narrative.She said: "I was like, ‘For the love of God, why? Why am I involved in this?"I don’t remember that at all, but please, take me out of this,” she continued.“Don’t let this go further.

Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson looked very cosy as they stepped out on a date night at Langan's Brasserie on Monday in London. The actress, 32, and the Coldplay frontman, 45, stayed close while making their way to the iconic Mayfair restaurant, and they made a point of holding hands during their outing.  Chris cut a handsome figure in a black jumper layered over a white T-shirt and dark grey trousers, while sporting a white beanie and pink laced trainers.

Dakota Johnson is setting the record straight about her time on the set of the Fifty Shades of Grey movies which were adapted from E.L. James Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy of books. The first film debuted in 2015 followed by the second film Fifty Shades Darker in 2017, and Fifty Shades Freed in 2018. Johnson, plays Anastasia Steele alongside Jamie Dornan as  Christian Grey.

The Academy has just unveiled the full of list of entertainers and creatives that they have invited to join the membership of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.

Dakota Johnson has opened up about her relationship with Chris Martin and revealed why it’s so important for them to maintain their privacy from the press. The 32-year-old actor discussed her romance with the 45-year-old Coldplay singer during a recent interview with Vanity Fair, where she was featured as the cover store for the magazine’s July/August issue.

Dakota Johnson has always hinted that her experience filming 50 Shades of Grey left much to be desired — and now, she’s finally opening up about it!