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Gulf Today
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Gulf Today
Dakota Johnson says Hollywood is ‘a mess'
Dakota Johnson has described contemporary Hollywood as "a mess". The 35-year-old actor, who's currently promoting her A24 romcom The Materialists, made the comments on Sean Evans's show Hot Ones. When he asked her why Hollywood is risk-averse, she said: "I think it's hard when creative decisions are made by committee, and by people who don't even really watch movies or know anything about them, and that tends to be what's occurring a lot." She added that there are too many remakes in the film industry at the moment, saying: "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?" The star has previously called out people in the industry who "don't have a creative bone in their body" when discussing her 2024 box office flop Madame Web, a comic book movie in which she played a superpowered paramedic. She told the Los Angeles Times: "I think unfortunately with Madame Web, it started out as something and turned into something else. And I was just sort of along for the ride at that point. But that happens. Bigger budget movies fail all the time." Johnson revealed earlier this month that after she won the Golden Raspberry Award (Razzie) for Worst Actress, for her role in Madame Web, she received a kind text from a fellow movie star: Sandra Bullock. She said that after the February event, she got a message from Bullock, who previously won two Razzies in 2010 for the film All About Steve - one for Worst Actress and one for Worst Couple, alongside Bradley Cooper. "Sandra Bullock sent me a voice note, being like, 'I heard you are in the Razzie Club and we should have brunch. We should have like a monthly brunch,'" Johnson explained. "But I freaked out getting this message from her because she's so iconic to me, as a movie star," she added. "I was like, 'Oh my god, it was just crazy.'" In her new film Materialists, which has received more positive reviews and is directed by Past Lives filmmaker Celine Song, Johnson plays a professional matchmaker called Lucy, who ends up caught in a love triangle with Pedro Pascal's Harry and Chris Evans's John. The independent
Geek Feed
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Geek Feed
Dakota Johnson's Unlikely Friend After Madame Web Razzie
Regardless of what the internet says, I thought Madame Web was a highly entertaining movie, but star Dakota Johnson had been getting nothing but flak for it, even getting awarded the Worst Actress Razzie in 2024. Johnson has been very open about knowing that the movie failed, but in a recent talk with Amy Poehler on her podcast Good Hang ( via Variety) she reveals that she made an unlikely friend in the form of fellow Razzie winner Sandra Bullock. 'I recently actually exchanged texts — well, I got a voice note — from Sandra Bullock, because I don't know if you know, but I won the Razzie for Worst Actress… There's a lot of good people who have won that… but Sandra Bullock sent me a voice note, being like 'I heard you are in the Razzie club and we should have brunch, we should have a monthly brunch.' Because I guess she won that the year that she won the Oscar as well. It was in the same year, I think.' For context, Bullock managed to win both an Oscar and a Razzie in the same year. She won Worst Actress for All About Steve , and an Academy Award for The Blind Side . Despite the flak that Johnson got for Madame Web though, it does seem like she still has a good following—at least where social media is concerned. There is a lot of hype for her upcoming movie Materialists , and I thought she was also great in Am I OK? on HBO Max. If anything, Johnson isn't being apologetic about Web at all, and she blames the film's flop status on 'creative decisions made by committee'. ' It's really hard to make art that way. Or to make something entertaining that way. And I think unfortunately with 'Madame Web,' it started out as something and turned into something else. And I was just sort of along for the ride at that point. But that happens. Bigger-budget movies fail all the time,' she says. For now, Johnson stars alongside Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans in Materialists which comes to cinemas on June 13.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Miss Congeniality' Actress Heather Burns Says She 'Would Jump At' Making A Threequel Of The Sandra Bullock Comedy
Though Heather Burns' character in 2000's Miss Congeniality has a little bit of trouble coming up with her idea of a perfect date ('April 25th … not too hot, not too cold, all you need is a light jacket'), the actress has a quick answer when it comes to whether or not she'd want to revisit the Sandra Bullock-led comedy film. In a new interview with People, Burns — who plays the unforgettable, kind-hearted and wide-eyed Cheryl/Miss 'Rhode Island' in the action-comedy — said she 'would jump at' the chance to do a threequel, following the 2005 Miss Congeniality: Armed and Fabulous. More from Deadline Keanu Reeves And Sandra Bullock Reteam For Amazon MGM Studios Romantic Thriller Hugh Grant Says Donald Trump "Didn't Really Register" To Him During 'Two Weeks Notice' Cameo Keanu Reeves & Sandra Bullock Recall "Actually Hitting Cars" While Making 'Speed' 'Oh God, I would love it. That was one of the best experiences of my life,' she began. 'It was so much fun making both of those films.' The Two Weeks Notice and You've Got Mail actress added that she's stayed in contact with her costars from the aughts film, including Melissa De Sousa (who played Miss 'New York' and accompanied her to the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of her upcoming film The Best You Can), as well as lead Bullock. 'I made lifelong friends working with Sandra Bullock,' Burns said. 'It's just a dream. So yes, a third [movie], I would jump at it. It would be so much fun.' Also starring Benjamin Bratt, William Shatner, Michael Cane and Candice Bergen, the Warner Bros. pic follows no-nonsense and antisocial FBI agent Gracie Hart (Bullock, who was nominated for a Golden Globe for the role), who is forced to go undercover as a beauty pageant contestant to foil a bomb plot targeting the Miss United States competition. A makeover film very much of the era and fish-out-of-water narrative, the whip-smart and campy flick was a box office hit despite receiving lukewarm reviews from critics. Its followup made less of a financial and critical splash. Speaking to the film's endurance for the past 25 years, Bratt attributed its place in pop culture nostalgia to Bullock's performance and leadership as a producer on set: 'It really endures because of Sandy and what she did with it,' he told Good Morning America last month. 'Of course the writing is hilarious and the directing is brilliant, but Sandy is not afraid to make a fool of herself, to be silly and we all recognize the foibles that her character goes through in ourselves. It's fun to relate to someone like that.'Best of Deadline 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Miss Congeniality' Actress Heather Burns Says She 'Would Jump At' Making A Threequel Of The Sandra Bullock Comedy
Though Heather Burns' character in 2000's Miss Congeniality has a little bit of trouble coming up with her idea of a perfect date ('April 25th … not too hot, not too cold, all you need is a light jacket'), the actress has a quick answer when it comes to whether or not she'd want to revisit the Sandra Bullock-led comedy film. In a new interview with People, Burns — who plays the unforgettable, kind-hearted and wide-eyed Cheryl/Miss 'Rhode Island' in the action-comedy — said she 'would jump at' the chance to do a threequel, following the 2005 Miss Congeniality: Armed and Fabulous. More from Deadline Keanu Reeves And Sandra Bullock Reteam For Amazon MGM Studios Romantic Thriller Hugh Grant Says Donald Trump "Didn't Really Register" To Him During 'Two Weeks Notice' Cameo Keanu Reeves & Sandra Bullock Recall "Actually Hitting Cars" While Making 'Speed' 'Oh God, I would love it. That was one of the best experiences of my life,' she began. 'It was so much fun making both of those films.' The Two Weeks Notice and You've Got Mail actress added that she's stayed in contact with her costars from the aughts film, including Melissa De Sousa (who played Miss 'New York' and accompanied her to the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of her upcoming film The Best You Can), as well as lead Bullock. 'I made lifelong friends working with Sandra Bullock,' Burns said. 'It's just a dream. So yes, a third [movie], I would jump at it. It would be so much fun.' Also starring Benjamin Bratt, William Shatner, Michael Cane and Candice Bergen, the Warner Bros. pic follows no-nonsense and antisocial FBI agent Gracie Hart (Bullock, who was nominated for a Golden Globe for the role), who is forced to go undercover as a beauty pageant contestant to foil a bomb plot targeting the Miss United States competition. A makeover film very much of the era and fish-out-of-water narrative, the whip-smart and campy flick was a box office hit despite receiving lukewarm reviews from critics. Its followup made less of a financial and critical splash. Speaking to the film's endurance for the past 25 years, Bratt attributed its place in pop culture nostalgia to Bullock's performance and leadership as a producer on set: 'It really endures because of Sandy and what she did with it,' he told Good Morning America last month. 'Of course the writing is hilarious and the directing is brilliant, but Sandy is not afraid to make a fool of herself, to be silly and we all recognize the foibles that her character goes through in ourselves. It's fun to relate to someone like that.'Best of Deadline 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Joey King in Talks to Join Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman in ‘Practical Magic 2' (Exclusive)
Joey King is in negotiations to star alongside Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman in Practical Magic 2, Warner Bros.'s Pictures sequel to the 1998 movie. Susanne Bier, who directed Bullock in the post-apocalyptic thriller Bird Box and Kidman in the sordid Netflix mini-series The Perfect Couple, is on board to helm the feature that has a Sept. 18, 2026 release date. More from The Hollywood Reporter Nicole Kidman Gives Update on 'Practical Magic' Sequel With Sandra Bullock: "It's Fun and Witchy" 'Nine Perfect Strangers' Stars Recount How Nicole Kidman Stayed in Character on Set: "Kind of Thrilling - and Scary" Tom Cruise Says He "Suggested" Nicole Kidman for 'Eyes Wide Shut' Role: "She's a Great Actress" Bullock and Kidman are reprising their roles as witch sisters Sally and Gillian Owens, who in the original movie fight a family curse that dispatches the men with whom they fall in love. That movie was based on the novel by Alice Hoffman and juggled themes and ideas of sisterhood, female empowerment, domestic abuse, with some comedy and supernatural fun thrown in. King will play one of Bullock's daughters, the one who discovers the dark family secrets and her own dark powers, plunging the family into a crisis. Akiva Goldman, who co-wrote the first movie, co-wrote the script for this installment with Georgia Pritchett. Bullock and Kidman are also producing along with the original's Denise Di Novi. A late summer shoot in London, where Warners shoots many of its movies, is being planned. Warners had no comment on the dealmaking. King became a household name to the Gen Z crowd thanks to playing a teen torn between two boys in the romantic Kissing Booth trio of movies that were among the most viewed on Netflix for a time. She earned an Emmy for her work in the Hulu crime drama The Act and has taken leading roles with 20th Century Studios' The Princess and opposite Brad Pitt in Bullet Train. She last starred in the Netflix sci-fi flick Uglies, directed by McG. King is repped by WME and Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Goonies' Cast, Then and Now "A Nutless Monkey Could Do Your Job": From Abusive to Angst-Ridden, 16 Memorable Studio Exec Portrayals in Film and TV The 10 Best Baseball Movies of All Time, Ranked
