Dakota Johnson starrer ‘Daddio‘ is creating buzz ahead of its release as the stars of the film sat down to discuss the making of it, and how they dealt with certain questionable parts of the film, setting off for the press tour.
Acting alongside Johnson, Sean Penn made a statement on how the film being directed by a woman made it much easier and how if the genders were reversed the film might not have happened. Here’s how Dakota responded to the statement and unpacked her feelings on what it was like to work with Penn.
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Dakota Johnson Talks About How ‘Daddio’ Would Be Received Differently If Made By A Man
As Dakota Johnson spoke to IndieWire about the making of ‘Daddio‘, the interviewer discussed Sean Penn’s comment asserting how unacceptable the film would have been if it were written by a man. In response, Dakota said she agrees with her co-actor.
“I agree with that. There is a tenderness behind both characters, but behind Sean’s character, specifically, I think a woman having written that character and directed that character somehow makes it, in this world today, permissible rather than cancelable because, you know, toxic masculinity, etc,” she said.
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Talking about what it was like making the film, the actress said, “This is, it’s just such a gem of a project. It was unlike anything I had ever read. It’s obviously not a normal movie. Of course, there are films that it is inspired by.”
“There’s that amazing movie ‘Locke’ that takes place inside of a car, and ‘My Dinner with Andre,’ movies that are reminiscent of a very contained experience of performance. Production-wise, it was challenging, and so that was inspiring and enticing, and it just did stuff to my heart that I was like, ‘I have to make this movie,’” she added.
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What Is ‘Daddio’ About?
Christy Hall’s directorial debut film ‘Daddio‘ features Dakota Johnson in the lead role. Co-starring with Johnson is Sean Penn as an old-guard New Yorker and lone wolf cab driver who picks up her character, Girlie at JFK.
They have a heart-to-heart conversation about life, love, sex, relationships, and other topics as they travel back to Brooklyn. Throughout the whole cab trip, Penn’s character speaks candidly and frequently harshly about sex and his previous relationships.
The movie had its debut on September, 2023, at the 50th Telluride Film Festival. It also had a special screening program the same month at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2023.
The film is set to release on June 28.
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