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Dakota Johnson Calls Out 'Shady' Film Financing, Says Producing Shows the Industry's 'Ugly' Side

At the Red Sea Film Festival, she said producing exposes a harsher reality than acting.

Overview

  • Speaking in Jeddah on Dec. 5, Johnson said seeing how movies are funded can be “heartbreaking,” describing some financiers as “really shady sometimes.”
  • She has produced seven projects since launching TeaTime Pictures with former Netflix executive Ro Donnelly in 2019 and said producing is more challenging than acting.
  • Johnson described a “love-hate” relationship with her career and an ongoing internal battle over the projects she chooses.
  • TeaTime’s slate includes her directorial debut A Tree Is Blue, with Charli XCX, Jessica Alba and Vanessa Burghardt, as well as the sci‑fi action project Trudy Blue.
  • She offered no production updates on A Tree Is Blue and kept broader TeaTime activities under wraps while emphasizing interest in bold, female‑driven stories.