Overview

• On Amy Poehler’s Good Hang podcast Johnson quipped “I don’t have to. I’m, like, always psyched up for sex” when asked how she prepares for on-screen intimacy.
• She praised Melanie Griffith for normalizing conversations about her body and sex and instilling pride in her form from a young age.
• Johnson explained that sincere character work—figuring out her role’s emotional state and background—is central to her approach to filming sex scenes.
• She recently collaborated with an intimacy coordinator for the first time on a film months ago and described the experience as “really great” for establishing a safe set environment.
• In Materialists, Johnson portrays a New York City matchmaker torn between an imperfect ex and a perfect new prospect in the rom-com directed by Celine Song, which opens June 13.