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Dakota Johnson Says Producing Exposes an Ugly Side of Hollywood, Calls Some Financiers 'Really Shady'

At the Red Sea Film Festival, she emphasized a pivot to female‑driven work at Tea Time Pictures alongside a planned directing debut.

Overview

  • In an onstage conversation, Johnson described a love‑hate relationship with her work and said she often feels in an internal battle.
  • She argued producing is more challenging than acting, noting seven years with seven completed productions as a producer.
  • Tea Time Pictures, which she founded in 2019 with Ro Donnelly, is concentrating on female‑driven, human‑experience stories.
  • Her development slate includes the sci‑fi project Trudy Blue and her feature directorial debut A Tree Is Blue, for which she gave no update.
  • She praised longtime collaborator Luca Guadagnino as the filmmaker who has most deeply seen her, saying she would work with him forever.