Overview

• Johnson worked with an intimacy coordinator on her most recent film for the first time and said the experience made sex scenes feel more genuine than the “not sexy” process she had known.
• She explained on Good Hang that she approaches intimate scenes through rigorous character work and body-positive preparation informed by her mother's influence.
• Reflecting on her breakout in Fifty Shades of Grey, she recalled filming sexual content without coordinators and described parts of that production as “psychotic” during creative disputes.
• Her latest A24 release Materialists is now playing in theaters, and she attributes its nuanced romance to detailed planning and on-set protocols.
• Johnson praised her coordinator as “really great” on the podcast and advocated for industry-wide adoption of formal support to safeguard authenticity and comfort.