Dakota Johnson opens up about importance of her directorial debut
Actress Dakota Johnson announced her plans in direction back in May 2025
Indie film darling Dakota Johnson shares her plans for her directorial debut and her co-star, who will write the movie she will direct.
The Fifty Shades franchise star first announced her directing plans back in May this year.
Now, even though she doesn’t feel ready to direct, the Materialist actor explained why she is going to do it.
Dakota talked about this during a roundtable press conference at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on Sunday (July 6) in the Czech Republic.
The actress and producer said her directorial project will be written by young actress Vanessa Burghardt, her co-star from the movie Cha Cha Real Smooth.
“I think I will direct a feature, a very small one, hopefully soon. And it’s really close to my heart and very close to TeaTime. We’re making it with Vanessa Burghardt, who played my daughter in Cha Cha Real Smooth. She’s an incredible autistic actress,” Dakota told THR.
Furthermore, Dakota added that she felt unready to direct a feature.
“I don’t have the confidence. But with her, I feel very protective, and I know her very well, and … I just won’t let anybody else do it,” Dakota confessed.
