Dakota Johnson, futureFast & Furiousstar?
Johnson exclaims, speaking to EW via Zoom in January.
I mean, I can do some really wild things with a car.
Dakota Johnson and Sydney Sweeney in ‘Madame Web’.Sony Pictures
I drove an ambulance.
I drove a taxicab.
I drove everything in the movie except for flying through the air and out of a building.
Isabela Merced, Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, and Celeste O’Connor in ‘Madame Web’.Sony Pictures
But other than that, Im like, Watch out, Tom Cruise.
But the more she read, the more she found herself drawn to Cassandra.
I was sort of mystified by her powers, Johnson adds.
I felt like, Oh, I really would love to see that superhero.
I would love to see a young woman whose superpower is her mind.
I loved the psychological, cerebral nature, Clarkson says.
Is she going insane?
Shes battling with that within herself and trying to understand it.
Sometimes its hard to relate to someone shooting lasers out of their eyes.
The actress pauses, then smiles.
I mean, not forme,she deadpans.
I obviously do that all the time.
Still, despite all those interconnected webs, Clarkson wanted to structureMadame Webas its own self-contained story.
Shes definitely in a standalone world, Clarkson adds.
Still, centering your story on a prophetic hero can make for a complicated shooting schedule.
I trusted her so much, Johnson says.
and you act like theres an explosion.
That to me was absolutely psychotic.
I was like, I dont know if this is going to be good at all!
I hope that I did an okay job!
But I trusted her.
She works so hard, and she has not taken her eyes off this movie since we started.
And, Johnson notes, shes since discovered a newfound affinity for all those explosions and car crashes.
One of her favorite days on set was when the stunt team sent a taxi careening into a diner.
But Im getting there!
she adds with a laugh.
Im working on it.
Madame Webis in theaters Feb. 14.
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