Dakota Johnson is set to become a superhero with the release of Madame Web, but she learned a very real skill while on the set of the movie.
The 34-year-old Fifty Shades actress opened up about filming the movie in a recent interview.
Aside from talking about a new-found talent, Dakota also spoke candidly about why she initially hesitated to accept a role in the project and what got her to change her mind.
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Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Dakota explained that she wasn’t sure if Madame Web was the right project for her when the offer came in.
“I got sent this script, and I was like, ‘I don’t know about me being a superhero,’” she admitted.
What changed? Learning more about her heroic character Cassandra Webb. “I was sort of mystified by her powers,” she explained. “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.’”
Dakota doesn’t have the same abilities as her character, but she did learn that she had a gift for stunt driving while filming the movie.
“I mean, I can do some really wild things with a car. 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. But other than that, I’m like, ‘Watch out, Tom Cruise,’” she joked.
Unlike Tom, there was one stunt that Dakota was not allowed to film. It involved driving a taxi into a diner.
“I didn’t get to actually drive it into the diner, which is really a bummer,” she admitted. “I really wanted to, but I guess they don’t want to put their lead actor in actual danger, unless you’re Tom Cruise.”
If you missed it, last month Dakota made a surprising revelation about her sleep habits.
Source: justjared.com