Dakota Johnson starred in Madame Net, which was a field workplace flop amid the dialogue of superhero film fatigue.
In a brand new interview, the Materialists star says the movie’s failure was as a consequence of some “individuals who don’t have a inventive bone of their physique.”
“It wasn’t my fault,” Johnson advised The Los Angeles Instances. “There’s this factor that occurs now the place lots of inventive choices are made by committee. Or made by individuals who don’t have a inventive bone of their physique. And it’s actually onerous to make artwork that manner. Or to make one thing entertaining that manner.”
She continued, “And I feel sadly with Madame Net, it began out as one thing and changed into one thing else. And I used to be simply form of alongside for the trip at that time. However that occurs. Greater-budget motion pictures fail on a regular basis.”
Johnson famous that she doesn’t “have a Band-Assist over it,” and provides, “There’s no a part of me that’s like, ‘Oh, I’ll by no means try this once more’ to something. I’ve carried out even tiny motion pictures that didn’t do nicely. Who cares?”
Madame Net stars Dakota Johnson as a paramedic who develops psychic skills following an accident, making her see future occasions within the “Spider-Man world.” The movie opened to $51.5M worldwide, manner under the reported $80M price range, and in addition starred Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Celeste O’Connor, Tahar Rahim, Mike Epps, Emma Roberts, and Adam Scott.
Following the outcomes of Madame Net, Johnson hinted that the expertise put her off and she or he didn’t have the need to star in one other superhero film.
“I had by no means carried out something prefer it earlier than. I in all probability won’t ever do something prefer it once more as a result of I don’t make sense in that world. And I do know that now,” Johnson mentioned in an interview with Bustle.
She continued, “Typically on this business, you signal on to one thing, and it’s one factor after which as you’re making it, it turns into a very completely different factor, and also you’re like, ‘Wait, what?’ But it surely was an actual studying expertise, and naturally it’s not good to be part of one thing that’s ripped to shreds, however I can’t say that I don’t perceive.”
In an interview on the finish of 2024, Sony Photos CEO Tony Vinciquerra acknowledged the movie’s underperformance on the field workplace and defined why he thinks it didn’t do nicely.
“Madame Net underperformed within the theaters as a result of the press simply crucified it. It was not a nasty movie, and it did nice on Netflix,” Vinciquerra advised the Los Angeles Instances.
Vinciquerra acknowledged that Kraven the Hunter underperformed like Madame Net and urged, “for some cause, the press determined that they didn’t need us making these movies … and the critics simply destroyed them.”
“In addition they did it with Venom, however the viewers cherished Venom and made Venom a large hit,” he added. “These are usually not horrible movies. They had been simply destroyed by the critics within the press, for some cause.”
