Dakota Johnson Says Filming ‘The Workplace’ Finale Was ‘the Worst’ – Hollywood Life

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Keep in mind that one time Dakota Johnson appeared in The Office? She undoubtedly does, but it surely wasn’t probably the most enjoyable expertise for her, the Madame Web star, 34, revealed in a current interview on Late Night With Seth Meyers. “That was actually the worst time of my life,” Dakota jokingly confessed. 

“I like that present a lot,” she identified, earlier than including, “And so they had been like, ‘Do you need to be within the sequence finale?’ and I used to be like, ‘In fact,’ pondering that I’d present up for, like, half a day. I used to be there for 2 weeks, and I’m barely within the f**king present.” 

As an avid fan of the comedy sequence, the How you can Be Single actress recalled her pleasure to be on the set, however not everybody else round her felt the identical manner. 

“There have been bizarre dynamics that had been happening for the final 10 years. Some individuals didn’t communicate to one another,” Dakota stated. “And I’m coming in like, ‘So excited to be right here!’ And nobody needed to speak to me. Nobody gave a f**ok. … I used to be like within the background of all of those scenes, faxing issues.”

Seth Meyers requested Dakota if the solid was “tremendous unhappy” on the time as a result of their present was ending, which she acknowledged was true. The late night time host then famous that he watched the 2013 episode of Dakota’s shining second, and he joked, “I not too long ago watched it, and it was among the most plausible faxing I’ve ever seen.” 

Regardless of the moderately boring expertise, Dakota was truly poised to be in an Office spinoff, which by no means panned out. Throughout a earlier interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the Fifty Shades of Gray trilogy star mirrored on what may have been a distinct trajectory for her. 

“If all the pieces else simply falls away, possibly you’ll discover me in that Workplace spinoff that nobody needs to observe,” she stated in November 2021. “I don’t know in what world that may’ve labored for me creatively. I’ve discovered that when one thing is profitable, even when there’s nothing left, they only preserve attempting to wring out the towel of story. Generally, issues want to finish after they’re supposed to finish.” 

Though she reached worldwide fame from the erotic romance film franchise, Dakota has branched out in her appearing profession. She has since appeared in a slew of comedy and drama initiatives, together with 2021’s The Final Daughter, and she or he hosted Saturday Night time Stay for the second time earlier this yr. Now that she’s main the Marvel Comics Madame Net movie, Dakota has switched gears right into a extra action-filled function. 

Madame Net will premiere in theaters on February 14.