Dakota Johnson Interview: Daddio and Using The Mandalorian Technology

Two people in a cab talking is an ambitious idea for a play, let alone a movie. It’s also the perfect vehicle (no pun intended) for artists to show the power and beauty that can come from starting a conversation with someone you’d otherwise never cross paths with. Daddio, which was written and directed by playwright Christy Hall in her feature film debut, does exactly that. The wonderfully realized drama is an impressive two-hander between Dakota Johnson, who plays Girlie, a young woman getting a cab ride from Sean Penn’s Clark, a veteran cabbie whose lifetime being in the car with strangers has made him very observant. After the rudimentary, inevitable pleasantries that come with such a routine task, the two start to slowly peel back the layers of their vulnerability, exposing the flaws and harsh truths of relationships, dynamics, and human behavior in the process. For a little over 90 minutes, Johnson and Penn engage in a conversation that has more turns and unexpected moments than an actual drive from JFK to Manhattan. If there’s one thing Daddio does, it’s make you think. During this 1-on-1 with Collider, Dakota Johnson digs into what it was like working with Volume technology on a soundstage for such an intimate, grounded drama, why she enjoyed shooting a movie in two weeks, her experience working with Celine Song for the upcoming movie, Materialists, and what she brought to her Daddio character, Girlie, that wasn’t in the script. #dakotajohnson #seanpenn #daddio For interviews, movie reviews, and more visit FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL