Shubhabrata Dutta
Dakota Johnson had been a part of more than ten movies before ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ arrived in 2015. And yet it is ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ that we still remember her from, and it is in that movie that she proved that she is here for the long run. It catapulted her into becoming a sex symbol but more importantly, it pitched her as an actor with a powerful onscreen presence, one that the audience will have a tough time shifting away their eyes from.
The result of Johnson’s growth as a performer was movies like ‘Black Mass,’ ‘Bad Times at the El Royale,’ ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth,’ ‘Our Friend,’ ‘A Bigger Splash,’ ‘The Lost Daughter,’ and ‘The Peanut Butter Falcon.’ In each of these movies, Johnson does a commendable job of establishing her characters and has garnered a huge fan following. So, if you are one of her fans and you are bent on finding out when she will return to your screen, here we have all her upcoming projects sorted out!
1. Loser Baby (TBA)
Johnson made her directorial debut with short film ‘Loser Baby.’ Based on a story by Talia Bernstein, the film centers on a group of LA-based friends, led by a queer woman named Lizzie (Bernstein). She is stressed by the relatively sexless long-term relationship- a situation she bemoans to her best friend (Blake Lee) and that reaches a zenith at a birthday party for another friend (Ashley Madekwe). The film was released in Canada on September 7, 2024 and awaits for a release in the US. You can watch the trailer here.
2. Materialists (TBA)
This A24 romance drama has been written and will be directed by Celine Song. The film stars Johnson, Pedro Pascal, and Chris Evans and is set in New York. It follows a matchmaker who falls into a love triangle (the other two angles being a current wealthy man and a broke actor/waiter from her past). This triangle threatens to compromise her lucrative business big time. How she deals with it is what we find out. The cast also includes Marin Ireland, Dasha Nekrasova, and Lindsey Broad. The movie is currently in its post-production stage, and we have yet to receive a release date.
3. Splitsville (TBA)
Johnson will star alongside Michael Angelo Covino, Adria Arjona, and Kyle Marvin in an upcoming comedy-drama directed by Covino based on a script by Covino and Marvin. The plot follows good-natured Carey (Marvin), who reaches out to his friends, Julie (Johnson) and Paul (Covino), after his wife Ashley (Arjona) asks for a divorce. When the couple tells Carey that the secret to their happy marriage is an open marriage, he decides to apply it, too, only to throw his relationship into a cauldron of chaos. The cast also includes Nicholas Braun, Simon Webster, and O-T Fagbenle. ‘Splitsville’ is in its post-production phase and is awaiting a release date.
