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Dakota Johnson hated filming "uncomfortable" scene in "50 Shades of Grey"

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Published 12:43 16 Dec 2022 GMT

Dakota Johnson hated filming "uncomfortable" scene in "50 Shades of Grey"

The American actress really didn't like shooting one scene in the romance drama

Rhiannon Ingle

Rhiannon Ingle

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Rhiannon Ingle
Rhiannon Ingle

Rhiannon Ingle is a Senior Journalist at Tyla, specialising in TV, film, travel, and culture. A graduate of the University of Manchester with a degree in English Literature, she honed her editorial skills as the Lifestyle Editor of The Mancunian, the UK’s largest student newspaper. With a keen eye for storytelling, Rhiannon brings fresh perspectives to her writing, blending critical insight with an engaging style. Her work captures the intersection of entertainment and real-world experiences.

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Most actors have a film or scene they really wish they didn't do.

Whether it's down to an annoying co-star, bad script-writing or, in this case, straight up discomfort - it's definitely not uncommon to really hate your job as an actor sometimes.

Johnson co-starred alongside Jamie Dornan.
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And this was exactly the case of American actor, Dakota Johnson, 33, who first took on the role of Anastasia Steele in the 2015 romance-drama, 50 Shades of Grey.

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Starring alongside Northern Irish actor, Jamie Dornan, 40, who played Christian Grey in the erotic thriller - the two definitely had to get quite up close and personal on set.

The plot of the trilogy film series follows the lives of Anastasia, the primary love interest of Christian Grey, who she finds true love with - amongst other things.

In an interview with Vanity Fair, the Persuasion star opened up about her experiences whilst filming the Fifty Shades of Grey films.

Originally, Johnson revealed, it was Charlie Hunman who was supposed to star alongside her as Christian Grey.

However, Hunman had to drop out due to some scheduling conflicts.

Charlie Hunman was originally meant to co-star.
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She disclosed that she was "so enraged" by Hunnam leaving, which had implications for the script.

"It just became something crazy," the thirty-three-year-old explained, "there were a lot of different disagreements."

Johnson continued: "I haven’t been able to talk about this truthfully ever, because you want to promote a movie the right way, and I’m proud of what we made ultimately and everything turns out the way it’s supposed to, but it was tricky."

Additionally, according to Nile Fm, Johnson had a little bit more than just issues with the script and creative process.

"It just became something crazy," the thirty-three-year-old explained.
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Due to the rougher, sexual nature of the film, which was adapted from the novels by E. L. James with the same title, Johnson opened up about how some of the sex scenes were not nice to film.

The news outlets reports she said: "It wasn't a sensual or pleasurable environment."

"It was really hot - not in a steamy, sexual way. It was just sweaty and not very comfortable."

The film in question went on to achieve a box-office of over $567.7 million (£465.8 million) which was pretty impressive considering its significantly lower budget of just $40 million (£32.8 milliom).

While it was a box-office smash, the romance thriller went on to receive generally negative critical reception based on its level acting, screenplay, pacing and cinematography.

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