Dakota Johnson thinks Hollywood is a “bit of a mess” at the moment because studios want to keep remaking “the same things.”
The Materialists actress made a recent appearance on Hot Ones, where host Sean Evans asked her why she feels “Hollywood is so risk-averse,” having observed the industry “up close and personal.”
“I think it’s hard when creative decisions are made by committee and it’s hard when creative decisions are made by people who don’t even really watch movies or know anything about them, and that tends to be what’s occurring a lot,” Johnson admitted.
The Fifty Shades of Grey star also pointed out that “when something does well, studios want to keep that going so they remake the same things, but humans don’t want that. They want fresh, they want to feel new things, experience new things, see new things, so I don’t know, I guess it’s all just a bit of a mess right now, isn’t it?”
In recent years, Hollywood has entered into an IP frenzy, focusing its energy on remakes and sequels of film and television franchises that have already been successful and have established audiences. This makes pitching original ideas more challenging, as studios and streams tend to lean away from projects that appear unknown or risky.
That’s also one of the reasons why remakes of massively successful franchises such as Harry Potter and Twilight were a no-brainer. Studios have also expanded their popular TV universes over the years with hit shows like Game of Thrones with House of the Dragon, and The Big Bang Theory with Young Sheldon.