Madame Net has cemented itself as one of many strangest blips in superhero film historical past, a movie so bewildering that it swept the 2024 Razzies, together with Worst Image, Worst Screenplay, and Worst Actress for Dakota Johnson.
However, even in Hollywood’s most awkward moments, there’s a silver lining… and generally, that silver lining comes within the type of a voice be aware from Sandra Bullock.
On Amy Poehler’s new podcast Good Hold, Johnson shared that after the Razzie announcement, Johnson stated she acquired a message from Bullock, who famously “received” Worst Actress in 2010 for All About Steve, solely to win the Oscar days later for The Blind Facet.
Johnson informed Poehler:
“I not too long ago truly exchanged texts — properly, I bought a voice be aware — from Sandra Bullock, as a result of I don’t know if you recognize, however I received the Razzie for Worst Actress.
“There’s quite a lot of good individuals who have received that… however Sandra Bullock despatched me a voice be aware, being like ‘I heard you’re within the Razzie membership and we should always have brunch, we should always have a month-to-month brunch.’ As a result of I assume she received that the 12 months that she received the Oscar as properly. It was in the identical 12 months, I believe.”
Understandably, Johnson was stunned.
“I freaked out getting this message from her as a result of she’s so iconic to me, as like a film star. I used to be like, ‘Oh my God.’ I used to be simply loopy.”
The notorious Madame Net, Sony’s much-memed Marvel misfire, noticed Johnson play Cassandra Webb, a New York paramedic who positive aspects psychic powers after a near-death expertise.
It had all of the makings of an intriguing origin story, however what hit theaters felt extra like a chopped-up relic of a film caught between studio mandates and shifting inventive visions.
With an 11% score on Rotten Tomatoes and simply $43 million earned on the home field workplace, it rapidly turned the web’s punching bag.
However Johnson has made it clear she’s not taking the blame mendacity down. She beforehand defined what went unsuitable behind the scenes.
“There’s this factor that occurs now the place quite a lot of inventive selections are made by committee. Or made by individuals who don’t have a inventive bone of their physique. And it’s actually exhausting to make artwork that means. Or to make one thing entertaining that means.
“And I believe sadly with Madame Net, it began out as one thing and become one thing else. And I used to be simply form of alongside for the journey at that time. However that occurs. Greater-budget films fail on a regular basis.”
On Good Hold, she expanded even additional, opening up about how disorienting the method was as an actor.
“The ultimate minimize of Madame Net was a very completely different script than what I hooked up to. That could be a wild factor to love a loopy journey to go on as an artist since you’re like, ‘Okay, I’m doing one thing like with my precise physique and my precise thoughts and my coronary heart, my feelings.
“I’m like utilizing issues. And it’s simply being taken and f*cked with.’ However you may’t do something about it. Like, what am I gonna do? F*cking cry about Madame Net? No.”
You’ll be able to watch Johnson’s full interview with Amy Poehler on Good Hold beneath.
