As Netflix announces its plan to acquire Warner Bros. to take over, some in the industry are sounding the alarm about the threat of a monopoly and the death of Hollywood. But Dakota Johnson did not share this view.
She talks during the Red Sea Film Festival Term“People will always fight to be creative and tell stories – I just know that’s true. The way it works will evolve and change over time. It always has. Hollywood has been in tough situations since the beginning, so right now it’s just another version of a rebirth.”
She continues: “And I see that, especially since I’ve been here at this incredible festival. It’s the collaboration, the excitement, the ambition behind filmmaking, the support of female filmmakers here, the stories being told here, the collaboration between countries and countries that is so beautiful and inspiring.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Dakota reflects on her directorial debut, A tree is blue“I can’t really say much. But it revolves around and is written by Vanessa Burkhart. She’s a young autistic woman and she’s a remarkable human being.”
“She wrote this story about what it’s like to be an autistic girl who just wants connection and independence and trying to figure out who she is in relation to other people,” she adds.
It’s worth noting that the deal will see Netflix buy Warner Bros for almost $83 billion.
