Dakota Johnson put plenty of belief in director SJ Clarkson whereas filming “Madame Internet.” The actor, who stars as Cassandra Webb within the upcoming superhero thriller set in Sony’s “Spider-Man” universe, mirrored on her expertise working with a blue display screen for CGI results.

“I’ve by no means actually finished a film the place you’re on a blue display screen, and there’s pretend explosions going off, and somebody’s going, ‘Explosion!’ and also you act like there’s an explosion,” Johnson mentioned in a latest interview with Leisure Weekly. “That to me was completely psychotic. I used to be like, ‘I don’t know if that is going to be good in any respect! I hope that I did an OK job!’”

She continued, “However I trusted [Clarkson]. She works so laborious, and she or he has not taken her eyes off this film since we began.”

Clarkson reached out to Johnson in regards to the superhero movie in 2021, shortly after the actor had completed filming “The Misplaced Daughter.” Johnson admitted she was hesitant at first in regards to the position: “I received despatched this script, and I used to be like, ‘I don’t find out about me being a superhero.’”

However she was intrigued by Cassandra, saying, “I used to be type of mystified by her powers. I felt like, ‘Oh, I actually would like to see that superhero. I’d like to see a younger lady whose superpower is her thoughts.’”

Johnson additionally recalled the stunts she needed to carry out for “Madame Internet,” notably a “day of stunt driving work.”

“I’m actually good at it, it appears!” Johnson mentioned. “I imply, I can do some actually wild issues with a automotive. I drove an ambulance. I drove a taxicab. I drove all the pieces within the film — apart from flying by way of the air and out of a constructing. However aside from that, I’m like, ‘Be careful, Tom Cruise.’”

“Madame Internet” premieres in theaters Feb. 14.