Dakota Johnson

Sep 21, 2023

Dakota Johnson in 'Daddio'TeaTime Pictures EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Classics is in exclusive negotiations to acquire Daddio , the Christy Hall -directed two-hander starring Sean Penn and Dakota Johnson . The film established itself as a bright spot in its premiere at Telluride and then Toronto. SPC will get North America, Latin America and territories throughout Europe and Asia. Hall, who co-created the series I Am Not Okay With This, makes her feature directorial debut armed with a taxicab, two terrific actors and a razor sharp script in which a driver and his fare get to know each other and intimate aspects of their lives, during the course of a traffic-snarled road trip from JFK to midtown Manhattan. Penn plays the cab driver, who engages his passenger in small talk that becomes gradually more revealing. Johnson plays the young woman who is navigating an affair with a married father and who clearly has misgivings about it. Penn, whose character seems to have as many miles on him as his old yellow cab, has wisdom to spare but is also prodded to realize certain things about himself. It is a remarkable economy of setting, the propulsion being two strong performances and one traffic jam. Related Stories