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Dakoka Johnson Recalls Her Time On ‘The Office’ Set

Author Laila Abuelhawa

Dakota Johnson’s early acting career opportunities didn’t always end up being a good experience for the actress. During a recent appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers, the Madame Web star was reminded of co-starring with the host. Meyers shared a still from his appearance on the super-popular sitcom The Office. The show used Meyers as his Saturday Night Live Weekend Update character to make fun of Ed Helms’ character during the episode. As Johnson, 34, took that in, she cheekily admitted, “God, that was honestly the worst time of my life.” The audience and Meyers both erupted into laughter, shocked at the actress’ reaction. Both she and Meyers guest-starred in the hit NBC show’s final episode.

The Fifty Shades of Grey star then stated: “I love that show so much.” Without missing a beat, Meyers replied, “Of course!” Retelling how the show approached her to be in the series finale after 14 seasons, Johnson was like, “Of course.” Thinking that she would only need to commit “like half a day,” Johnson ended up on the set of Dunder Mifflin for two weeks. “And I’m barely in the f—ing show,” she pointed out to the late-show host. As she looked at the crowd, Seth asked her if the cast was “super sad” as well, with the show coming to an end. Agreeing with Seth, Dakota added that there were “weird dynamics that had been going on for the last ten years. Some people didn’t speak to each other.” Meanwhile, she was overly chipper, expressing at the time she was “So excited to be here!”

With her dry sense of humor, Johnson said the cast of The Office didn’t want to talk to her and “no one gave a f—.” In the final cut of the series finale, Johnson ended up being in the background “of all of these scenes, faxing things.” In an attempt to make her feel better, Seth jumped in to praise her faxing skills, describing it as “some of the most believable faxing I’ve ever seen.”

Madame Web swings into theaters on February 14. Watch the trailer below:

Dakota Johnson Enters The Spider-Verse With ‘Madame Web’

Dakota Johnson is entering the Spider-Verse, as Madame Web, a clairvoyant mutant who specializes in predicting the future of Spider-themed superheroes.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Madame Web mentored not only Peter Parker’s alter ego, but also multiple generations of heroes calling themselves Spider-Woman. Traditionally depicted as a blind, paralyzed old woman, she is surrounded by a web-like machine necessary to keep her alive, keeping her away from direct conflict while she sends others on missions. The character was first introduced in 1980’s The Amazing Spider-Man No. 210.

Madame Web is one of a series of projects in development as Sony builds out its universe of Marvel Characters. Sony, which controls the film rights to Spider-Man and other related characters, has already released both Venom movies starring Tom Hardy and has Jared Leto’s movie Morbius due out in April.

Madame Web marks the biggest studio feature in years for Johnson, who broke out in the Fifty Shades of Grey franchise. She was recently seen in Netflix’s The Lost Daughter, starring alongside Olivia Colman.

See what Twitter had to say about Johnson entering the Spider-verse below:

  • Hopefully It's The Julia Carpenter Version

  • The People Want Andrew Garfield!

  • The One Role You Don't Need To Get In Shape For

  • Dakota Johnson Feels Right

  • Madame Web Origin Story

  • Spider-verse War?

  • Super Crucial To The Sonyverse

Laila Abuelhawa is the Top 40 and Hip-Hop pop culture writer for Beasley Media Group. Being with the company for over three years, Laila's fierce and fabulous red-carpet rankings have earned her a feature on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert!' Her favorite stories are those surrounding the latest in celebrity fashion, television and film rankings, and how the world reacts to major celebrity news. With a background in journalism, Laila's stories ensure accuracy and offer background information on stars that you wouldn't have otherwise known. She prides herself in covering stories that inform the public about what is currently happening and what is to come in the ever-changing, ever-evolving media landscape.

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