Dakota Johnson Replaces Daisy Ridley in Indie Movie 'Daddio' Starring Sean Penn
Christy Hall will write and direct the film, which follows a cab driver and his female passenger.
Nearly four years ago, hot off of Star Wars, Daisy Ridley signed on to star in the indie movie Daddio, but as with most indie movies, actors are constantly coming and going due to scheduling and other issues, and now Dakota Johnson is set to star in the film, which will pair her with two-time Oscar winner Sean Penn.
Christy Hall (I’m Not Okay With This) will write and make her feature directorial debut with Daddio, and she’ll also produce the film alongside Emma Tillinger Koskoff, while Johnson and Ro Donnelly will produce under their TeaTime Pictures banner. The project will be shopped at the upcoming Virtual Cannes Market, where these kinds of star-driven packages often line up financing driven by global pre-sales.
In Daddio, Johnson will play a young woman who hops in a taxi after arriving in New York City. Penn will play the driver, who strikes up an unexpected conversation with his passenger that quickly changes from amusing surface-level chit chat to playful banter to searing honesty with regards to sensitive topics such as love, loss, sex and power dynamics within relationships.
