Most parents might be a little worried about their actress daughter playing the lead in the adaptation of notorious sex-fest novel Fifty Shades of Grey. But Hollywood star Don Johnson insists he's "exceedingly proud" of his daughter Dakota.
The daughter of Don and Melanie Griffith, Dakota Johnson, is playing Anastasia Steele in the movie of EL James bestselling 'mummy porn' novel. Starring opposite the hunky Jamie Dornan, Dakota will be seen in various states of undress in the film, which wrapped shooting in Vancouver last month.
Don has insisted that he couldn't be more thrilled for his daughter and her big break though, with the 24-year-old actress previously only appearing in bit parts in movies like The Social Network.
Dakota and her father Don Johnson back in 2012 (WENN)
"I'm exceedingly proud of my daughter. She's a gifted, gifted actress. I don't speak about the obviously salacious nonsense", Don has told Total Film. "This is the family business – we all take on challenges and there's no doubt in my mind that Dakota will be a major movie star".
"This is just another part of what I think will be a long and important career," he added.
Don isn't getting too involved in the hugely hyped project though, insisting he hasn't peeked at the script: "I haven't read it, and secondly, that gets into a character that it's obviously inappropriate for me to talk about", he points out.
Dakota meanwhile has insisted in previous interviews that her famous parents won't be watching Fifty Shades once it hits cinemas next year, telling press in Singapore this month.
"I don't think the movie is something that my parents would want to see!"
Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan were spotted filming some of their first scenes on the Fifty Shades of Grey set at the beginning of December as they shot a sequence in a local cafe in Vancouver (AKM-GSI)
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