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The love triangle begins to have harsh and life-threatening effects on her clients as business mixes with romance.<\/p>\n<p>‘When I see your face, I see wrinkles and children that look like you,’ Chris’ character John tells Dakota’s Lucy in the trailer in an attempt to win her over. ‘So where does that leave us?’<\/p>\n<p>And romcom lovers are counting down the days to the film’s release – June 13 by the way.<\/p>\n<p>@TayoPSG commented: ‘Dakota Johnson is <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/dwayne-johnson\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">Dwayne Johnson<\/a> of Rom-Com. I just said it.’<\/p>\n<p>EatMyPotat0 added: ‘Pedro Pascal, Chris Evans, and Dakota Johnson in one movie? This is cinema.’<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"395\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22750666 lazyload\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-18-at-19.09.30-a876.png\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Fans are counting down for a new movie starring Chris Evans, Dakota Johnson and Pedro Pascal (Picture: A24)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Destiny Jackson tweeted: ‘I am a little worried when Dakota is at the helm of a film, but it seems like maybe she found her acting lane with this one? Looks kinda like a cutesy rom-drama of the mid 00s. I\u2019ll be seated.’<\/p>\n<p>@RyanW2801 penned: ‘This looks like it should\u2019ve been released in 2008 starring Anne Hathaway, Chris Pine and Patrick Dempsey.’<\/p>\n<p>The last film led by Dakota – Madame Webb – scored 11% on the Tomatometer \u2013 the lowest of any major superhero film in the last 10 years.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"384\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22750693 lazyload\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-18-at-19.21.01-47b1.png\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Dakota’s character falls for Pedro (Picture: A24)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, it wasn\u2019t a total box office disaster \u2013 it pulled in $100million (\u00a378.8million) at the box office against a production budget of around $80m (\u00a363.1m) to $100m, just about breaking even.<\/p>\n<p>Leading lady Dakota has been in a relationship with Coldplay frontman Chris Martin since 2017. The pair sparked engagement rumours in 2020, after the Hollywood star was seen wearing an emerald ring on <em>that <\/em>finger, but refused to confirm the reports at the time.<\/p>\n<p>She lifted the lid slightly on their bond in a chat with Elle Magazine in 2021, enthusing: \u2018We\u2019ve been together for quite a while, and we go out sometimes, but we both work so much that it\u2019s nice to be at home and be cozy and private.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"410\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22220900 lazyload\" alt=\"Undated film still from Madame Web. Pictured: Isabela Merced as Anya Corazon, Dakota Johnson as Cassandra Webb, Sydney Sweeney as Julia Cornwall and Celeste O???Connor as Mattie Franklin. See PA Feature SHOWBIZ Download Reviews. WARNING: This picture must only be used to accompany PA Feature SHOWBIZ Download Reviews. PA Photo. Picture credit should read: CTMG, Inc.\/Jessica Kourkounis. All Rights Reserved. NOTE TO EDITORS: This picture must only be used to accompany PA Feature SHOWBIZ Download Reviews.\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_205125948-2d06.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Dakota also led Madame Webb – which scored 11% on Rotten Tomatoes <br \/>(Picture: CTMG, Inc.\/ Jessica Kourkounis)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They were recently hit with split rumors in May when Chris gave a struggling fan a lift at Radio 1\u2019s Big Weekend, who then rushed to Twitter to unpack her experience.<\/p>\n<p>In an eyebrow-raising post, she said that they \u2018had a nice chat\u2019 during the journey, and claimed that he \u2018is single\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Dakota seemingly poured cold water on those claims at the time, when she was pictured taking in Coldplay\u2019s headlining set at Glastonbury from the side of the stage in June.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They\u2019ve had ups and downs, but now they\u2019re definitely back on,\u2019 an insider told People Magazine at the time, adding that they were \u2018going strong\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Materialists will be released on June 13.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page – we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{“@context”:”https:\/\/schema.org”,”@type”:”VideoObject”,”name”:”Metro.co.uk”,”duration”:”T2M21S”,”thumbnailUrl”:”https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/03\/18\/14\/96314769-0-image-a-1_1742306752861.jpg”,”uploadDate”:”2025-03-18T14:07:13+0000″,”description”:”A matchmaker’s lucrative business is complicated when she falls into a toxic love triangle that threatens her clients. 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