Now, Dakota Johnson, who played the title role, has expanded her thoughts on Madame Web, issuing strong words that get at the significant trouble the movie suffered during its development. Speaking to the Los Angeles Times as part of the promo tour for rom-com Materialists, Johnson said of Madame Web’s failure: “It wasn’t my fault.”

It’s really hard to make art that way. Or to make something entertaining that way,” said the actor, who returns to the big screen in “The Materialists” this month.