Dakota Johnson does her first magazine cover shoot for the March issue of Elle magazine, and the pictures are gorgeous!
Dakota Johnson, age 24, will star as leading lady Anastasia Steele in the much-anticipated movie version of Fifty Shades of Grey . The steamy story, penned by E.L. James, doesn't hit theaters until February 2015 but the stars of the movie have already begun promoting. Johnson gave her first interview and cover shoot to Elle Magazine for their March issue. In her interview, she reassures fans that she will have no problem filming the series' infamous sex scenes, saying, “I don’t have any problem doing anything. The secret is I have no shame." Johnson also spoke about her interpretation of the racy text: “Reading the book, I found myself more interested in the ways they were breaking each other down emotionally than the sex scenes. I think there’s a part of a woman that wants to be the thing that breaks a man down.”
US Magazine reports that the cover was shot by photographer Carter Smith.
The photographs show Johnson wearing a trench coat paired with sexy knee-high stockings and heels as she gazes into the camera lens. Fans of the series will be happy to see that Johnson has dyed her hair brown to match the color of her character's hair in the book, and that she retains Anastasia Steele's trademark pout.
Dakota Johnson's issue of Elle will hit newsstands on February 18th.
Image: Elle