Dakota Johnson Strips to Underwear on Movie Set After Fifty Shades of Grey Casting

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Feeling cheeky! Two days after it was announced that Dakota Johnson will play Anastasia Steele in the big screen adaptation of author E.L. James' Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy, the 23-year-old actress was photographed climbing out of a window while wearing polka dot underwear and a loose-fitting camisole on Wednesday, Sept. 4.

Johnson isn't going method for her role in Fifty Shades of Grey, however. Instead, she was hard at work on the set of Cymbeline in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn. A modern-day spin on Will.i.am Shakespeare's play, Cymbeline also stars Ethan Hawke, Milla Jovovich, Penn Badgley and Ed Harris.

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Though Johnson's participation in Fifty Shades of Grey has been met with mixed reactions (an online petition asks that she be replaced by Alexis Bledel), the former Ben & Kate star has at least one Hollywood heavyweight in her corner: her mom, Melanie Griffith!

"My beautiful child Dakota has been chosen to play Anna Steele in 50 Shades!!! Look out world!" Griffith, 56, tweeted on Monday, Sept. 2. "Here she comes!!! #proudmama."

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Will Julia Roberts Ever Direct a Movie? Watch and Find Out!

Julia Roberts has had quite a prestigious career in show business thus far.

But along with all of her accolades (like an Academy Award for Best Actress) and portraying such a wide variety of characters (including a prostitute, which is the role that shot her to fame), fans of the star wonder if she'll follow what seems to be a trend in Hollywood—going from actor to director.

"Oh I won't [direct]," the mom of three tells E! News at the Toronto Film Festival while promoting the premiere of her film August: Osage County.

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"I think any housewife will tell you that you're directing pretty much 24/7 so I'll stick to the in-house directing. It's too much for me. I love being an actor, I love being a homemaker and that's good for me," Roberts continued.

In fact, it turns out the A-lister is pretty amazing in the kitchen.

Roberts shared with us, "I'm quite a good cook. I'm like a closet home ec teacher...I can really cook anything."

Well, Julia, if you ever find yourself with an excess of leftovers, we'll be more than happy to take them off your hands.

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