{
  "id": 11377539,
  "title": "Dakota Johnson Insists She’ll Form a ‘Wall of Death’ For Turnstile In New ‘SNL’ Promo: Watch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/dakota-johnson-insists-shell-form-a-wall-of-death-for-turnstile-in",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T06:17:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/dakota-johnson-wall-of-death-turnstile-snl-promo-1236352785/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dakota Johnson is set to return to Saturday Night Live this weekend, accompanying Turnstile as the musical guest. The Fifty Shades actress, who previously hosted the show in 2015 and again in 2020, appears in a new promotional video showcasing her fierce side. In the clip, Johnson declares that she will \"form a wall of death\" while celebrating the performance, showing no hesitation in her excitement. Her fellow bandmate Ben Marshall agrees, but his doctor prohibits him from moshing due to a center-of-gravity issue that has made him tip over easily. Johnson remarks on Turnstile's chaotic performance at Fear's 1981 appearance on SNL, adding that they \"completely trashed the set.\" The band's members, including Brendan Yates, Franz Lyons, Pat McCrory, Daniel Fang, and Meg Mills, laugh off the comment, with Johnson playfully noting that the band always speaks in unison, even if it may seem a bit peculiar. Turnstile earned two Grammy Awards, one for Best Rock Album and another for Best Metal Performance, at this year's 68th annual Grammy Awards. Johnson is currently promoting her film Verity, based on the Colleen Hoover novel, and co-starred in Taylor Swift's \"Patient Zero\" music video, which premiered at the MTV Video Music Awards. The upcoming SNL episode airs on October 3 at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.",
  "summary": "Johnson, who previously hosted SNL in 2015 and again in 2020, appears in a playful new promo with the five-piece Baltimore hardcore band.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}