Fifty Shades of Grey

Movie Details:

Cast & Characters:

• Dakota Johnson as Anastasia “Ana” Steele
• Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey
• Eloise Mumford as Katherine “Kate” Kavanagh
• Jennifer Ehle as Carla Wilks
• Marcia Gay Harden as Dr. Grace Trevelyan-Grey
• Victor Rasuk as Jose Rodriguez
• Luke Grimes as Elliot Grey
• Rita Ora as Mia Grey
• Max Martini as Jason Taylor
• Callum Keith Rennie as Ray Steele
• Andrew Airlie as Carrick Grey
• Dylan Neal as Bob Adams
• Anthony Konechny as Paul Clayton
• Emily Fonda as Martina
• Rachel Skarsten as Andrea

Storyline:

Anastasia Steele, an English literature major at Washington State University, agrees to interview for the college newspaper a billionaire, Christian Grey, as a favour to her roommate, Kate Kavanagh. During the interview, Christian Grey takes an interest in Anastasia. Soon after it, he visits the hardware store where Anastasia works and offers her to do a photo shoot to accompany the article for which Anastasia had interviewed him. Later, Grey invites her to a cafe and also sends her first edition copies of two Thomas Hardy novels, including Tess of the d’Urbervilles, with a quote from the latter book about the dangers of relationships, on an accompanying card. His pursuing eventually brings a result – Anastasia and Grey start dating. In the course of their troubled relationship Anastasia slowly comes to uncover Grey’s troubled past and realises that he is not good for any woman, let alone for himself. Although, she enjoys the bondage sex with Grey, she feels that she has to make a step that will take her all her strength and courage, for Christian Grey is a very dangerous man.

About Movie:

Fifty Shades of Grey is an American erotic romantic drama directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and written by Kelly Marcel. Based on E. L. James’ 2011 novel, it marks the first installment in the Fifty Shades film series. The movie stars Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Jennifer Ehle, and Marcia Gay Harden.

Development began in 2012 when Universal and Focus Features secured the rights to the novel trilogy after a competitive bidding war. Following Marcel’s hiring as screenwriter, several high-profile directors were considered, including Joe Wright, Patty Jenkins, and Steven Soderbergh, before Taylor-Johnson was confirmed in 2013. She cited films like 9½ Weeks (1986), Last Tango in Paris (1972), and Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013) as inspirations. Principal photography ran from December 2013 to February 2014, with reshoots in October 2014. Danny Elfman composed the score.

Premiering at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival on February 11, 2015, and released on February 13 in IMAX, the film received mixed to negative reviews but became a box office phenomenon, grossing $569.7 million globally on a $40 million budget. Its soundtrack also achieved success, featuring “Love Me Like You Do” by Ellie Goulding, which was nominated for a Golden Globe, and “Earned It” by the Weeknd, which earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song.

At the 36th Golden Raspberry Awards, Fifty Shades of Grey won five out of six nominations, including Worst Picture. It was followed by two sequels, Fifty Shades Darker (2017) and Fifty Shades Freed (2018), both commercially successful despite negative critical reception.

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