There’s a lot of curiosity about director Sam Taylor-Johnson’s adaptation of the novel Fifty Shades of Grey. The E.L. James erotic tale has captured the imagination of woman all over the world, and the movie is sure to be a big success. It was recently reported that it's the fastest selling rated-r movie in Fandango history. I guess that's saying something.
A global phenomenon, Fifty Shades of Grey was first published in 2011 and follows the relationship of 27-year-old billionaire Christian Grey (Dornan) and college student Anastasia Steele (Johnson). Subsequent novels in the series, “Fifty Shades Darker” (2011) and “Fifty Shades Freed” (2012) explore the couple.s deepening relationship. The trilogy has been translated in over 50 languages worldwide since its release. To date, the .Fifty Shades. trilogy has sold over 70 million copies worldwide in e-book and print, making it one of the fastest-selling book series ever.
The film stars Jamie Dornan (Marie Antoinette,...
A global phenomenon, Fifty Shades of Grey was first published in 2011 and follows the relationship of 27-year-old billionaire Christian Grey (Dornan) and college student Anastasia Steele (Johnson). Subsequent novels in the series, “Fifty Shades Darker” (2011) and “Fifty Shades Freed” (2012) explore the couple.s deepening relationship. The trilogy has been translated in over 50 languages worldwide since its release. To date, the .Fifty Shades. trilogy has sold over 70 million copies worldwide in e-book and print, making it one of the fastest-selling book series ever.
The film stars Jamie Dornan (Marie Antoinette,...
- 1/18/2015
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Kicking off another day on the job, Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson reported for duty on the set of “Fifty Shades of Grey” in Vancouver, Canada on Thursday (December 19).
The “Shadows in the Sun” hunk and the “Beastly” babe filmed a scene in which Christian Grey saves Anastasia Steele from a bicycle accident as they meet for the first time.
As previously reported by the GossipCenter, Dornan and his wife Amelia welcomed a baby girl back in November, so he’s been doing double duty as a dad and a movie star.
Jamie’s rep told press, "Jamie and Amelia Dornan are delighted to announce the birth of their baby daughter born at the end of November."...
The “Shadows in the Sun” hunk and the “Beastly” babe filmed a scene in which Christian Grey saves Anastasia Steele from a bicycle accident as they meet for the first time.
As previously reported by the GossipCenter, Dornan and his wife Amelia welcomed a baby girl back in November, so he’s been doing double duty as a dad and a movie star.
Jamie’s rep told press, "Jamie and Amelia Dornan are delighted to announce the birth of their baby daughter born at the end of November."...
- 12/20/2013
- GossipCenter
And so the Fifty Shades Of Grey bandwagon rolls on. Following Charlie Hunnam’s quick exit from the role of bondage-happy billionaire Christian Grey last week, the filmmakers have been on a hunt for his replacement. The lucky fella – though perhaps we should wait and see if A) he sticks around and B) is embraced by the fervent fan base and general audiences – is The Fall’s Jamie Dornan.Dornan had been one of the names mooted for a while, and was on the list even back when Hunnam was originally announced. Now the 31-year-old, who has appeared on the big screen in Marie Antoinette and Shadows In The Sun but who became better known for TV work in Once Upon A Time and The Fall, is set to romance Dakota Johnson’s Anastasia Steele in all manner of kinky ways. Jennifer Ehle is also aboard, playing Steele’s opinionated mother.
- 10/24/2013
- EmpireOnline
In the wake of Pacific Rim star Charlie Hunnam's departure from the project earlier this month , Variety is reporting that "Once Upon a Time" star Jamie Dornan has landed the leading role of Christian Grey. Dornan, who has also appeared on the big screen in films like Marie Antoinette and Shadows in the Sun , will star opposite Dakota Johnson and Jennifer Ehle in the August 1, 2014 release, to be directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson. The film will be based on E L James. #1 bestselling book. Fifty Shades of Grey has been adapted into a screenplay by Kelly Marcel. Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti are producing the movie version alongside Ms. James. Universal Pictures and Focus Features acquired the rights to the three books in the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy in...
- 10/23/2013
- Comingsoon.net
British-born film star known for her roles in Great Expectations and Spartacus
Jean Simmons, who has died aged 80, had a bounteous moment, early in her career, when she seemed the likely casting for every exotic or magical female role. It passed, as she got out of her teens, but then for the best part of 15 years, in Britain and America, she was a valued actress whose generally proper, if not patrician, manner had an intriguing way of conflicting with her large, saucy eyes and a mouth that began to turn up at the corners as she imagined mischief – or more than her movies had in their scripts. Even in the age of Vivien Leigh and Elizabeth Taylor, she was an authentic beauty. And there were always hints that the lady might be very sexy. But nothing worked out smoothly, and it is somehow typical of Simmons that her most astonishing...
Jean Simmons, who has died aged 80, had a bounteous moment, early in her career, when she seemed the likely casting for every exotic or magical female role. It passed, as she got out of her teens, but then for the best part of 15 years, in Britain and America, she was a valued actress whose generally proper, if not patrician, manner had an intriguing way of conflicting with her large, saucy eyes and a mouth that began to turn up at the corners as she imagined mischief – or more than her movies had in their scripts. Even in the age of Vivien Leigh and Elizabeth Taylor, she was an authentic beauty. And there were always hints that the lady might be very sexy. But nothing worked out smoothly, and it is somehow typical of Simmons that her most astonishing...
- 1/24/2010
- by David Thomson
- The Guardian - Film News
Philip French pays tribute to the Rank Organisation starlet who went on to become one of Hollywood's most luminous actresses
Jean Simmons, who has died at the age of 80 of lung cancer in Santa Monica, California, was among the finest, most beautiful British movie actresses of the postwar years. She was one of only two from that great 1940s flourishing of our native industry under J Arthur Rank to become a major star in Hollywood; the other was Deborah Kerr, with whom she twice appeared.
Born in 1929, the daughter of a gym teacher who had represented Britain in the 1912 Olympics, she grew up in Cricklewood, north London, of which she once disloyally remarked: "No Cricklewood girl would ever admit to being from there." She got a deal of work as a child actress, without becoming a child star (her most memorable early appearance is singing at a forces concert...
Jean Simmons, who has died at the age of 80 of lung cancer in Santa Monica, California, was among the finest, most beautiful British movie actresses of the postwar years. She was one of only two from that great 1940s flourishing of our native industry under J Arthur Rank to become a major star in Hollywood; the other was Deborah Kerr, with whom she twice appeared.
Born in 1929, the daughter of a gym teacher who had represented Britain in the 1912 Olympics, she grew up in Cricklewood, north London, of which she once disloyally remarked: "No Cricklewood girl would ever admit to being from there." She got a deal of work as a child actress, without becoming a child star (her most memorable early appearance is singing at a forces concert...
- 1/23/2010
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
British Actress Jean Simmons passed away on Friday evening at her home in Santa Monica, CA from lung cancer. She was 80 (Jan. 31, 1929- Jan. 22, 2010). While her definitive acting roles are in Hamlet (Ophelia), Elmer Gantry (Sister Sharon Falconer), and Guys And Dolls (Sister Sarah Brown), my personal favorites were her parts in Hollywood’s Swords and Sandals epics of old.
As Varinia in Spartacus:
and Diana in The Robe:
Forever the working actress, Miss Simmons provided the voices in such animated films as Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (Council Member), Hayao Miyazakis’ Howl’S Moving Castle (Grandma Sophie), and 2005’s Thru The Moebius Strip (Shepway). She saw two Academy Award nominations in Lead and Supporting, awarded 2 Golden Globes, and won an Emmy for her portrayal of stoic matriarch Fiona ‘Fee’ Cleary, in The Thorn Birds. In 2003, Miss Simmons received the OBE (Order of the British Empire) for her services to drama.
As Varinia in Spartacus:
and Diana in The Robe:
Forever the working actress, Miss Simmons provided the voices in such animated films as Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (Council Member), Hayao Miyazakis’ Howl’S Moving Castle (Grandma Sophie), and 2005’s Thru The Moebius Strip (Shepway). She saw two Academy Award nominations in Lead and Supporting, awarded 2 Golden Globes, and won an Emmy for her portrayal of stoic matriarch Fiona ‘Fee’ Cleary, in The Thorn Birds. In 2003, Miss Simmons received the OBE (Order of the British Empire) for her services to drama.
- 1/23/2010
- by Michelle
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Paris -- The 19th Dinard Festival of British Film will open with the 1999 movie "My Life So Far," as part of a tribute to director Hugh Hudson.
Hudson is due in the Brittany beach resort to introduce a retrospective of his films including the multiple Oscar-winning Olympic tale "Chariots of Fire" and the Tarzan adaptation "Greystoke." There also will be a retrospective on the films based on Daphne Du Maurier's work, including Alfred Hitchcock's "Rebecca" and "The Birds" and Nicolas Roeg's "Don't Look Now."
Six independent British films will compete for Dinard's Golden Hitchcock Trophy. The Anglo-French jury this year is presided over by Gallic actor Lambert Wilson.
Other French premiere screenings scheduled include "The Duchess," directed by Saul Dibb and starring Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes; Steve McQueen's hard-hitting Bobby Sands prison drama, "Hunger"; and Terence Davies' poetic ode to Liverpool, "Of Time and the City.
Hudson is due in the Brittany beach resort to introduce a retrospective of his films including the multiple Oscar-winning Olympic tale "Chariots of Fire" and the Tarzan adaptation "Greystoke." There also will be a retrospective on the films based on Daphne Du Maurier's work, including Alfred Hitchcock's "Rebecca" and "The Birds" and Nicolas Roeg's "Don't Look Now."
Six independent British films will compete for Dinard's Golden Hitchcock Trophy. The Anglo-French jury this year is presided over by Gallic actor Lambert Wilson.
Other French premiere screenings scheduled include "The Duchess," directed by Saul Dibb and starring Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes; Steve McQueen's hard-hitting Bobby Sands prison drama, "Hunger"; and Terence Davies' poetic ode to Liverpool, "Of Time and the City.
- 9/8/2008
- by By Charles Masters
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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