It is the first installment in the Fifty Shades film series and was followed by two sequels, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed, released in 20, respectively, both of which were received negatively but were commercially successful.Ģ1-year-old Anastasia 'Ana' Steele is an English literature major at Washington State University's satellite campus near Vancouver, Washington. Ellie Goulding's single ' Love Me Like You Do' was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, while The Weeknd's single ' Earned It' was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 88th Academy Awards. The film was the most awarded at the 36th Golden Raspberry Awards, winning five of six nominations, including Worst Picture (tied with Fantastic Four) and both leading roles. Despite receiving generally negative reviews, it was an immediate box office success, breaking numerous box office records and earning over US$570 million worldwide, while its soundtrack album was also successful.

Reshoots involving scenes between Dornan and Johnson took place in Vancouver during the week of October 2014.įifty Shades of Grey premiered at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival on February 11, 2015, and was released on February 13, 2015, in IMAX formats, by Universal Pictures and Focus Features. Filming began in December 2013 and wrapped by February 2014.

The main cast joined the project between October and December 2013. She cited 9½ Weeks, Last Tango in Paris, and Blue Is the Warmest Colour as her inspirations. Taylor-Johnson was attached to directed in June 2013. The story follows Anastasia Steele (Johnson), a college graduate who begins a sadomasochistic relationship with young business magnate Christian Grey (Dornan).ĭevelopment began in March 2012 with Universal secured the rights to the trilogy, following the bidding war. James' 2011 novel of the same name and stars Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Jennifer Ehle and Marcia Gay Harden. Fifty Shades of Grey is a 2015 American erotic romantic drama film directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, with a screenplay by Kelly Marcel.

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