Two evil blondes who will probably try to steal your boyfriend have been cast as Christian “hanging in that way” Grey and Anastasia “European names are dumb” Steele in the Fifty Shades movie. Christian will played by Charlie Hunnam, better known from Sons of Anarchy and Queer as Folk, and Ana will be played by some ugly bitch who will never love Christian Grey as much as you do. NEVER!
Dakota Johnson is actually Melanie Griffith’s daughter, so I have to hope, pray, and cross my fingers that we’re a step closer to seeing Melanie as Mrs. Elena Bitch Troll Robinson.
I wish both of these crazy kids nothing but the best as they mangle their careers irreparably by stepping up as the only B-squad actors who would touch the roles with a ten foot pole. Whatever gambling debts or student loans they’re trying to pay off by joining this shit show are sure to be resolved.
Now that the roles are cast, what scene are you most looking forward to, dear reader? I’m torn between the tampon scene, or the one they have to write in to make it seem like Ana has any agency or gives consent.
All the Leila scenes. All of them.
IMDB just put the news on their facebook page too, and they wrote Annalisa Steele instead of Anastasia. Lol
Not worth getting right. 😀
Hmm, I don’t even know. The tampon scene sounds great, something I’d love to see in a movie. And I hope the tampon won’t have a body double, I want to see the real tampon, not a tampon substitute.
I need to see the tampon scene on the big screen.
In 3D too. Go big or go home,
Yeah, used tampon in 3D. Flying over the audience.
Oh my, this book is so HOT!
Lol, I knew this would amuse you!! She might pass as Ana, but him? Dude looks like a middle-aged case-a-day-of-beer-drinker.
I don’t think Dakota would be too good as Ana either. She looks prettier with blonde hair too and she can’t stay like that since Ana hating blonde women is such a center plot of the series.
Different Sophie here…
not strictly relevant but I always wished Ana used a mooncup. would like to see Grey try and pull that sucker out without her help
I just have to add that they really scraped the bottom of the barrel with him.
Well aren’t you just unpleasant?
I can see why you had to add that. Isn’t that body-snarking? Or is that only bad when it’s done to women?
A few years, even a year back he looked quite different than he does now. Now he’s got crows feet, forehead wrinkles that are apparent even when he isn’t raising his eyebrows, and his face is filling out. For some guys this just plain happens (Robert Pattinson was openly distressed about it happening to him during the Twilight movies), and it doesn’t mean someone can’t be attractive, but he does’t have the same looks he had even a year ago, and he looks like he’s aged more than a year. It’s going to take a LOT to get him to pass for a lean, chiseled-face, 27-year-old. He can work out more (if that would be needed since, as far as I know, he’s still toned like crazy), but there isn’t a whole lot that can be done about his face. He looks firmly in his mid-30’s at least, and yes, I know he is 33. But he can pass for more than six years older easier than he can pass for six years younger, especially since he has the look of a man who’s led a harder life and kicks back with a Bud after a long, hard day of working. As I said, this doesn’t imply he’s not attractive at all, just that he looks nothing like Christian Grey. If an open observation about the production casting an actor who does not fit the physical description of a character is body-snarking, then it is what it is. But I do not think it is.
There are a lot of other guys in Hollywood who look 27 and have the angular face. It’s no secret other actors have turned the role down, and the few gunning for the role were turned down for who-knows-what reason. I follow Erika’s tweets, and have seen some she’s deleted (and got a screen cap of a partial script page she posted and deleted within two minutes), and it’s clear she was getting discouraged by not getting him cast. When the woman who has been unshakable in her belief that Christian is the best thing ever and the haters are just jealous is getting worried, this indicates they were running out of options, hence scraping the bottom of the barrel. That phrase indicates running out. Even die-hards are saying this guy isn’t Christian.
So after being shot down every other time and ending up with someone who doesn’t have the looks and instead looks like a hard-working man a decade older after the author was discouraged, yes, they were scraping the bottom of the barrel, and I stand by my assessment that he looks nothing like Christian, and that you can’t use year-old pictures to say he’s a fit when NOW he looks like he’s jumped in age in a year.
And no, this isn’t ageism either. When an art form or career relies at least in part on the physical image you put forth, looks, with regard to roles, becomes fair game. It’s a harsh side of the acting world.
If Lindsey Lohan had been cast as Ana, I’d be given the same assessment that she appears much older than the character and does’t have the “every man instantly wants to bang her” look that Ana is supposed to have. It doesn’t matter that she has a long history with drugs and alcohol. That’s why I’m not commenting on personal lives. She has the look of someone whose lived a much rougher life, which is perfect for some roles, but not this one. Same goes for Charlie.
Saying that he’s “bottom of the barrel”, however, is a different matter altogether. It’s a rather unkind sentiment. He may not look like the Christian many imagined, and considering how much we deplore the Christian of the books, is that not a good thing? If we want to anticipate the film to cast a whole new light on the novels, than beginning with a man no one expected to be cast as Christian Grey seems a good way to go. No matter who they cast, many would be unsatisfied. Even those who dislike the book would be whining about an actor they like being affiliated. And besides, Christian is a very busy man. The amount of work he supposedly does would age him a bit.
I’m seeing people hoping for the movie to cast a new light on the hero and then criticizing the actor for being “not Christian enough”. Nobody is ever happy, it seems. And I get what you’re saying. Pickings are slim and many actors do not want to be affiliated with 50 Shades of Grey. However. Putting it as “scraping the bottom of the barrel” in regards to his looks, possibly his talent, is a nasty thing to say, no matter what. Nobody would EVER want to be referred to as the bottom of the barrel for any reason, regardless of their work. I’m sure he’ll do his best with what he’s given.
And hey, maybe now that Mr. Grey is being played by somebody who looks like a hard-working beer swiller, maybe that’ll make his abuse seem less sexy. Thoughts?
Ahem. If *this* right here http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1536075008/nm0402271?ref_=nmmi_mi_all_sf_14 is the bottom of your barrel, I’m gonna want to trade barrels with you.
Mad props for getting in not one but two nasty digs in under an hour. It shows true dedication to the noble art of bashing people for their looks!
As for the mad dash of ‘splainin’, let’s just leave it at this: you can always try to make a case for an actor not having enough of a similar look with regards to “canon” “sources” (and we’re talking 50 Shades here, so there aren’t enough quote marks in the world to place around the words). It happens all the time. “Fans” lost their shit about Jennifer Lawrence being too “old” or too “fat” to play Katniss in The Hunger Games, or Daniel Craig being too short, too blond and not “handsome” enough to be Mr Bond, about Heath Ledger being just plain wrong for the Joker’s part. And those are actually decent movies, in which the actors mattered and where they made an impact, whereas I doubt casting an actor that’s the spitting image of whatever bullshit E. L. James committed to paper would impact the overall quality of the movie, or how well it will perform at the box office.
However, the comments you’re trying to justify were not along the line of “Charlie Hunnam looks nothing like Christian Grey”. They were two unsubtle digs at his looks: you compared him to an alcoholic and likened him to dregs. So, you know, rather than trying to rationalize that stuff six ways to Sunday, maybe it’d be better to just come out and say you were having a bad day. Or something. It happens to everybody and it’s a lot more convincing than the “now, see, I’m not saying he’s objectively ugly, I just mean he’s too much of a dog for the part” defense 😉
this thread is making me wish they’d cast Danny Trejo or Luis Guzman!
I don’t know, Sophie. Danny Trejo might be a little too subtle a visual cue. To really get Chrisitan Grey’s psychopathy across, I think we need a heavier hitter. What are Jack Nicholson and Anthony Hopkins doing these days?
I remember in an interview that Danny Trejo pretty much has a policy of never saying no to a movie, at least for student/indie films. Maybe he could be Josecob, or one of the security team?
I would like to climb into this hypothetical barrel, thnx.
Been looking at pictures of him and thinking more and more that t he’s perfect. The fans want a kind of metrosexual sharp suited chiselled featured pretty boy, but Hunnam’s got the capacity to do suppressed violent thuggishness,. Whilst still being very good looking. I can far more easily see him acting the sort of character who picks up his girlfriend in the street cos she won’t move when he tells her to, and I can far more easily see him doing all the staring and eye narrowing and it feeling actually threatening, I think maybe the casting directors are pretty wise on this one.
Also, having seen a picture of Johnson as a brunette now, she’s perfect. I don’t know the work of this Alexis woman the fans want, but she doesn’t seem to me to be any prettier or anything, in fact to my eyes she’s less pretty, and Johnson can do the breathy ditziness. so, yay casting directors and boo, stupid fandom
I liked him in Green Street Hooligans, so I am kinda disappointed that he took this role. Really, his character in Green Street was a nice guy, and I know it’s an acting gig, nothing to do with the real person, but why would anyone look at the Christian character and be “Oh yeah, I really want to portray this character.” I guess he’s not a huge actor, so maybe he wants more exposure, but still, I’m kinda saddened over this.
As for his looks, I didn’t recognize him, but that’s how he looks in Sons of Anarchy, he’s supposed to be scruffy.
I was starting to think that the 50 Shades movie was not going to be made because even though news for the rights being bought came out a while back, nothing had been said about the casting, and I figured they were having trouble casting actors who wanted to do this.
P.S Isn’t there an actual porn movie based on 50 shades?
OK, they obviously posted a very bad pic of him up there with the nasty beard and stupid smile, cause that pic posted below of him looks very nice. I didn’t know he was in Pacific Rim, a movie I still want to see! Still won’t watch this train wreck of a movie until it hits rental Won’t give that rich bitch any of my money! LOL
I’m surprised everyone is going with that picture of him because he’s so scruffy in it. He actually cleans up really well, he can’t act though so there’s that. http://www.thecinemasource.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/charlie_hunnam-deadfall-4.jpg
Oh, that’s a nice picture. Do you know how recent it is? Seeing that reminds me of how gorgeous he was on the cancelled-too-soon Undeclared! Good good memories. 😀
lol damn gurl what did Charlie ever do to you?
Kidding. Different strokes for different folks and all. But I think we can all agree that this dude ain’t Christian Grey.
I’m so into hairy, middle-aged beer guzzlers. Sadly, I ain’t jokin’. I think his scruffiness is hot, and I’m worried the tampon scene will ruin the hotness. Or, you know, the whole entire shit show. RIP Charlie Humman. I will miss fantasizing about you. Now, if you show up to take me away to a magical life, I’ll have to tell you no. I know, you’re torn up about it and calling EL James to quit now. Good choice.
Hey that’s fine, I’m surprised James didn’t act up because they couldn’t hire RPatz–the very reason why she even wrote the books in the first place.
I just want to see if they’d ham it up. Because any professional screenwriter would HAVE to have read chunks of it, and decided to hate it. Even the first Twilight movies had to rehash some of the character interactions, because some of them were too unbelievable (like, in New Moon. There was a scene in the book where Bella was forcibly kissed, and she tries to stop it and even defend herself. She gets laughed off and later stalked by the same guy who tried to molest her as she tries to get home. Her dad sees her coming home, nursing a broken hand, and Jacob following RIGHT BEHIND HER, and when he asks what’s up–the kid just grins and brags that he and Bella kissed. This is the first book where Charlie’s character was lobotomized, and he laughs it off and talks about how ‘great’ it is that the kids have finally gotten together.*
The movie made absolutely sure to change that. They showed Jacob mocking Bella’s decision to stop the making-out he tried to force on her, but when Charlie shows up, Jacob is immediately cowed and confesses out of guilt. Charlie actually reacts in disappointment, and does not laugh off Bella’s reaction.
So yeah, there are a few subtle points where the Twilight filmmakers showed a brief middle finger to the books. Which is what I’m hoping for the 50 Shades movie (or movies). The actors are probably preparing to look idiotic and strange, and even show actual scenes like…Oh, I dunno, Christian shrieking in the middle of a topless beach.
*Yeah, that was a surprise to my sister’s twi-fan friends. When they heard of these ‘changes’, they were at first shocked that the book had illustrated the scene in such a horrible way. They did admit that they skimmed some pages, and even at times didn’t remember it when they first read them. So this 50 Shades movie might actually make them realize how Hollywood would have to ‘fix’ a few scenes to actually make Chedward and Ana look like better people.
My casting choices:
Taylor: Jason Statham (duh)
Elena: Nicollette Sheridan
Jack Hyde: Damian Lewis
Kate: Dianna Agron
Jose: Diego Boneta
Elliot: Chris Hemsworth
Mia: Alison Brie
Ethan: Ryan Kwanten
Ray: Bruce Boxleitner
Carla: Jane Kaczmarek
Grace: Jessica Walter
Carrick: James Woods
Dr. Flynn: Christopher Eccleston
Ana’s subconscious: Maggie Smith
Ana’s inner goddess: Miley Cyrus
Scenes I’m anticipating most: Christian going catatonic and/or having a nightmare.
DO NOT SULLY THE NAME OF CHRIS HEMSWORTH by mentioning him in relation to this mess!!!!!
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I object more to Dame Maggie Smith. God forbid she do anything like this. I would cry.
I second this!
why WOULD SAY THAT ABOUT NINE AND MCGONAGALL AND THOR D;
EVEN LUCILLE BLUTH DID NOT ESCAPE THIS SHITFEST NOOOO
I mean, while they would improve the inevitable trainwreck, nothing short of amazing rewriting/directing has a prayer, even their skill. Maybe if they got the writer/director who un-Easton Ellised American Psycho and made it awesome instead of a misogynistic shitfest or something, but I don’t get the impression E. L. is gonna let her ~romantic story~ be rewritten in such a way.
Which is a fucking shame. If it was pulled apart completely, and remade anew by a skilled writer into a different theme of beast, the content could be genuinely good.
…bloody gods am I seriously mourning the genuine potential in this fucker?
I think I need more wine.
Miley Cyrus as the inner goddess. I love it.
I hate you for associating Professor McGonagall and The Doctor in relation to 50 Shades. Boo.
That was such terrible grammar. I stopped mid-sentence to have a convo. *is ashamed*
Don’t worry. They couldn’t get any good actors to touch this piece of shit with other people’s hands.
Miley and Maggie! They would be perfect! However I hope Maggie doesn’t lower her awesome self to the level of this mess.
Nicolette Sheridan would actually be a kickass Elena- she could just play it like what’s her nuts from Desperate Housewives.
I think at this point if anyone other than Jason Statham is Taylor we’re all going to be disappointed lol
Also, Miley Cyrus as the inner goddess is brilliant.
I’ve been kind of picturing the inner goddess as Zooey Deschanel. With a lobotomy.
Christopher Eccleston is too good to play Christian’s useless psychiatrist! I will only watch it if he snarks the entire time!
lol I would love if he gave a performance like Garrett Hedlund did in Eragon–he totally knew he was in a stupid movie and was openly trolling. So great.
If Jason Statham is in these movies, they have to just let him go shirtless through the whole thing. I insist. Then I wil definitely be buying a ticket to see THAT. Because Taylor is badass. And so is Jason. I’m glad Erika didn’t write enough about Taylor to ruin him.
Erm. . . . You might want to re-read Jen’s recap of FSD chapter 21. It didn’t ruin him completely, but it was pretty bad.
Ana’s subconscious: Maggie Smith
Ana’s inner goddess: Miley Cyrus
OMG, I’m dying. PERFECTION.
I would pay money TWICE to see Miley in this. “My inner goddess twerked with desire for Christian . . .”
I still can’t decide which I’d like more — the filmmakers sticking to the book and thereby creating the greatest train wreck known to man, or the filmmakers taking the general plot of the book and trying to make something actually watchable.
Trainwreck. If Christian is shown as sweet and Ana as having autonomy, this will reinforce to fans of the book that it’s really a great love story. They need to see where it is, and hopefully this can open up dialogue about how our society has become blinded to abuse and have even tried excusing it. It wouldn’t be easy to watch, but defenders of this trilogy need to face reality.
That’s an interesting point Alys – i hadn’t seen your comment when I posted below about the female writer and director having some kind of duty as women not to make something as rape-culture-reinforcing as the books.
Trouble is, the tremendous courage it would take to play it straight and show the abuse the way the book does – and the likelihood that its defenders will ignore it, the way they ignore the actual text of the book when they say ‘but he lurves her and it’s romantic’ – to me i think it would just not be a risk anyone would be willing to take.
of course if writer and director *subscribe* to the bullshit, then they are both incredibly stupid* and then they might play it straight, but see above, the defenders will defend it.
(*I would have said ‘surely too stupid to be entrusted with a studio’s money on such a potential money-maker’, but then again, someone published ELJ, so…
Erika doesn’t see the actions as abusive at all, and yet is thrilled with the screenplay. I don’t think she would be too happy if it was changed much. To make this movie non-abusive would require some major changes that I think would piss off fans without gaining new supporters. We know she’s been against edits for the books, even minor things, which is why the spelling and punctuation are so horrid. Do you think she’s be okay with changes to the story itself? Remember she has run from even mild criticism. What would Marcel and Sam have to say to her to get her to approve of a screenplay if they made changes?
Speaking of which, Marcel and Sam are HUGE fans of the books, and Marcel and Erika are pretty tight and practically BFFs. They spent more time together than Erika spends with her family. Now I don’t know about you, but I don’t know a single person who actually acknowledges the abuse and is a fan anyway. I know some people who don’t see the abuse and aren’t fans because of the writing, and quite a few who see the abuse and hate the books, but no one who is a fan who sees the abuse. So I doubt Marcel or Sam understand the abuse.
I don’t think the defenders would completely ignore it on the screen. For example, it’s one thing to hear about a baby bruised all over and thrown against a ceiling and left to fall to the ground with tons of broken boned. It sucks. It hurts our hearts because we are different people here. But it’s another to see this picture of just her head and face without seeing the rest of her body and the internal damage (no trigger warning should be needed there, but here’s one anyway): http://media2.krqe.com//photo/2008/11/01/baby_brianna_2_20081101155456_320_240.JPG Seeing something hits us on a different level than just reading about it. For Baby Brianna, I was able to compartmentalize her story when reading it, but after watching a news video with pictures, let’s just say that, three years later, I still have a hard time not crying when thinking about her. This reaction difference between reading and seeing is normal
Your brain can’t say, “that must be an exaggeration,” when you’re watching it or are looking at pictures that prove it isn’t. There’s a reason that people, after hearing something terrible, want to find pictures. It’s not to be macabre, it’s to see if it really is all that bad because they can’t believe it. And the they often walk away in some shock. It’s harder to be selective in what your process happening when it’s visual.
No, it would not be fun to see a woman abused on the screen, even if it’s just acting. But that just might be what’s needed for the millions upon millions of defenders of this book to get their eyes to start opening. How awful that watching abuse might be what could get people to accept that their beloved, sweet, darling Christian is really an abusive, rapist prick.
I didn’t know that, about them being fans of the book and friends of ELJ, although it makes sense that she has the power to get her friends on board. Answers my questions, anyway – if they’re fans of the book then they’re at best, stunningly uncritical readers and worst, downright dangerously stupid, either way, sounds like it’ll be faithful to the text and therefore, awful, and I do hope it’ll have the effect you describe, I really do. Imagine people coming out of a screening going ‘Christian said everything he says in the books so why did he seem like such a psychopath? Let me rethink this…’ We can hope!
They’re either really fans, or are lying all over Twitter. Marcel and Erika party a lot. Erika’s in LA more than in Britain, and many nights she and Marcel are hanging out and often alcohol is involved. Girls nights are various hotels, cruising around LA, the sort of things you don’t generally do with people you’re only tolerating. It’s possible to put up a business relationship wall, but they’re smashed that down. Erika posts a lot of pics on Twitter (a lot get deleted within minutes though), and tends to overshare. I doubt Major enjoyed his mom talking about taking him shopping for new underwear because she couldn’t stand how he preferred to wear the same ones until they were full of holes. She and Dana are also close buddies, the type who regularly flirt, though often using lines from the book to do it.
Sam’s also talked in a few interviews about how much she looooooooves these books.
I really think that a good chunk of fans, if they say the movie like the book, would walk away upset and disgusted, but unable to say that’s not how it was in the book. There will be some fans who are fans no matter what.
“but I don’t know a single person who actually acknowledges the abuse and is a fan anyway”
This is stunningly true. I know of a lot of people (myself included) who like the Twilight series, but are still aware of the many problematic aspects of it, and happily read and write their own criticism of it. Fifty Shades? Nope. Not a one. Or rather, there are some fans who see it but think his childhood is an acceptable excuse, and/or believe he changes for the better in the third book, but they refuse to hear any criticism of it.
@Alex,
God you’re right. The books had so much potential–a book talking about a cynical high schooler who encounters the supernatural? That could’ve been something phenomenal. But it’s sad that it’s also massively flawed (I couldn’t even deal with reading the first chapter–I guess when you’re a battered child and all your friends struggled to get away from their white trash roots, most of us could barely feel connected with Bella Swan).
But yeah, you’re absolutely right. If they played it straight, the whole movie would be massively triggering. But it depends on the fan, too. They might fly off into rage and not accept the accurate portrayal of Christian, or even make up stuff that wasn’t even THERE in the show.
Like, for instance, my mother is at most a raging slut-shamer. But she does love ‘drama’ movies that feature girls getting battered and getting in ‘trouble’ within society. But there are times when her mind goes somewhere crazy, and she somehow ‘inserts’ a speech made or an action that sends a damning message on a heroine for not being a ‘perfect’ woman. She does that quite a few times, and it makes me wonder how many people out there would do that by consciously making a movie fit to their ideals.
Plus, you’re absolutely right about real abuse cases. I sometimes wish I could legally show crime scene pictures showing the potential internal damage of rape in a person’s body (especially a woman’s). Because there are textbooks, with photographs, teaching medical and coroner students to tell if a person was violently raped. And it’s absolutely horrifying to hear normal, usually sensible guys watch movies like Hollowman, hear stuff like, ” Oh, I didn’t think I did that much on her.” from a rapist character, and then respond with words like, “Yeah, I don’t blame him, she was hot.”
Yeah, let’s just say that I’m glad I went to do forensics before I flunked it. Because I instantly made them awkward by telling them that ‘rape’ doesn’t magically leave nothing damaging in a victim, and if they won’t listen, I’d break into the college library and show them the damning pictures.
Okay, yeah, sorry about that. *phew*
It’s only a shame that pictures are sometimes the only way to make someone realise and feel actual empathy for all the other people who never got to have the luxury to live safe and with help and support. It’s sad that such wonderful, and positive things can make a person more damaging to victims because they cannot THINK beyond their safe, middle class world.
Train wreck. The world needs to see this.
Charlie Hunnam? Pacific Rim notwithstanding, to me he will always be the sweet little boy from Queer as Folk. whose character had a lot of underage sex with Aidan Gillen.
This is awesome. I can’t wait to see the bootleg, since I refuse to support this tragedy with money.
I still really want to see the porno version that got sued! Anyone know where I can find it on the internet?
I can’t wait for the RiffTrax, it’s the only way I’m watching it.
Jenny should definitely get another person or 2 and do an iRiff for it. Much as I like the rifftrax crew, I dont really think this is really in their wheelhouse, and would prefer someone who really knows the BS in this thing to take it on.
Oh, the tampon scene! Between that and the part where Chedward says he wants to have sex with her but she has to fill out paperwork first, I’m not sure which will be more awkward and weird…
But really, I’m hoping like others here have mentioned that they’ll just take the basic plot then re-work it to actually give Ana agency and consent over her body and actions. A girl can dream, can’t she?
THAT guy is supposed to be the mostest, bestest, sexiest man alive? Really? Might as well have cast David Caruso. In fact I would actually watch the movie if David Caruso were cast, just for the laughs.
“Christian, it doesn’t matter what you do to me. I promise I’ll always be yours.”
“Well, Mrs. Grey, it sounds like. . .”
( •_•)>⌐■-■
(⌐■_■)
“. . . I’ve got you whipped.”
YEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH
You just won the internet.
Alllllll the internets. They bow at your feet.
Now if I ever do see that awful (not even made yet and we all know it’s going to be the awfulest awful that ever awfuled) film I’ll get a huge laugh if Christian’s wearing shades. I’ll be doing my own YYYYEEEEEEAAAAHHHHHHH!s
*slow clap*
Real, honest to Ana’s Inner Goddess, tears of laughter in my eyes.
As a Sons of Anarchy fan this is a dark, dark day. Charlie has gone from playing the lead in a smartly written story that is adapted from Hamlet, to a terribly “written” ramble that is barely-adapted from Twilight.
I have to agree, this is a dark, dark day indeed. All I could think to scream is, “Charlie, don’t do it!” And the same goes to Dakota.
I’ve been meaning to watch Sons of Anarchy, and now I find myself SO glad that I haven’t gotten around to it (meaning I haven’t fallen in love with any characters enough to be upset about this casting :P)
I literally JUST finished S4. And the next freaking day, THIS HAPPENS.
I’m sorry, fellow Charlie fans. The Curse of Me strikes again.
Kelly Marcel, the screen writer, is interesting. IMDB lists her as having been a script editor on the super violent BRONSON, (by Nicholas Winding Refn, who I think is fascinating, so she has some interesting background to her career).
Everything on IMDB she’s credited for is thrillers and scifi, which is really interesting.
It’s predictable but bizarre that director, writer and lead actor are British, given ELJ’s terrible track record at setting things in America. Although I guess given the way Christian speaks, archaic, like a character that is over 100 years old, they had that in mind,
If Taylor Johnson and Marcel as women don;t do something to distance the content of this film from the awful, rape-culture enforcing source material, it will be very disappointing.
I think they need to show it for what it is so that defenders of these books can see what it is they’re defending. Their heads are cleaning it up to justify it, but you can’t really do that when you’re watching it happen. The last thing we need is for those who fail to see the blatant abuse feeling vindicated because movie-Christian respect Ana.
I think the stumbling block will be the faux-BDSM aspect. If they film Ana saying No to sex, as she does in the book, and Christian going ahead anyway, as he does in the books, ie clear cases of rape – the defenders will say ‘no but it’s BDSM see’. And then people who know about BDSM will get angry and point out that that is incorrect, as they have been doing all along, but… I have little faith in people dumb enough to read the text as romantic.
The stupid twisted thing is, perhaps it’s the best thing the women making the film could do, as women, is film it exactly as it happens in the text and hope that this does show up the abuse as you say – but that would leave me with fear for those who wilfully misunderstand, because Christian is described as ‘hot’ so therefore they love him – feeling vindicated that, well, they didn’t change it, that must mean it was OK from the start.
When I said I hope they make something different, too, I wasn’t thinking of making Christian seem actually to be caring, etc, but maybe more like playing up the role of Kate in questioning what’s happening to her friend, emphasising Christian’s awfulness, you know, just maybe introducing some element in the story external to Ana that assesses the abuse as what it is, even if Ana disagrees. I don’t know. I don’t know if ELJ has script approval or anything, either.
Those of us who already understand the abuse won’t be fans either way. For lovers of this book, seeing her “consent” to sex because she doesn’t want him to beat her may open some eyes. And there’s a difference between a coy, playful “no,” and a terrified “no.” Those who still don’t see the abuse are the sorts who will have to experience it first-hand, awful as that is to say, to really get it. There is nothing to lose by making the film faithful to the book.
Also a lot of stupid fans think that she signed the contract early on and don’t realize that not only did she not, but that a contract legally can’t obligate you anyway when it comes to sex acts. I think seeing her hyperventilate after that first big rape scene might snap some fans out of it. The crying was a big deal, and leaving it out would be noticed. Remember that Kate found her upset and that was supposed to show Kate “not getting it,” but Ana isn’t crying with a smile on her face. A woman crying in distress can’t be spun positively.
I think casting Jax is a good thing is disguise. So sexy that panties within a 10-yard radius disintegrate? No. So the irresistible good looks can be taken out. You’re left with someone average-looking with the wort of wealth it’s easy to ignore in a lot of movies because we see it all the time, who is a jerk. I expect he’ll come off fairly threatening.
Erika has shooting script approval rights. Technically this isn’t the same as the final say over what shows in screen (the writer of Mary Poppins had shooting script approval rights and tried to sue because things were changed along the way – she lost). I don’t know though how much say she has over final cut rights.
Sadly, some people still won’t get it though. There is a lady I work with, a sweet woman, who suffered two abusive relationships, who loves these books. She is one of the people who says “he completely changed.” That is a quote, she literally said exactly that to me. I still don’t know how to get through to her without saying something that might hurt her. 🙁
She’s a rare exception. I think those who have been abused and are fans anyway (like I said, I don’t know anyone in this category, doesn’t mean there aren’t any) probably had abuse so much worse to the point that Christian is mild, if not kind, in comparison.
And yeah, some people would be fans no matter what.
That might be it, I hadn’t thought of that. She said *possible trigger* that she had been shoved down stairs while pregnant *end trigger* So it might be that she just sees the stalking and verbal abuse as so much less than what she suffered that there is a disconnect in her mind in regards to the abuse. Which only makes me feel worse that she likes them, though at least now I think I have more insight as to why.
Yeah, I think those of us that suffered the more subtle kind of abuse and came out the other side are more likely to see the blatant, nauseating abuse in the books. I could see someone who suffered severe physical abuse not seeing the more subtle kind as “real” abuse. Heck, I’ve been told before “you weren’t in an abusive relationship. He might have hit you once or twice, but he didn’t, like, beat the crap out of you.” That’s how freaking pervasive rape culture is.
One positive I’ve found in these awful, awful books is I now have a good example of how consensual sex can become non-consentual mid-act. And that is still rape. I had that situation happen to me in that abusive relationship many times then he would turn around and tell me it was my own fault because I consented. It took a long time after I was out of the relationship to understand that no, that was rape. Actual, factual rape. And no, it wasn’t my fault it was his. But explaining that kind of event to others is difficult, especially if they’ve never experienced abuse. And explaining how it can take years to realize those events were rape is even harder.
So many people have this view that they know what rape is. It’s a stranger attacking a woman in a dark alley, usually with a weapon, telling her “don’t scream, bitch” and ripping off her clothes and raping her. That’s rape. When yes, that is, and yes that does happen, it’s rare. Very rare. When rape? Rape is not rare. Far from it sadly. It’s varied. You could never list all the events that can happen that are rape. And it can be more subtle than being attacked and screaming “no, no, no.”
I’m actually glad now that I can take excerpts from these books and say “this is rape too.” and hopefully get even just a few more people to get it.
I highly doubt that even that would make them change their minds. People, all people, are incredibly adept at blinding themselves.
Noooo, not Charlie! I was really hoping for someone I disliked, so I could easily ignore the movie news.
I would rather it be Charlie Day, I mean this is going to be a comedy right?
I like this comment a great deal. *salutes*
I really love Ian Somerhalder, so I am so torn between being overjoyed that he isn’t ruining his career (and horrifically endorsing rape culture) by being in this shitty mess, and being vicariously mortified that he couldn’t even get cast in this mess after having publicly lobbied for the role after so long. huh.
Maybe he finally got around to reading the books and quietly backed out. That is what happened in my head.
Oh. my. god.
Why Charlie Hunnam, WHY?!
His career will be ruined if he stars in these ‘sure to be’ godawful movies. I was hoping these movies were going to be in development hell forever, but after seeing this news, my hopes were thoroughly dashed.
They’ve announced a release date even. we have 11 months to wait.
I’m still sort of hoping that they are only attaching the name 50 shades to the movie for the obvious publicity, but hiring a real writer to simply take the tone of the book and write something that is not complete crap. Something that’s actually sexy with no tones of abuse. Pretty much throw the original book out the window. Because, really, how can anyone work on this project as currently written and not keep saying WTF after each take?? Or perhaps they will take a zombie spin on it and give it some much needed camp.
Zombie? …And Taylor would be the zombie hunter, while both Christian and Ana would be the first to be infected… Yeap, sounds good to me.
They’d be safe, because zombies want to each brains, and these two don’t have any. They’d be wandering around going, ‘What’s wrong? They won’t even try to attack us’.
Maybe the fans will be so mad about the casting, they won’t go to theaters to see it and this fucking disaster can finally end! Alas, this is but a pipe dream 🙁
The fan-loss has started. Fans on her Twitter are already saying they won’t see it now. Her response?
“To all the supporters, lovers and haters – thank you so much for the passion that you have for this project. You all rock. All of you.”
https://twitter.com/E_L_James/status/374605196984188929
So book-fans are one of those three now. If you love or support the movie, you’re good, otherwise you’re a hater. How passive-aggressive.
Speaking from personal experience of ELJ she is the queen of passive-aggressive, either that or she sets her minions on you.
so fans are upset because their own favourite wasn’t cast? This is becoming a theme, but I almost said ‘surely nobody can be so stupid as to think that this decision can please everyone, of course you cant all have your first choice’, but then remembered we’re talking 50 Shades fans.
Some feel entitled to have their favorites cast (has Matt Bomer ever shown an interest?), but many more are upset because this guy simply doesn’t fit the description of Christian Grey. Once upon a time he did, but age is catching up to him, and he no longer does. I understand the people upset that Chuck, who now has a more rugged look to him especially compared to even just a year ago, looks nothing like Christian, a metro young guy who doesn’t actually work hard at anything, but don’t understand the people livid that one particular actor, who may not have had any interest to begin with, wasn’t cast. Disappointment versus entitlement.
He looks fine to me. He doesn’t exactly look old and past it. Hair dye and make up will take care of the rest. I dunno. I mean, I can’t bear Natalie Portman, and I think she’s a terrible choice even for Jane Foster, a character I never had much time for in the first place. Do I boycott the Thor films? I do not. Do I whine at their creators? Most certainly not. ELJ has the fans she deserves.
Seriously. I don’t give many fucks about 50 shades, but wow. Ok, he’s not to your taste, but lay off the guy. This shit just seems petty after so many comments..
Like, go watch Pacific Rim.
Not only is it pretty excellent (aside from a plague of splainy white dudes), and he do a nice job in it, but he doesn’t look OMG OVER ALL THE HILLS, ffs. Put him in a suit and some decent lighting, he’ll do fine. I’m more concerned about his career after this thing, tbh.
Anyways, we’ve long snarked it made no damn sense that a self-made multimillionaire CEO would be frelling all of 27 (and not work? at all? ) so if need be they could make him 30, or 32-33 even. The scandal.
Which would hideously/beautifully highlight his creepy fucking fixation with infantilizing Ana, too, think of it.
Let’s be real, though. This is exactly how the Twilight fans reacted to Robert Pattinson being cast as their omgsogorgeous Edward. Calling him ugly, saying they’re not going to see the films, etc. Within months they did a complete 180 and suddenly thought he was the dreamiest dreamboat who ever dreamboated. Considering Twilight is where a good chunk of this series’ fans come from, I expect that by the time the movie comes out they’ll all deny they ever doubted him and they’ll say he’s the sexiest thing they’ve ever seen.
I just don’t see how they can even make this in to a film–first it’s awful and second, if they keep even partially true to the story, it will be rated NC-17. Let’s be honest–without the sex and abuse, there really isn’t much of a story line. This has disaster written all over it…………..I haven’t decided if I feel sorry for the actors who were dumb enough to have their names attached to it. At least the actor they picked is older than the character in the book, so he will seem “really old”.
It was announced early on that this will be “raunchy,” and it will be NC-17. This has led to debate over whether or not mainstream theaters should play it. Most have refused to play NC-17 movie due to Christian groups threatening boycotts, but there aren’t laws in most places mandating NC-17 be in a separate location. Some speculate the theaters will deal with any potential protests and loss of viewers for other movies because they’ll be banking on selling out for FS for a while.
Yeah, money can flip a company’s morals quite quickly.
I do kind of wonder if this might begin a trend towards more mainstream NC-17 movies. I mean, how many raunchy comedy movies have to tone down and cut a lot of what they wanted and had planned to get that R rating and not be branded NC-17. Hence all these “unrated” DVDs. I kind of wonder if by the time my own toddler son is 17 himself NC-17 movies will be as commonplace in theatres as R movies are now.
I figured most movie theaters turned down NC-17 movies because they can’t make as much money on them, since a significant portion of the potential audience is shut out completely. Plus, the added hassle of keeping teenagers from sneaking into the theater.
Anastasia IS a European name. Which, of course, only makes her snobbery even more moronic. >.>
I agree with Alys, I want to see this matched to the books, I want it to be just as terrible, I want people to see a man tell a woman “no one will hear you scream” on a giant screen. I want to watch those idiots walk out of the cinema wearing mixed looks of disbelief and epiphany.
I was waiting for your post about this. It was everything I’d thought it be and I can’t wait for you to do the movies.
I’m looking forward to the scene where he beats her bloody with a belt without her consent. I don’t think there’s a way they can film that without showing how fucked up this story is.
Especially since that will be the end of the movie. The movie will end with her sobbing, raw or bloody, collecting her things and walking out the door while he stands there bewildered going “Huh? What happened? Why didn’t she like that and beg for more?”
I really liked Pacific Rim so casting Charlie Hunnam as Christian Grey isn’t something i’m too pleased about, at least they didn’t cast Henry Cavill.
My dream casting had been Christian Bale seeing as he has experience playing rich billionaires and he was in American Psycho, so it would have been like deja vu.
…You just made me realize I’ve been subconsciously picturing him as a young Christian Bale. Probably because I was traumatized by American Psycho.
I liked Dakota Johnson in “21 Jump Street” but don’t know much else about her. And Charlie Hunnam? Huh. I didn’t think anyone I’d actually heard of would touch this thing. Maybe this will turn out to be another “American Psycho” and the film will be way better than the book (not a high bar to clear), but I won’t be going to the theater to find out.
Dakota Johnson is from the awesome, critically-beloved-but-short-lived-because-audiences-are-stupid-fucks Ben & Kate, and I am heartbroken that she has fallen so far. Also, she should be doing friggin’ comedy, not this…whatever.
THIS. All of this. Man, I miss that show. 🙁
(side note: I am also completely thrilled that all the people wanting Matt Bomer for the role did not win out, because I would have wept forever over his being anywhere near this train wreck.)
I needed to Google Matt Bomer because I apparently live under a rock. After I got done drooling over the images on the right-hand side I noticed that the #1 hit for his name is a petition by 50 Shades fans to recast the roles of Ana and Chedward with Alexis Bledel and him. It’s barely past 2pm, but I think I need a drink…
I just hope they rewrite the whole thing with Christian being a psychopath and he ends up murdering Ana, or Ana being schizophrenic and suffering a mental breakdown so severe she murders Leila out of jealousy and thinks she’s Leila in a good old fashioned erotic thriller from the 90’s way (Rising Cain or Basic Instinct style) or some shit. I just want a murder damn it! But we’ll be left with cheesy pseudo-simulated sex scenes, with the climax being the Thomas Thallis debacle in slow motion. Fuck this world.
The spanking scene. I’d love to see how they make this incredibly awkward and rapey scene looks cool in the movie. Also Christian following Ana to Georgia being portrayed as romantic. Yeah, that. I feel sorry for these actors, really. I hope they do ok.
Well, at least all this casting silliness is put to bed. Personally, I’m thrilled there’s going to be a film. I optimistically believe that the fans of the book are not mindlessly salivating women obsessed with the idea of having their lives controlled by a gorgeous heel-clicking Son of Anarchy, that they just figure they’re having a bit of fun with a fantasy. Seeing it on film, whether they dilute Christian’s personality so he’s less frightening or portray it starkly as writ, will likely raise questions in the more inquisitive of fans, and as they may continue seeing the book as a frivolous bit of fun with dark undertones, they will understand the reality of Ana’s situation. What women in the real world go through. “Why would they need to change him” or “Was he really like this? I should look into the facts behind the fiction.” It won’t happen to everyone, but any is many when it comes to something as horrible as abuse. And that gives me hope.
If they do portray him the same way he is in the books, and Christian still comes across as a possessive, abusive creep, some dumb ass fans out there are going to say, “Oh, but he CHANGES later in the series….because of Ana’s magical love!!” They will still rationalize his behavior.
Okay…if they do this right, it could be tremendously awesome. Everyone knows that the musical score heightens the emotions the audience feels. They should play each scene straight and when EL is watching the dailies it will look fine. Then at the last second they add the horror movie score to the love scenes instead of the lovey-dovey music.
LOL…it would be awesome!
And if they don’t, by the time it’s on DVD someone will have made their own version with the lovey-dovey music removed and horror flick music added. Coming soon to YouTube. >:)
I read that Robert Pattinson was ELJ’s first choice for Christian Grey. idk about y’all, but I am shocked. SHOCKED
Of course he was, cause he’s Edward. There is no way Robert Pattinson would have touched this. He’s only just escaped the Twilight vortex and he’s very scathing about it, he wouldn’t get sucked back into it and put his name to this trainwreck.
hee!
There is nothing in this world I love more than Robert Pattinson’s utter fucking loathing for everything Twilight. And life. And the universe. And everything. xD
Dude needs to get on some decent projects already so the cult of fans that cluster around his fabulous personality can openly adore his donewithitall self.
And now I so BADLY want to hear what he has to say about these things once they come out tho. To hell with the films and any scenes therein. THAT is the thing I look forward to.
Give me an interview with the Twilight-hating Twilight cast about these abominations <3
I need those gifs in my life like I do air.
Personally I can’t wait to see all of the email exchanges on the big screen.
I second that. Although I think the reading of the 7 page-long contract is going to be my personal favorite. Hopefully they’ll be true to the “book”, and that shit’ll get read umpteen times by Anastasia, she of the goldfish memory.
Oh God, the pacing of this movie will be beyond salvageable. I envision at least 45 minutes of words just being read aloud.
Bonus points if they do it Twilight-style: we see the contract superimposed on shots of various changing seasonal shots, as it takes Anastasia ‘reading comprehension issues’ Steele months to get the hang of a 7 page document.
And when she gets her knew MacBook Pro, the camera slowly pans around her a few times as she tries to figure out how it works, all while depressing music plays in the background.
Or not even read aloud, just show the computer screen and let the viewer read it. Maybe they could scroll it across the screen Star Wars style.
If they did just show the emails, I might actually go to the theatre to see it, just so I can be that obnoxious can-only-read-if-I’m-reading-aloud person. And read it in monotone.
An-a-stas-ee-uh, This is Christian. How are you. I am good and want to make-uh da sexy times with you.
Star Wars scrolling contract. We need this. They must use either the original theme from that bit or a triumphant brass band version of whatever the Fifty Shades theme will be.
^^^
This, so much. We need to start campaigning for the Star Wars rolling text, accompanied by a brass orchestra rendition of “(Hit me),Baby, one more time”. Let’s make it happen.
It exists – of course it exists. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_bLiG5Erg4
Would that I were handy with PowerPoint/iMovie!
Since lack of skill didn’t stop E. L. James from publishing her dirge, I figured I might as well make my directorial debut. Behold: this is what I expect a good 30 minutes of the actual movie will look like => http://s1281.photobucket.com/user/Cressida23/media/TwiStar-FiftyShadesofWars_zps78b989fc.mp4.html
Cimmerius, Kody, Annie and Wholeduck, I’d give you associate producer credits, except that in E. L James’ world, we all know intellectual property doesn’t exist.
“Cimmerius, Kody, Annie and Wholeduck, I’d give you associate producer credits, except that in E. L James’ world, we all know intellectual property doesn’t exist.”
Truer words have never been spoken!
That is perfect. Now we just need to sneak it into the appropriate place in the film.
For me, it would be the part where Chedward fucks Ana so hard he turns her into a pirate.
I still laugh at that one.
And all I could think at that part was that it was just one letter off from being Charlie Brown. Then I thought of Chrdward fucking Charlie Brown as he falls when the football is pulled out from under him and I am at the same time giddily amused and heartbreakingly sad because I just sullied my childhood.
I can’t wait to see any of Ana’s “subconscious” and “inner goddess” scenes. I really hope they opt to making them little cartoons. That would almost make the movie seem watchable
Like the Anime sections in Kill Bill vol 1!
Or like Lizzy McGuire!
Bad Idea Bears.
As much I as hate to say it, I might actually shell out money to see this movie (rent it or cheap seats, anyway). i just want to see how horrible it’s going to be.
Don’t do it! There’s no such thing as hate money.
Just wait till it inevitably leaks on the internet, or buy a ticket for something else and sneak into the theater lol
Yeah…I kind of don’t want to miss the audience reactions. For example, when I went to Twilight in theatres, there was a part where Edward said, “I feel very protective of you”, and I overheard these girls give nervous giggles and say, “That sounds so creepy!” I just want to be there when some Fifty Shades fan or would-be fan says, “Wow…is that really how it is in the book? That’s…not right”. Or something to that effect.
At this point, the only way I will see this is if they make Charlie wear that tie a reader created and Jenny posted in one of her recaps. Let’s face it, I would need something to laugh at during such an abusive trainwreck.
Huh. Her face is actually exactly what I pictured it to be O.o
I pictured this fragile, kind of always insecure look/expression on her face. And that is exactly how this actress looks to me in this picture.
I will NOT be spending money to go see this film.
I’m very happy that no actor or actress I know and like willbe sullied by this train wreck. I really hope these 2 won’t have their careers ruined.
As for the scene, I think if they shoot the first sex scene the way it goes in the book (him slamming his dong into her virginal vagina), it might already make people uncomfortable and recognize that he is a huge dick wad
I’m just disappointed that he’s involved in this mess because I really like him.
At this point I’m hoping he either has to drop out or whoever is screenwriting this trainwreck can….salvage it somehow (and that would be by basically writing an entirely different movie).
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I would like to think that they will shoot the movie following closely the book so that the abuse will awkwardly/gloriously show on screen for what it is, but honestly, I don’t think this is gonna happen. I think they will soften all of it, make it look incredibly sexy and show little of Ana’s breakdowns, so that it will look like the love story that it has never been in the books.
The scenes I’m waiting for are the ones with Ana’s subconscious and inner goddess. I’ve been picturing a Lizzie McGuire kind of thing since I first heard about them.
Also, does anybody know whether it will be a three-movie thing or, because of plot-lacking, it will be condensed in one movie?
I can’t wait for the comic relief, just imagine “I’m hungry…but not for food” on the big screen.
Oh wait, it already was, in a much better movie than 50 shades will be http://youtu.be/9tNh26F9TWg?t=47s
Also, will be interesting to see if the actors could pull of the intense smarmy douchyness of how they deliver their “jokes”, like ‘fair point well made Mrs Grey’.
I also can’t wait for scene after scene after scene after scene of them arguing about Ana not eating. And the blushing, wonder how they’ll pull that off, I’m kinda hoping for the Ed Wood equivalent of CG, or like in a cartoon when someone eats a spicy pepper and the redness rises from their feet and steam comes out their ears.
I am SO relieved no one I know or like got cast in this. SO RELIEVED!!!
y’all are so rough. He looked amazing in Pacific Rim. As long as he gets rid of the long hair & facial hair, he looks good.
The best part of the movie is going to be reading this blog and the resulting comments!!!
http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/who-was-meant-to-play-christian-grey-in-upcoming-fifty-shades-of-grey-film-adaptation/story-e6frfmvr-1226710433383
Oh what a shocker, E.L James wanted Robert pattinson to play as chedward because the books didn’t have blatant rip off written all over them already. The poor guy went through twilight once and i’m sure as hell he doesn’t want to star in a worse book adaption.
Ugh, just knowing these movies are still being made is making me want to puke.
OH MY GOD. MY GOD! OH GOD! (and I’m an atheist)
They have started a petition on Change.org!!! OH MY GOD.
https://www.change.org/petitions/we-want-matt-bomer-and-alexis-bledel-as-christian-grey-and-anastasia-steele-on-50-shades
That’s the wonderful part about the internet, lots of voices can speak out.
It’s a movie. How lame must your life be in order to start (and sign) a petition for a change of cast in a movie!
On a side note, Ariel Castro found hung in his cell… THIS is how fifty shades movie should end only, with a headline like “Christian Grey, former CEO of Grey Enterprises Holding inc./enc./tm whatever, guilty of multiple charges of stalking, harassing, kidnapping, assault and battery and sentenced to life in prison plus a 1,000 years in a sarlac pit, found hung and emasculated in his prison cell.”
Now that is good news. Scum of the earth should not waste oxygen.
Oh, and I love this article which talks about change.org’s importance and the lameness of those sex-hungry idlers:
http://www.pajiba.com/trade_news/women-who-have-never-had-decent-sex-outraged-by-warped-fantasy-movie-casting.php
btw: Jenny’s blog is mentioned a few times in the comments 😉
have either of those actors stated that they even want to be in it?
yeah, apparently here’s mum is just psyched . and EL made it official, too.
sorry I meant the ones that the petition is demanding, Matt thingy and the other one. wondering if they even have any interest.
The graduation of course! can’t wait to see how bella intros ed to Charlie on screen!
This is hands-down the best post about the casting decisions out there.
If you’re not sure how ridiculous the movie is going to be, here’s photoshopped picture from Yahoo to give you an idea http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/V4iQ7GZR3dBblYiMWqgnEw–/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTQ1MDtweW9mZj0wO3E9ODU7dz0zMDA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/HollywoodReporter/50_shades_casting_a_p_300.jpg
Please, oh please someone tell me it is only going to be ONE movie!!!!! I can’t stand all the hype, but dragged out over years, ughhhhh!
My baby group was talking about the movie today and they we all so excited! I didn’t have the hèsrt to tell me all to STFU about those stupid book and movie!!
Sorry about the typos, lag on iPad and autocorrect. I even got some Spanish in there, lol!!
Personally, I’m looking forward to the scene where Ana almost gets killed by a bicyclist, gets rejected by Christian, and crumples in a parking garage to cry about it.
On an unrelated note, I always pictured Alex Pettyfer, http://www.imdb.com/media/rm765901312/nm1641117?ref_=nmmi_mi_all_evt_22, as Christian. Bonus: he plays a decent sociopath in In Time and he held a woman captive in his home in Beastly. How has he been overlooked to play the rapey “hero”?
I heard Alex Pettyfer was abusive to his last girlfriend too.
See, he’d be perfect.
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You know who’s my dream cast for Christian Grey? Neil Patrick Harris! Ahahahaha:-D
Doing the happy dance over here ‘cos I read somewhere that Mila Kunis was up for the role of Anastasia. And I like Mila Kunis. But, OMG, Melanie Griffiths as Bitch Troll Elena? Please, Santa, I have been SO good!!!!!!!
I CANNOT STOP FUCKING LAUGHING ABOUT IT. EVERY TIME I JUST CACKLE WITH PURE JOY