Inspired by E.L. James‘ novels of the same name, the Fifty Shades of Grey film franchise made serious moves in Hollywood!
20.08.2023 - 23:11 / nme.com
Fifty Shades star Jamie Dornan says he knew that “critics would despise” the film adaptations of the books.Dornan starred as Christian Gray opposite Dakota Johnson in the trilogy of films, based upon E. L.
James’ series of erotic fiction.Speaking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Dornan said it took him time to accept the role in the films, and that he sought advice from those close to him about working on the films.“It wasn’t an instant yes by any means,” Dornan – who originally lost out to Charlie Hunnam to play Grey, but was brought back in when he dropped out – said.“It needed to be talked through. I sought counsel from friends, family, a lot of actors.”He added: “When I didn’t get it, I felt a bit of relief because I knew that guy is going to get wrecked here.
He maybe felt the same… suddenly there I was, but with way less time to make a decision. I got cast five weeks before we started filming.“I knew that it came with all that baggage… that the realty was it would make a ton of money and the fans would love and the critics would despise it.
That’s what happened with the books and that’s what we were making. We were staying truthful to the books, and we knew what that would be.”Dornan went on: “Movies that are made for the fans that fans love can be seen as a success,” he added.
Inspired by E.L. James‘ novels of the same name, the Fifty Shades of Grey film franchise made serious moves in Hollywood!
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Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jamie Dornan said on a recent episode of the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast that he was fully aware film critics would ridicule the “Fifty Shades of Grey” movies before he accepted the role of the BDSM-loving businessman Christian Grey. Dornan starred opposite Dakota Johnson in the film trilogy, which grossed $1.3 billion worldwide but averaged a paltry 15% Rotten Tomatoes score. “It wasn’t an instant yes by any means,” Dornan said about accepting the role.
Gal Gadot‘s new Netflix movie Heart Of Stone have been reacting to a character spotted wearing an old Middlesbrough FC football shirt.It comes after a scene in the new spy thriller, which was released on Friday (11 August), shows Gadot being chased by a gang in Senegal bribed by her MI6 colleague Parker (Jamie Dornan).During the scene, many viewers noticed that one of the locals chasing the Wonder Woman actress was wearing a Middlesborough FC shirt from the 2009/10 season.“Not often you see a @Boro shirt on a bad guy in a movie,” wrote one user while another called it a “wild inclusion”, adding: “Did not expect to see an old @Boro shirt in #HeartOfStone.”Another added: “Watching ‘Heart of Stone’ on Netflix with Gal Gadot and the bad guy in it is wearing a Boro top. Howling.”Did not expect to see an old @Boro shirt in #HeartOfStone.
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Robert Pattinson’s success early in his career.Appearing alongside his Heart Of Stone co-stars Gal Gadot and Alia Bhatt in an interview with Wired, Dornan reflected on his long-time friendship with Pattinson.“I’ve known Rob forever, he’s a really good friend,” Dornan said. “I love him.
Netflix is clearly determined to play the major studio game of big star-driven action franchises. Extraction and its current sequel, The Gray Man (with the promise of more), Red Notice, and many others represent big screen type entertainment designed ultimately for people to watch on their couches at home. This kind of stuff, while skillfully and expensively executed still works best at IMAX rather than your living room but the streamer is convinced they will goose subscriptions so expect more of it, and movies like Heart Of Stone , a convoluted spy thriller loaded with James Bond-style action set pieces but with a wonder woman in the name of Gal Gadot in the center of it all. Taking a cue from Charlize Theron’s Netflix franchise, The Old Guard, this is a female-driven enterprise where the men, namely Jamie Dornan’s complicated bad guy, take a back seat for the most part. In fact this is a Gadot vehicle all the way.
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