Fifty Shades Won't Be Significant for Dakota Johnson

Does father really know best? According to Don Johnson, Dakota's father who was successful him self in the 80's with Miami Vice, simply thinks Fifty Shades will be a, "blip on his daughter's career."

The 65 year old in a recent interview went on to say that he is "proud of his daughter's acting talents and despite her having the lead role in the much-hyped adaptation of E. L. James' raunchy novel, he doesn't think it will be seen as particularly important in the long term." Stating that she will be a significant actress for many years to come.
Don Johnson himself has not read the book that the movie is adapted from and has no intentions to, but said he will see the film and support his daughter now and in all the significant roles she will have in the future.

Source: female first

Did Fifty Shades of Grey Change Dakota Johnson?

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It's nice to know that Dakota Johnson isn't letting Fifty Shades of Grey go to her head.

She was filming Cymbeline with John Leguizamo when she won the role of Anastasia Steele in the movie adaptation of the best selling NFSW novel.

Dakota Johnson Kisses Jamie Dornan for the First Time on Fifty Shades of Grey Set—See the Pic!

Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan aren't quite ready to play with whips and chains yet, but they're getting there!

The Fifty Shades of Grey costars shared their first romantic moment on the film's Vancouver set on Monday, Dec. 8, when Johnson (Anastasia Steele) gently kissed the cheek of Dornan (Christian Grey).

The tame but promising scene appears to be shot outside of Grey Enterprises, aka the business that turned Christian into a billionaire. Dornan, 31, wears his character's standard well-tailored gray suit, while Johnson, 24, keeps up Anastasia's plain but pretty demeanor in a simple red dress and belted camel trench coat.

Clearly these two can handle an innocent peck on the cheek, but how will they fare when things take a raunchier turn? Perfectly fine, of course! When Entertainment Weekly asked Dornan if he was concerned about playing such a sexual character, he replied confidently, "I certainly don't fear it."

"I already got a glimpse into working with [director] Sam[Taylor-Johnson] at the test, and I'd met Dakota by then," he explained. "So I had a glimpse into how I felt it would be if I got the part. None of it scared me."

As for Johnson? "I just really understand it," she said of the romance. "I think it's an incredible love story, and that's why it's affected so many people. Erica [author E.L. James] did a really good job of explaining how that just can happen sometimes and you have this chemical pull to someone. Adding in the sex makes it perfect. Sometimes you feel a little bit naughty, and that's okay."

Of course it is, darling! Everyone should do something now and then that turns them the color of the Communist Manifesto.

Source: eonline

Universal Shifts ’50 Shades’ Release Date to February 2015

Universal has shifted the release date for “50 Shades of Grey” to Feb. 13, 2015.

‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ moved to Valentine’s Day 2015, first look at Christian and Anastasia released!

The Fifty Shades of Grey movie has been delayed until February 13, 2015, just in time for Valentine’s Day.

The book to film adaptation of E.L. James novel was previously set for a debut on August 1, 2014. The six-month delay means that the film can now be marketed as a romantic movie for couples considering a dinner and movie date on the weekend designated for love.

Dakota Johnson Is ‘Having A Very Hard Time Dealing With The Press’

Dakota Johnson, who is slated to play Anna Steele in the upcoming movie, Fifty Shades Of Gray, is reportedly feeling the pressure as she prepares for her new lead role.

As was reported in the media recently Johnson’s co-star, Charlie Hunman, who was chosen for the role of Christian Gray, dropped out of the movie mainly due to the media attention he has received and will receive in the future.

A source told E! Online that: “Dakota is having a very hard time dealing with all the press. When she first got the role, it was way too much for her.”

The same source said that it was difficult for Johnson to go from being a virtual unknown to a star overnight. They said “it’s been tough” for Dakota Johnson.

Universal Pictures and Focus Features said in a joint statement about the Charlie Hunman drop-out from the movie, over the weekend:

“The filmmakers of Fifty Shades of Grey and Charlie Hunnam have agreed to find another male lead given Hunnam’s immersive TV schedule which is not allowing him time to adequately prepare for the role of Christian Grey.”

An insider told E! Online that Charlie Hunman felt that if he played the lead role in the new movie he would be forced to do lots of media appearances in the future:

“More than anything he hates attention and being in Fifty Shades of Grey would force him to do lots of media. That’s really not his thing. Charlie doesn’t want to be massively famous. Plus, he hates conforming and being told what to do. This role would force him to have to be something he is not,” they said.

It still remains to be seen who will be cast for the Christian Gray role in the upcoming movie as Universal Pictures look for an ideal co-star for Dakota Johnson.

Source:   Inquisitr  

Fifty Shades of Outrage, Confusion, and Acceptance

We read the books and get images of who should portray our favorite characters when it is hopefully made and on the big screen, but what happens when our fantasies don't come true?

Well, we squawk, moan and complain as all fans would or should. But we aren’t the ones spending the money and making these blockbusters. We have to trust that the casting directors and film houses know what they are doing and do their best to bring our fave characters to life.

I for one was not the least bit pleased when Nikki Reed was cast in our beloved Twilight. You read the books, and Rosalie was supposed to be the most beautiful vampire around. I moaned, I sulked even and tweeted Facebooked and I cannot lie I was not kind in my words. Then I saw the stills being posted and the behind scenes footage and, I was sold. She became Rose just for us. She died her naturally brunette locks blonde and even reportedly lost her hair in the process to bring her to life and do her justice.

Now most of us read MOTU, Master of The Universe, by a then unknown fanfic writer simply known as Snow Queens Ice Dragon. Icey, wrote a tale of the very sexy Edward Cullen, who was a DOM and not a vampire, and Isabella Swan the young naïve human who is drawn to Mr. Oh-So-Smoldering Cullen. The story was an instant hit in the fanfic community and was sent all around twitter and then some. Icey, led us on releasing chapters every so often. We were salivating. It was erotic, sensual and kept us on our toes and wanting more.  

Just as we were sinking our teeth into MOTU, and going back and rereading it again and again, it was pulled. But alas we weren’t without our MOTU too; long it was renamed, redone and published as a set of books. Not by our beloved Icey, but writer behind Icey - EL James.

We were no longer having visions of Edward Cullen and Bella Swan, but Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele. The world was turned upside down. Fans and critics were up in arms the name calling and bad reviews were running rampant over the news and every social network known to man. It was being called Mommy Porn and the moms and women were buying it up like wildfire, and EL James was laughing all the way to the bank.

Just when we couldn’t fathom getting enough of our books, yet another bombshell was dropped; our books were being made into a movie series. Oh our hearts went all a flutter and our minds raced with the endless possibilities of who could be our Christian.

We all had our faves. Sites were made; campaigns were started, just to get the word out as to who would make the best Fiifty. Would they go with an unknown or cast a fan fave the guessing began. I am sure there even had to be bets being wagered in Vegas as to who could fill the shoes and erotic thoughts of so many women.

Just when we thought we had it all figured out, our perfect version of the “perfect fucked up” man, celebs themselves started saying they wanted to play the now ironic iconic role. Up to this point I only could picture Robert Pattinson to fill the role. I was a purist, I read MOTU, I even RPed ( role played ) it on twitter ( with Icey’s blessing ) I knew deep down that, that would never happen, but I did hold my breath in hopes.

When I first heard Ian Sommerhalder’s name being thrown around I was instantly sold and converted to him being our Christian. There was no other man that could fill the void. He has it all, smoldering looks, that smirk that is an integral part of main player, the eyes, the way he wears his suit. All the signs were there. Ian himself was reading the books, gearing up for the role. Hearts were fluttering and panties were poofing.

Let’s be honest, Ana our beloved virgin and Ms. Innocent, no one cared who played her WE WERE ALL ANA. We would envision us as Ana, playing up on the big screen with him. Names naturally were being mention, Emma Watson for one ( would have been amazing ) who has that quality of innocence would have nailed the role flawlessly. I think I even heard Anne Hathaway mentioned as well. Both ladies could have pulled off the innocence we needed to BE Ana.

We waited with baited breath. We got the director, they announced when the movie would start filming, announced its release, and still no cast had been cast.

Today the world came crashing around us; the role of Anna Steele was cast and announced by EL James herself on Twitter, “I am delighted to let you know that the lovely Dakota Johnson has agreed to be our Anastasia in the film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey.” Twitter was all a buzz, Dakota Johnson. I for one had to Google her name, I had no idea. I texted the world, letting them know the news. A blonde, a blonde unknown was cast as our Ana. How can it be? Sure she had famous lineage, but who the heck is Dakota Johnson and why oh why her? So as a dutiful site owner, I looked her up, posted what I had on her, and tried to focus and remember, “I once wasn’t happy with the casting of Rosalie and that turned out to be ok.” Who am I kidding I can’t calm down, not until I see some sort of proof that she can be vulnerable and become our Ana. And I don’t just mean by dying her hair brown.

My head was spinning, like many others all over twitter. Well I’m assuming they knew and know what they were doing.

Now we wait for who they picked out to play Christian Grey on the big screen, only we didn’t have to wait long. Just about an hour later, once again Ms. James gave us our announcement via twitter,” The gorgeous and talented Charlie Hunnam will be Christian Grey in the film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey.” My jaw dropped, my fists clenched. Was she mad? She cast HIM? His name wasn’t even in the mix of potential Christians! Matt Bomer, Ian Sommerhalder, Christian Bale even, but.. HIM? Once again my head was spinning, it was on overload. He is blonde and BRITISH, how can this burly, but sexy man play our Christian? As a Fan site owner, I did my duty, and posted pics and stats.

Charlie a very talented actor on the very popular show Sons of Anarchy is now our, sexy, fuckable, and eventual vulnerable Christian Grey.

Let’s take a moment to let that set in.

We have our leads in the movie we can’t wait to be made. We can’t always get the man or woman we envisioned to play our fave characters. We also do not know the reasons some of our faves didn’t get the roles. They could have scheduling conflicts, money could be the issue, or they just wanted to go in a different direction all together. But our book is being made into a movie. That is what is really important. We read the fan fic, we went out and bought the books, and in some cases went to the store and met and got our book signed by EL James herself, and now we get a movie out of it.

Making the final decision on who was going to be cast knowing the pressure we are going to put on them cannot and could not have been easy. We need to have faith in their creative direction. We can still have our faves and squawk and moan and groan, but who are we kidding we all will be lined up to see this movie as well as the others we didn’t agree with the casting when it comes out on the big screen.

We can still envision our faves when we all reread our fave books, over and over and over again.

Now we’d like to hear from you. Who did you see as Ana and Christian? Do you agree with who they cast? Comments will be monitored and no hate will be allowed. Just fans willing to share their faves. 

The Low down on the two stars of 'Fifty Shades of Grey'

So, Fifty Shades has been cast, here’s what you need to know about the two stars.

Christian Grey is being played by British actor Charlie Hunnam.

Charles Matthew Hunnam was born April 10, 1980. He is known for his roles as Nathan Maloney from Queer as Folk, Raleigh Becket in the film Pacific Rim and more famously for FX series Jackson “Jax” Teller, Sons of Anarchy.

Charlie was born in Newcastle, England the younger of two sons, of what he has described as a “tough-guy” father and a bohemian mother; who split when he was just two years old. He moved to the Lake Distict when he was 12, when he mother remarried. Hunnam said, “People started trying to prove their worth by fighting me on the playground to prove that they could have the Newcastle kid. So I ended up having a horrible childhood, a horrible time in school having to defend myself a lot.”

He has said, “Had that not happened to me, I think I would still have been ambitious, but I may not have been as disciplined and as driven as I am now.”

Hunnam attended Cumbria College of Art and Design, where he graduated with a degree in the theory and history of film with a side in performing arts

Discovered on Christmas Eve while clowning around in a shoe shop buying shoes for his brother by a production manager for the British children's show Byker Grove, Hunnam was cast in his first role as Jason in three episodes of the show. Aged eighteen, his first major role came when he was cast by Russell T. Davies as fifteen-year-old schoolboy Nathan Maloney in Davies' Channel 4 drama Queer as Folk. He followed this up with his role as Daz in Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? and then relocated to Los Angeles.

His career expanded to include a recurring role as Gregor Ryder in the WB Television Network series Young Americans. He then appeared in the short-lived Fox series Undeclared as an English drama student called Lloyd Haythe. Despite critical acclaim, the series was cancelled after one season. Hunnam then appeared in Abandon, Nicholas Nickleby, and Cold Mountain. Hunnam has stated that he does not wish to simply take any role that he is offered: "I have 60 years to make the money, but the choices I make in the next five years are really going to define my career." This decision resulted in his return to the UK to take the lead role of Pete Dunham in Green Street, however his attempts at delivering a Cockney accent resulted in his inclusion in many critics' 'worst accents in movie history' lists. 

Hunnam played the role of Patric, a member of "The Fishes", in Children of Men (2006). Hunnam states that this role was the final part in his "trilogy of mad men". "I played the psycho in Cold Mountain, my character in Green Street is fairly psychotic and now I've got this role." Hunnam currently stars as Jackson "Jax" Tellerin Sons of Anarchy, a show about a prominent motorcycle club in a small fictional California town. Hunnam was cast after Kurt Sutter, the creator of the show, saw him in Green Street.

In 2009, he sold his screenplay Vlad to Summit Entertainment with Brad Pitt's Plan B Studios co-producing. The film is being directed by music video director and photographer Anthony Mandler, and will focus on Dracula as a young prince.

In 2013, Hunnam was featured in the men's magazine, Man of the World where he discussed a brief history of his career along with current and future projects including his screenplay, "Vlad.” Which brings us to today’s news from E.L. James that Charlie was cast to star in the film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey as the lead Christian Grey.

Now on to our leading lady, Dakota Johnson, who is 23 and the daughter of Melanie Griffith and Miami Vice legend Don Johnson.

Dakota Mayi Johnson was born October 4, 1989. She is an American fashion model and actress. She may be best known for her lead role in the short-lived FOX sitcom Ben and Kate (2012-2013).

Johnson was born in Austin, Texas, the daughter of actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith. She is a granddaughter of actress Tippi Hedren. She is a stepdaughter of Antonio Banderas.

Johnson attended Aspen Community School in Aspen, Colorado. She was an avid dancer as a youngster.

She first became interested in modeling at age 12 after a photo shoot with other children of celebrities for Teen Vogue.

In 1999, she made her film debut in Crazy in Alabama where she and her half-sister, Stella Banderas, played daughters to their real-life mother, Melanie Griffith. The film was directed by her stepfather, Antonio Banderas.

She was voted Miss Golden Globe 2006, where she served as the first second-generation Miss Golden Globe in the Globes' history. 

In 2006, she signed with IMG Models. In 2009, she modeled for MANGO brand's jeans line. 

Once she graduated from high school, she signed with William Morris Agency and started her acting career. She had her first box office hit in 2010 with David Fincher's film The Social Network, in which she had a scene with Justin Timberlake. The film received eight Oscar nominations, including one for Best Picture. She also appeared in four additional films: Beastly; Ezna Sands' film Theo. She has roles in several 2012 films: Christopher Neil's film Goats, with David Duchovny; Nicholas Stoller's film Five Year Engagement for producer Judd Apatow, and the feature film version of the 1987 hit television show 21 Jump Street. She also won the female lead in Chris Nelson's film "Gay Dude," written by Alan Yang.

In her first television series, she had a lead role as Kate on Ben & Kate. The show was canceled after one season in 2013, airing for four months. Johnson resumed her film career, joining the cast of Need for Speed.  In 2010, Dakota traveled to Sydney, Australia, where she shot the "Rising Star" campaign for fashion label Wish.

In 2013, she made a cameo appearance as one of the new hires on the finale of The Office.

On September 2, 2013 Dakota was cast as Anastasia Steele in the film adaption of E.L. James’ book Fifty Shades of Grey.  

Anastasia has been cast.. Finally

Breaking News from E.L. James herself, Anastasia has been cast.

I am delighted to let you know that the lovely Dakota Johnson has agreed to be our Anastasia in the film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey.
— E L James (@E_L_James) September 2, 2013

The lovely Dakota Johnson, daughter of Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson is going to bring Ms. Anastasia Steele to life on the big screen when Fifty Shades of Grey comes to the big screen.

More updates as we get them