The first trailer for Fifty Shades of Grey has arrived in all its scintillating, hyper-sexualized glory. Though if youre hoping for a montage of steamy footage from the boudoirand/or BDSM dungeon, youll have to settle for a fleeting few snippets at the end. Still its got plenty of exposition, if thats what youre into.
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The trailer, which premiered on Today, opens with the demure Anastasia Steeles first encounter with the high-profile business magnate Christian Grey. Set to Beyoncs slower, gothic new version of Crazy in Love,the clip tracks the couples burgeoninglove affair as Grey (Jamie Dornan)alternately seduces Steele (Dakota Johnson) with his mysterious charms and lavish lifestyle, and tells her You should steer clear from me and I dont do romance. Such titillating mixed messages!
Fifty Shades of Grey also stars Rita Ora, Luke Grimes, Eloise Mumford and Jennifer Ehle, and is scheduled to open fittingly enough on Valentines Day 2015. Considering E.L. James Grey trilogy (which also includes Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed) has sold over 90 million copies in both print and e-book, the movie seems to be on track to be an equally massive success.
The films soundtrack will also likely feature contributions from Beyonc, though her involvement has yet to be confirmed. Still,the pop star posted a video to Instagram earlier this weekthat contained a couple of clips from the movie and her new rendition of Crazy in Love; and Beys Haunted off her recent self-titled LP soundtracked the Fifty Shades footage that premiered at CinemaCon back in March.