Fifty Shades of Grey (movie)

Fifty Shades of Grey is a 2015 American erotic romance-drama movie set in Washington (U.S. state).

Fifty Shades of Grey
Directed by	Sam Taylor-Johnson
Screenplay by	Kelly Marcel
Based on	Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James
Produced by	Michael De Luca Dana Brunetti E. L. James
Starring	Dakota Johnson Jamie Dornan Jennifer Ehle Eloise Mumford Victor Rasuk Luke Grimes Rita Ora Max Martini Callum Keith Rennie Andrew Airlie Dylan Neal Marcia Gay Harden
Cinematography	Seamus McGarvey
Edited by	Anne V. Coates Lisa Gunning Debra Neil-Fisher
Music by	Danny Elfman
Production companies	Focus Features Michael De Luca Productions Trigger Street Productions
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	February 11, 2015 (2015-02-11) (Berlin) February 13, 2015 (2015-02-13) (United States)
Running time	125 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$40 million[2]
Box office	$563.9 million[2]

Story

The story is about BDSM, sexual relations, seduction and romance. An MPAA rating has not been decided, but the screenwriter, Kelly Marcel, has hinted at the possibility of this movie being marked NC-17.^[3] It is based on the best-selling novel of the same name by E.L. James. The director is Sam Taylor-Wood.^[4] Dakota Johnson plays Anastasia Steele and Jamie Dornan plays Christian Grey.

Casting

The casting of the film upset many fans of the novel. An internet petition was made to get Alexis Bledel to replace Johnson and Matt Bomer replace Charlie Hunnam. It did not work.^[5]

Schedule

At first it was scheduled for an August 2014 release in the United States.^[6] In November 2013 the release date was changed to February 13, 2015.^[7]

Filming began on December 1, 2013.^[8]