The love story of the Seattle billionaire-with-singular-tastes Christian Grey and the girl-who-said-No Anastasia Steele does not run smoothly. Christian (Jamie Dornan)’s former submissive Leila Williams (Bella Heathcote) has stalked Ana (Dakota Johnson) for a while now in Vancouver’s Gastown as Seattle for the sequel Fifty Shades Darker. Here’s Leila watching Christian and Ana as they turn a corner and walk hand-in-hand down the street opposite her.
Leila on the lower right of photo. Christian and Ana on the other side of the street.
Disturbed Leila (Bella Heathcote).
This afternoon’s walk is the reverse of last week’s when Christian was on the inside and Ana on the outside.
Related: Fifty Shades Darker’s Jamie Dornan & Dakota Johnson in Gastown.
Related: Fifty Shades Darker’s Jamie Dornan & Dakota Johnson in Gastown.
Laughing after a take.
Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson walk back to their marks around the corner.
Like this look.
And this smile.
Max & Banks.
Fifty Shades producer Dana Brunetti was on set too.
Earlier Leila stood in Seattle’s Pioneer Square (Gassy Jack Square) staring at Christian and Ana in the B. Kelly & Co. Cafe & Bakery (Chill Winston).
Does it all culminate tomorrow and Wednesday with her breaking into Ana’s apartment and pulling a gun on her? In the book, Christian controls the situation by reasserting his dominance over Leila.
120 Powell Street.
The filming notification mentions single-shot gunfire.
E.L. James birthday.
Ana Steele and Christian Grey.
Sequels Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed are expected to shoot in metro Vancouver for five months from mid- February to mid-July, with Fifty Shades Darker expected to film in Paris for a few days too.
Casting so far:
Jack Hyde: Eric Johnson.
Mrs. Robinson – Kim Basinger.
Leila – Bella Heathcote.
The first film in the trilogy, Fifty Shades of Grey, grossed more than half a billion dollars worldwide on an estimated budget of $40 million. James Foley will direct the back-to-back productions based on scripts by Niall Leonard, husband to the erotic trilogy’s author E.L. James.
Filming started February 16th and is expected to wrap July 12th (dates subject to change) according to the Directors Guild of Canada-BC list. Production code is Further Adventures of Max & Banks 2 & 3.
Fifty Shades Darker will be in theatres on February 16, 2017 and Fifty Shades Freed opens a year later on February 9, 2018.
Happy Birthday E. L.!
Have read all of the Fifty Shades books. Jamie and Dakota make a perfect Christian and Anna, plus the rest of the cast. They are just perfect!
Can hardly wait for the next sequel in 2017. Wish it was earlier but well worth the wait. Thanks a million Jsmie for the posts of filming. Laters!